drehen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to turn
- (reflexive, weak) to turn (one’s body), turn around
- (transitive, weak) to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
- (reflexive, weak) to revolve, rotate, spin
- (reflexive, weak) to concern, to revolve around
- (ambitransitive, weak) to shoot
- (ambitransitive, weak) to roll
- (intransitive, weak) to make a u-turn, turn around
- (intransitive, weak) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
- (weak) to shape with a lathe
Concepts
turn towards
defeat easily
swivel around
Synonyms
sich drehen
im Kreise drehen
herauswinden
sich winden
sich verändern
Translations
tourner
draaien
girare
dönmek
voltear
girar
girarFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
draaie
Basel-Landschaft
drille
St. Gallen
trülla
St. Gallen
traia
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʁeː(ə)n/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German dræjen, dræhen, from Old High German drāen (akin to Old Saxon thrāian), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Cognate with Bavarian drahn, Dutch draaien and English throw.
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