andrehen

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German

Etymology

an- +‎ drehen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌdʁeːən/
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Verb

andrehen (weak, third-person singular present dreht an, past tense drehte an, past participle angedreht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to switch on, turn on
    Synonyms: anmachen, anschalten
  2. (colloquial) to persuade (someone) to buy (something); to flog, foist, palm off
    Synonym: aufschwatzen
    • (Can we date this quote?), Hans Fallada, “Mein Freund, der Ganove”, in Erzählungen:
      Ich blättere darin. Jetzt, da er es mir gesagt hat, dämmert es: Diese braunen Zwanziger sehen vielleicht ein bisschen anders aus als die jetzt umlaufenden, diese grünen Fünfziger sind nicht genau das, was einem die Reichsbank heute in die Hand drückt, aber, ich gestehe es, ich hätt's mir andrehen lassen, ich hätt's nicht gemerkt!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to start filming (a movie)
  4. to screw on

Conjugation

Further reading

  • andrehen” in Duden online
  • andrehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache