abdrehen
Meaning
- (intransitive, weak) to veer
- (intransitive, weak) to peel off
- (weak) to twist off
- (weak) to cut off the supply of something (originally referring only to water and gas supply which is shut off by closing a valve, later extended to power supply and figuratively flow of funds)
- (Austria, broadly, weak) to shut off, to switch off, to turn off (appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.)
- (Austria, broadly, weak) to abort something, to thwart, to discontinue something
- (transitive, weak) to finish shooting or filming
- (broadly, colloquial, weak) to lose the plot
Concepts
turn off
change course
lathe face
machine down
remove material by machining
remove material by turning
veer away
veer off
twist off
Synonyms
losdrehen
ausknipsen
Kurs ändern
ausdrehen
drehend abreißen
den Stecker rausziehen
Translations
spegnere
kapamak
couper
reş kirin
posarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈapdreːən]
Etymology
ab- + drehen. Compare English offthrow.
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