drehen.
to turn
Meaning & usage
to turn
Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links!
to turn (one’s body), turn around
Dreh dich mal etwas nach links!
to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
to revolve, rotate, spin
Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne.
to concern, to revolve around
to shoot
Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist.
to roll
to make a u-turn, turn around
Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße.
to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht!
to shape with a lathe
Where this word comes from
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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