omdraaien — meaning in English

English meaning

• invert verb To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
• turnover noun The total amount of money a business takes in sales over a given period.

Senses

omdraaien is used for these senses in English:

• invert (transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.
• turn around (ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
• turnover The act or result of overturning something; an upset.

invert — full definition

1. verb To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
2. verb To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
3. verb To undergo inversion, as sugar.
4. verb To divert; to convert to a wrong use.

turnover — full definition

1. noun The total amount of money a business takes in sales over a given period.
2. noun The rate at which staff, stock, or customers are replaced.
3. noun A small folded pastry filled with fruit or another filling.
4. noun In sports, a loss of possession of the ball without scoring.

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