käänne — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- inflection noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
- lapel noun One of the two folded-back flaps of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat, running down from the collar.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
- winding adj Curving and twisting repeatedly, rather than running straight.
Senses
käänne is used for these senses in English:
- break A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- break (British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- crank (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- inflection (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
- lapel Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
- revers A lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side.
- turn A change in temperament or circumstance.
- turn of events (idiomatic) A deviation from the expected course of events.
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.
crank — full definition
- noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
- adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
- verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.