German-English translation for "zukehren"

"zukehren" English translation

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

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to turn one’s face towards sb to turn one’s back upon sb to turn a picture to the light
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zukehren
reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r

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to turn to to turn to face the wall
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  • sich jemandem zukehren
    to turn tojemand | somebody sb
    sich jemandem zukehren
  • sich der Wand zukehren
    to turn to (face) the wall
    sich der Wand zukehren
zukehren
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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stop, put up More examples...
  • (make a) stop, put up (at an inn)
    zukehren einkehren
    zukehren einkehren
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  • bei jemandem zukehren
    to call onjemand | somebody sb
    bei jemandem zukehren
Is this cause to turn our backs on Minsk again?
Ist das ein Grund, um Minsk wieder den Rücken zuzukehren?
Source: Europarl
Let us never turn our backs on Africa's women and children again.
Wir dürfen den Frauen und Kindern in Afrika niemals wieder den Rücken zukehren.
Source: Europarl
The international community must not, however, turn its back on the conflict.
Die internationale Gemeinschaft darf dem Konflikt jedoch nicht den Rücken zukehren.
Source: Europarl
This is, of course, a consequence of Europe having turned its back too much on the East.
Das ist natürlich eine Folge dessen, dass Europa dem Osten zu sehr den Rücken zukehrt.
Source: Europarl
Here in this Parliament we cannot so obviously turn our backs on this reality.
Hier in diesem Parlament können wir der Realität nicht so offenkundig den Rücken zukehren.
Source: Europarl
We cannot turn our backs on Belarus.
Wir können Belarus nicht den Rücken zukehren.
Source: Europarl
I can't just turn my back on Tom.
Ich kann Tom nicht einfach den Rücken zukehren.
Source: Tatoeba
After all, we cannot turn our backs on those who have been excluded from progress.
Wir können doch nicht denen den Rücken zukehren, die vom Fortschritt ausgeschlossen sind.
Source: Europarl
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