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Dreh
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dreh
East Central German
Noun
gmw-ecg noun
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch area
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch time
gmw-ecg Im daare Dreh rim. Around that time.
Further reading
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German
Etymology
Deverbal from de drehen, after de nds Dreih m (compare nl draai). Chiefly since the 19th century, earlier attestations are isolated. Widely displaced older de Drehe f. The sense “trick” is from de Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant).
Pronunciation
de /dʁeː/
de De-Dreh.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,s:es,s:e
nomen vicis of de drehen: a turn, spin, twist, a single rotation
de Drehung<qq:nomen actionis, thus also collectively for several rotations>
de Sei vorsichtig – mit einem falschen Dreh kannst du hier alles verstellen. Be careful – with one bad turn [of a knob] you can mess up all the settings.
de film shooting, filming
de Dem Schauspieler wurde gekündigt, weil er ständig zu spät zum Dreh kam. The actor was fired because he was constantly late for shooting.
de informal knack, trick
de Ich glaube, du hast jetzt den Dreh raus. I think you know the trick now / got the hang of it now.
Declension
m,s:es,s:e
Derived terms
de um den Dreh
Further reading
DWB2