swivel

swivel
1. noun
Drehgelenk, das
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- sich drehen
3. transitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- drehen
* * *
['swivl] 1. noun
(a type of joint between two parts of an object (eg between a chair and its base) that enables one part to turn without the other.) der Drehzapfen
2. verb
(to move round (as though) on a swivel: He swivelled his chair round to face the desk.) drehen
* * *
swiv·el
[ˈswɪvəl]
I. n Drehring m, Drehgelenk nt
II. n modifier Gelenk-
III. vt
<BRIT, AUS -ll- or AM usu -l->
to \swivel sth etw drehen
IV. vi
<BRIT, AUS -ll- or AM usu -l->
sich akk drehen
* * *
['swɪvl]
1. n
Drehgelenk nt attr Dreh-

swivel base (of monitor etc) — Schwenksockel m

swivel chair — Drehstuhl m

2. vt
(herum)drehen
3. vi
sich drehen; (person) sich herumdrehen
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swivel [ˈswıvl]
A s
1. TECH Drehzapfen m, -ring m, -gelenk n, (auch SCHIFF Ketten)Wirbel m
2. SCHIFF, MIL Drehstütze f
B v/t prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled
1. drehen, schwenken
2. mit einem Drehzapfen versehen
C v/i sich drehen
D adj Dreh…, Schwenk…, dreh-, schwenkbar
* * *
1. noun
Drehgelenk, das
2. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- sich drehen
3. transitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- drehen
* * *
n.
Drehring -e m.

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