German-English translation for "herumdrehen"

"herumdrehen" English translation

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

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turn round turn over
  • turn (etwas | somethingsth) round
    herumdrehen Schlüssel, Schraube etc
    herumdrehen Schlüssel, Schraube etc
examples
  • jemandem das Wort im Mund herumdrehen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to twist (oder | orod misconstrue) sb’s words
    jemandem das Wort im Mund herumdrehen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • turn (jemand | somebodysb,etwas | something sth) over
    herumdrehen umwenden
    herumdrehen umwenden
herumdrehen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i

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to twiddle with
examples
  • an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas herumdrehen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to twiddle withetwas | something sth
    an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas herumdrehen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
herumdrehen
reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r

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turn right round to turn on its own axis... to turn round towards sb to turn over in bed to spin around...
  • herumdrehen → see „Grab“
    herumdrehen → see „Grab“
  • herumdrehen → see „Magen“
    herumdrehen → see „Magen“
examples
  • sich herumdrehen
    turn (right) round
    sich herumdrehen
  • sich zu jemandem herumdrehen
    to turn round toward(s)jemand | somebody sb
    sich zu jemandem herumdrehen
  • sich im Bett herumdrehen
    to turn over in bed
    sich im Bett herumdrehen
examples
jemandem das Wort im Mund herumdrehen
to twist sb’s words
jemandem das Wort im Mund herumdrehen
jemandem das Wort im Mund herumdrehen
to twist sb’s words
jemandem das Wort im Mund herumdrehen
But let's swivel around and look at me frontally.
Aber lassen Sie uns herumdrehen und mich von vorn betrachten.
Source: TED
To do so would help us and reverse the trend.
Das würde uns helfen und die Spirale anders herumdrehen.
Source: Europarl
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