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der Abzug (-züge)  trigger; print, proof (photo); deduction (tax); withdrawal; vent (for smoke, air)

Er hat den Finger am Abzug.
He's got his finger on the trigger. (also fig.)
Schäuble warnt vor US-Abzug aus dem Irak. (Schlagzeile)
Schäuble warns against U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. (headline)

Related: abziehen pull off, strip, peel; print; deduct; withdraw; move away, escape

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