Masculine
Dreh
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) nomen vicis of drehen: a turn, spin, twist, a single rotation
- (masculine, strong) shooting, filming
- (informal, masculine, strong) knack, trick
Synonyms
Türschwelle
Trick 17
Trick siebzehn
richtige Dreh
trickreiche Methode
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dʁeː/
Etymology
Deverbal from drehen, after Low German Dreih m (compare Dutch draai). Chiefly since the 19th century, earlier attestations are isolated. Widely displaced the earlier feminine Drehe. The sense “trick” is from Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant).
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