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The German word for wrench is
Schraubenschlüssel





wrench

Gender

The gender of Schraubenschlüssel is masculine. E.g. der Schraubenschlüssel.

German Definition


wrench
     Substantiv:
     [1] der Ruck, Stoß
     [2] Physik: die Drehung
     [3] Technik, (US-amerikanisch) der Schraubenschlüssel
     [4] Verrenkung (schmerzhafte Verletzung, die bei der plötzlichen Drehung eines Gelenks entsteht)
     [5] Trennungsschmerz, Abschiedsschmerz
     Verb:
     [1] reißen, abreißen, entreißen, losreißen
     [2] drehen
     [3] Verletzung:
       [a] zerren
       [b] verrenken



Translations for wrench and their definitions

Schraubenschlüssel ©
     n-m. spanner ; wrench


Schlüssel ©
     n-m. a key
          Der Schlüssel passt nicht. - The key doesn't fit.
          Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch. - These two keys are identical.
     n-m. a bunch of keys; (grammatically singular, used instead of Schlüsselbund, especially with possessive determiner)
          Ich habe meinen Schlüssel irgendwo vergessen. - 3=I left my keys (= the bunch I usually carry) somewhere.
          Ich habe einen Einkaufschip am Schlüssel. - I have a trolley token on my bunch of keys.
     n-m. Short for certain compounds, such as Schraubenschlüssel or Notenschlüssel.


Drehbewegung
     n-f. turn, gyration, rotation


Drehen
     n. dative plural of Dreh
     v. to turn
          Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links! - Turn the mirror a little to the left!
     v. to turn (one’s body), turn around
          Dreh dich mal etwas nach links! - Turn a little to the left!
     v. to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
     v. to revolve, rotate, spin
          Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. - The earth revolves around the sun.
     v. (film, transitive, or intransitive) to shoot
          Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist. - We’re shooting until it’s all in the can.
     v. (smoking, transitive, or intransitive) to roll
     v. (automobile, intransitive) to make a u-turn, turn around
          Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße. - I’m going to turn around here, in this kind of traffic we better take the country road.
     v. (table football, intransitive) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
          Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht!
     v. to shape with a lathe


Abschiedsschmerz


Verrenken
     n. gerund of verrenken
     v. (ditransitive) to strain, to wrench (a body part)


Stich ins Herz
          Das Opfer starb durch einen gezielten Stich ins Herz. - The victim died from a purposeful stab to their heart.
     n. a wrench; an overwhelming, usually sudden grief or sadness
          Es gab mir einen schrecklichen Stich ins Herz, als sie mir ins Gesicht keifte, dass sie mich sowieso nie geliebt hätte. - It was a terrible wrench for me when she yelled to my face that she had


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