abdrehen
[ˈapdreːən] verb C2- to veer · Das Schiff drehte nach Westen ab. The ship veered to the west.
- to peel off · Der Tower befahl dem Flugzeug abzudrehen. The control tower ordered the plane to peel off.
- to twist off · Sie drehte den Stengel vom Apfel ab. She twisted the stem off the apple.
- to cut off the supply of something (originally referring only to water and gas supply which is shut off by closing a valve, later extended to power supply and figuratively flow of funds) · Wenn man die Rechnung nicht zahlt, wird das Gas abgedreht. If you don't pay your bill, the gas supply will be cut off.· Als die Bank den Geldhahn abdrehte, ging die Firma in Konkurs. When the bank cut off funds the company went bankrupt.
- to shut off, to switch off, to turn off (appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.) · Dreh den Fernseher ab! Turn off the TV!
- to abort something, to thwart, to discontinue something · Der Untersuchungsausschuss wurde abgedreht. The investigation committee was thwarted.
- to finish shooting or filming · Die letzten Folgen der Staffel sind schon abgedreht. The last episodes of the season are already (completely) filmed.
- to lose the plot · Der dreht jetzt völlig ab. He's losing the plot.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- abdrehen
- Present (er)
- dreht ab
- Präteritum (er)
- drehte ab
- Perfekt (er)
- hat abgedreht
- Infinitive with zu
- abzudrehen
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