obrat.
turn (change of direction or orientation)
Meaning & usage
turn (change of direction or orientation)
backflip, U-turn (change in policy or opinion)
turning point
phrase (short written or spoken expression)
turnover
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Czech obrat, from Proto-Slavic *obortъ. The stem of the expression comes from Proto-Slavic *vortiti, which is a causative to *vъrtěti (see Czech vrtět), which referred to something turning. This comes from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn, rotate”).
pick (to remove from surface, e.g. fruit from a tree, meat from the bones)
rob, defraud (to remove (money or property) by fraud or force)
Where this word comes from
From ob- + brát, from Proto-Slavic *bьrati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“carry”).
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