German-English translation for "andrehen"

"andrehen" English translation

andrehen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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  • turn on
    andrehen Gas, Wasser etc
    andrehen Gas, Wasser etc
  • turn on
    andrehen Licht, Radio
    switch on
    andrehen Licht, Radio
    andrehen Licht, Radio
  • start (etwas | somethingsth) turning
    andrehen Technik | engineeringTECH Drehbank, Rad etc
    andrehen Technik | engineeringTECH Drehbank, Rad etc
  • tighten
    andrehen Technik | engineeringTECH Schrauben
    andrehen Technik | engineeringTECH Schrauben
  • crank, start (up)
    andrehen Auto | automobilesAUTO ankurbeln
    andrehen Auto | automobilesAUTO ankurbeln
  • join
    andrehen Textilindustrie | textilesTEX Faden
    attach
    andrehen Textilindustrie | textilesTEX Faden
    piece
    andrehen Textilindustrie | textilesTEX Faden
    andrehen Textilindustrie | textilesTEX Faden
examples
  • jemandem etwas andrehen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to palm (oder | orod fob)etwas | something sth off on(to)jemand | somebody sb
    jemandem etwas andrehen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
Licht machen, das Licht anmachen (oder | orod andrehen, anknipsen)
to turn (oder | orod put, switch) the light on
Licht machen, das Licht anmachen (oder | orod andrehen, anknipsen)
das Gas andrehen [anzünden]
to turn on [to light] the gas
das Gas andrehen [anzünden]
den Schalter andrehen (oder | orod umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg anknipsen) [ausdrehenoder | or od ausknipsen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
to turn on [off] the switch
den Schalter andrehen (oder | orod umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg anknipsen) [ausdrehenoder | or od ausknipsen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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