verb#9,950 by frequency

abdrehen

[ˈapdreːən]

to shut off, to switch off, to turn off; to cut off the supply of something; to abort something, to thwart, to discontinue something

Meanings

1
to shut off, to switch off, to turn off — appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.
- Hast du das Gas abgedreht?
  Did you turn off the gas?
  Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Hast du daran gedacht, das Gas abzudrehen?
  Did you remember to turn off the gas?
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to cut off the supply of something — originally referring only to water and gas supply which is shut off by closing a valve, later extended to power supply and figuratively flow of funds
3
to abort something, to thwart, to discontinue something
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to veerrare
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to peel offrare
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to twist offrare
7
to finish shooting or filmingrare
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to lose the plotrare