German Conversation · Level 60
71 words
German word
entlassen
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛntˈlasn̩/
Meaning
- verbfire
Example
Der Chef entlässt den Mitarbeiter.
The boss fires the employee.
More examples
Sie fürchtete, bald entlassen zu werden.
She was afraid she would be fired soon.
Core concept
An institution ends its formal relationship with a person and sends that person onward.
Common phrases
jemanden entlassen
fire someone
ohne Vorwarnung entlassen
fire without warning
entlassen werden
be fired
Similar words
kündigen: End an employment or other contract by personal choice.
feuern: Dismiss someone from a job in a casual, blunt way.
rausschmeißen: Throw someone out of a place in a forceful, casual way.
Definition in German
eine zuständige Stelle beendet offiziell das Arbeits- oder Behandlungsverhältnis einer Person
Word origin
German entlassen continues Middle High German entlâzen, a formation from ent- 'away' and lassen 'let'.
Usage tips
- Entlassen usually describes the institution's action, whereas kündigen can describe either the employee's or the employer's termination of a contract.
Other meanings
- dischargeverb
- remove from officeverb
Opposites
- einstellenhireverb
Related words
- Entlassungdismissalnoun