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der Dreh

/dʁeː/ noun · masculine C1
  1. nomen vicis of drehen: a turn, spin, twist, a single rotation · 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.
  2. shooting, filming · Dem Schauspieler wurde gekündigt, weil er ständig zu spät zum Dreh kam. The actor was fired because he was constantly late for shooting.
  3. knack, trick (informal) · Ich glaube, du hast jetzt den Dreh raus. I think you know the trick now / got the hang of it now.

Genitive des Drehs · Plural die Drehs

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativeder Drehdie Drehs / Drehe
Accusativeden Drehdie Drehs / Drehe
Dativedem Dreh / Dreheden Drehs / Drehen
Genitivedes Drehs / Drehesder Drehs / Drehe

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