umdrehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• flip verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
• upset adj Unhappy, distressed, or annoyed.

Senses

umdrehen is used for these senses in English:

• come round To change direction.
• come round To change one's opinion to a prevailing one.
• flip (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
• look back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ back.
• turn over To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
• turn upside down (transitive, intransitive) To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.
• upset (transitive) To tip or overturn (something).

flip — full definition

1. verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
2. verb To buy something (often property) and quickly resell it for profit.
3. verb To suddenly become very angry or lose control (informal).
4. noun A maneuver that rotates something, or someone, end over end.

reverse — full definition

1. adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
2. noun The opposite of something; the other side.
3. noun The gear that makes a vehicle travel backward.
4. verb To move backward, or to turn something to face the opposite way.

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