drehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- film noun A movie; a sequence of moving images meant to be watched as a narrative or artistic work.
- lathe noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
- pivot noun A central point or shaft on which something turns or balances.
- reel noun A cylindrical device on which thread, film, cable, or fishing line is wound.
- revolve verb To move in a circular path around a central point.
- roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- rotate verb To turn around a central point or axis.
- spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
- 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.
- veer verb To change direction suddenly, especially while moving.
- whirl verb To spin or turn around quickly.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
Senses
drehen is used for these senses in English:
- be all about (colloquial) To deal with, to be focused on.
- film (ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.
- go round To physically swirl or rotate.
- go round To rotate, to move in a circle.
- lathe To shape with a lathe.
- pivot (intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.
- reel To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- roll The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
film — full definition
- noun A movie; a sequence of moving images meant to be watched as a narrative or artistic work.
- noun A thin layer or coating of a substance.
- verb To record a scene or event using a camera.
lathe — full definition
- noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.
- verb To shape something using a lathe.