Dreh
derNountwist; turn; trick; filming
English translations
- 01
turn
- 02
rotation
- 03
spin
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Drehung oder Wendung; auch der Ort, an dem ein Film gedreht wird.
- English meaning
- Turn
- Synonym
- Trick, Wendung
- German example
- Der Film wurde an einem geheimen Dreh gedreht.
- English example
- The film was shot at a secret location.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Dreh
- Plural Form
- die Drehe
Related words
- Drehmaschine
Lathe
- Drehmoment
Torque
- Drehbuchautor
Screenwriter
- Drehzahl
Revolutions per minute (RPM)
- Drehpendeluhr
A torsion pendulum clock is a mechanical clock that uses a rotating pendulum instead of a traditional pendulum.
- Drehleier
Hurdy-gurdy
- Drehorgel
barrel organ
- Drehbuch
Screenplay, script
- Drehpunkt
Pivot point
- Dreharbeit
Turning work
- Drehtür
A door consisting of several leaves that rotate around a central axis.
- Drehbank
Lathe
- drehen
to turn, to rotate
- Drehzahlmesser
Tachometer
- Dreher
Turner
- Drehort
Filming location
- Drehkreuz
Turnstile
- Drehscheibe
Turntable
- drehbar
Rotatable means that something can move or rotate around an axis.
- Drehimpuls
Angular momentum
- Drehung
Rotation
- Handumdrehen
In no time
- Umdreher
A turncoat is colloquially a person who suddenly and completely changes their opinion or position.
- Umdreherin
Reverser, Transformer
- eine Nase drehen
To make fun of someone
- aufdrehen
To turn up
- linksdrehend
Counterclockwise
- Bahndrehimpuls
Orbital angular momentum
- Schraubendreher
Screwdriver
- rechtdrehend
Dextrorotatory
- Tatsachenverdrehung
Distortion of facts
- Tatsachenverdreher
Twister of facts
- Verdrehung
Twist
- Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher
Phillips head screwdriver
- einen Strick drehen
To dig one's own grave
- rechtdrehen
to straighten up
- herumdrehen
to turn around
- andrehen
To sell (often deceptively); to start up
- rückdrehen
To turn back, to reverse
- Buchstabendreher
typo, transposition of letters
- abdrehen
to turn off
- verdrehen
Twist, distort
- Umdrehung
Revolution
- Rechtsverdreher
Legal trickster
- sich im Kreis drehen
To go around in circles
- den Spieß umdrehen
To turn the tables
- Zahlendreher
A transposition is an error where the order of digits in a number is reversed.
- Flaschendrehen
Spin the bottle
- umdrehen
To turn around
Example sentences with “Dreh”
Er hat den Dreh raus. (He has figured out the trick/how it works.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Dreh' masculine or neuter?
It is masculine (der). It is often used in the idiom 'den Dreh raus haben'.