Worin liegt der Unterschied zwischen "drehen", "umdrehen", "zudrehen", "kehren" und "wenden" in Sinne von "to turn"?
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1Possible duplicate of Was ist der Unterschied zwischen "drehen" und "umdrehen"?– KristinaJan 29, 2017 at 17:44
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Was sagt denn das Wörterbuch?– user unknownJan 30, 2017 at 1:38
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Mein Wörterbuch sagt immer "to turn", deshalb wollte ich nur wissen, worin der Unterschied liegt...– JulienJan 30, 2017 at 19:57
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umdrehen: to turn around/flip/reverse.This can refer to (1) a person ("Er drehte sich um und schaute mich an." "Goethe würde sich im Grabe umdrehen.") or (2) a thing ("Für die Zukunft gilt, dass wir jeden Euro zweimal umdrehen, bevor wir ihn ausgeben." "Ich drehe die Würstchen um, damit sie nicht anbrennen.")
zudrehen: (1) to close sth. by turning (e.g. a water tap, lid,...); the opposite, to open sth. by turning would be aufdrehen (2) when referring to a person, to turn towards a direction ("Er drehte mir den Rücken zu."). This is a turn at the spot, without changing position.
kehren: typically used when driving a car or walking: to make a turn/to turn back into the opposite direction. This is a turn with changing position, i.e. usually not at the spot.
wenden: (1) to turn around/flip/reverse sth (similar to "umdrehen" in its second meaning). (2) to turn back into the oppposite direction (particularly used when referring to cars)
drehen: This is a more general word which can replace some of the more specific words above, but most often is used when referring to something rotating (without stopping), e.g. a windmill, drill...
