dréien

Alternative forms

• dréinen

Etymology

From Old High German drāen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Cognate with German drehen, Dutch draaien, English throw, Danish dreje, Swedish dreja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʀɜɪ̯ən/
• Rhymes: -ɜɪən

Verb

dréien (third-person singular present dréit, past participle gedréit, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to turn, to twist, to rotate
2. (transitive) to shoot (a film, a scene, a photograph, etc.)
3. (transitive) to roll
4. (reflexive) to turn around, to pivot, to rotate