English-German translation for "wrench"

"wrench" German translation

wrench
[renʧ]noun | Substantiv s

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heftige Drehung, drehender Ruck Zug Verrenkung, gewaltsame Verdrehung, Verstauchung Verzerrung, Verdrehung schmerzliche Trennung, TrennungsSchmerz Schraubenschlüssel Verdrehung, Torsion scharfe Wendung, Haken
  • heftige Drehung, drehender Ruckor | oder od Zug
    wrench turn, pull
    wrench turn, pull
  • Verrenkungfeminine | Femininum f
    wrench medicine | MedizinMED
    (gewaltsame) Verdrehung, Verstauchungfeminine | Femininum f
    wrench medicine | MedizinMED
    wrench medicine | MedizinMED
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  • Verzerrungfeminine | Femininum f
    wrench of meaninget cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Verdrehungfeminine | Femininum f
    wrench of meaninget cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    wrench of meaninget cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • schmerzliche Trennung
    wrench painful separation figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    wrench painful separation figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • (Trennungs)Schmerzmasculine | Maskulinum m
    wrench pain of separation figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    wrench pain of separation figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • Schraubenschlüsselmasculine | Maskulinum m
    wrench engineering | TechnikTECH spanner
    wrench engineering | TechnikTECH spanner
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  • Verdrehungfeminine | Femininum f
    wrench physics | PhysikPHYS
    Torsionfeminine | Femininum f
    wrench physics | PhysikPHYS
    wrench physics | PhysikPHYS
  • scharfe Wendung
    wrench in hare-coursing
    especially | besondersbesonders Hakenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    wrench in hare-coursing
    wrench in hare-coursing
wrench
[renʧ]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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mit einem Ruck reißen, zerren, ziehen verrenken, verstauchen verdrehen, verzerren
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  • to wrenchsomething | etwas sth (away) fromsomebody | jemand sb
    jemandemsomething | etwas etwas entwinden, -reißen, -ringen
    to wrenchsomething | etwas sth (away) fromsomebody | jemand sb
  • she wrenched the bag away from me
    sie entriss mir die Tasche
    she wrenched the bag away from me
  • to wrench off
    to wrench off
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wrench
[renʧ]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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sich plötzlich drehen, einen Ruck machen
to throw a (monkey) wrench
to throw a (monkey) wrench
to throw a (monkey) wrench
to throw a (monkey) wrench
to throw a monkey wrench intosomething | etwas sth
something | etwasetwas durcheinanderbringen
to throw a monkey wrench intosomething | etwas sth
Könntest du mir bitte den 12mm Engländer geben?
Could you give me the 12mm wrench please?
Source: Tatoeba
Ein Schlüssel ist ein häufig gebrauchtes Werkzeug.
A wrench is a commonly used tool.
Source: Tatoeba
Beide hielten ihre Länder während der gewaltigen Umwälzungen ruhig.
Both kept their countries calm during wrenching transitions.
Source: News-Commentary
Er hat mir den Brief aus der Hand gerissen.
He wrenched the letter from my hand.
Source: Tatoeba
Überall ist Schutt und der stechende Geruch verwesender Leichen.
There is rubble and the gut-wrenching smell of decaying corpses.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Fotografien der Mäyrtyrer sind herzzerreißend.
The photographs of martyrs are heart-wrenching.
Source: GlobalVoices
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