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Kehre
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kehre
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈkeːʁə/
de De-Kehre.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gmh kēre, from de goh kēra. de kehren to turn -e noun-forming suffix. Compare Swiss de Kehr m, and further nl keer, en char turn, en chore.
Noun
f
a sharp turn or curve, especially one where the change of direction is roughly 180 degrees
de Kehrtwende Wende Wendung
de die Kehre der Treppe the turn of the stairwell
U-turn
de U-Turn
hairpin bend
de Haarnadelkurve Spitzkehre
de gymnastics rear vault
Declension
f
Related terms
de kehren
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form m
de Kehr
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