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verdrehen (v.t.)
to twist, warp; distort, skew, pervert; sprain, wrench; crick; roll (eyes); adjust, turn (dial, knob)
Principal Parts: er verdreht, verdrehte, hat verdreht
In der 50. Minute hat er sich das linke Knie verdreht und ist mit schmerzverzerrtem Gesicht vom Feld gehumpelt.
In the 50th minute he wrenched his left knee and hobbled off the field with a face distorted by pain.
Kleinkind verdrehte Knöpfe am Herd: Küche ausgebrannt
Child turned knobs on the range: Kitchen burned up
Verleugnen, Vertuschen, Verdrehen: Leben in der Lügengesellschaft (Buchtitel)
Deny, Cover Up, Distort: Life in the Company of Liars (book title)
Penelope Cruz soll als zauberhafte Meerjungfrau Captain Jack Sparrow gehörig den Kopf verdrehen.
Penelope Cruz, as an enchanting mermaid, is supposed to properly turn Captain Jack Sparrow's head.
Related:
jdm den Kopf verdrehen to turn someone's head
Tatsachen verdrehen to prevaricate, twist/misrepresent the facts
verdreht (adj) crazy; confused, garbled
das Recht verdrehen to pervert the law/the course of justice
sich (dat.) den Hals verdrehen to crane one's neck
die Verdrehtheit craziness
die Verdrehung distortion; perversion
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