alt Hacker News> 2. Drop it / Let go — Aus. In German, aus is a preposition meaning “out of.”
It also means "off" and – in sports – "offside", which I think is much closer to what "aus" means in this context.
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stephbook • last Thursday at 9:06 PM
"Es ist aus" can also be translated as "It is over" (a game)
The meaning in dog schools is "Spit it out", but given aus's versatility within human language, it's often used as a general "stop" command. As in "aus", stop playing.
kuerbel • last Thursday at 8:33 PM
Not really, offside is Abseits.
In this case Aus means out like in spit it out or out with it, "raus damit".
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grasbergerm • last Thursday at 8:52 PM
"Aus" in a sports context means out.
"Aus" means the dog should let go what’s in his mouth.
It means something like "Spuck es aus", "Spit it out"