unscrew

unscrew
1. transitive verb
ab- od. losschrauben [Regal, Deckel usw.]; herausdrehen [Schraube]
2. intransitive verb
[Brett, Verschluss:] sich abschrauben lassen; [Schraube:] sich lösen od. abschrauben lassen

come unscrewed — sich lösen

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verb
(to remove or loosen (something) by taking out screws, or with a twisting or screwing action: He unscrewed the cupboard door; Can you unscrew this lid?)
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un·screw
[ʌnˈskru:]
I. vt MECH
to \unscrew sth
1. (remove screws) etw abschrauben; (to open) etw aufschrauben
2. (remove sth by twisting) etw abschrauben
to \unscrew a jar ein Glas aufschrauben
to \unscrew a lid [or a top] einen Deckel abschrauben
II. vi (take off by unscrewing) sich abschrauben lassen; (open) aufschrauben
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[ʌn'skruː]
1. vt
(= loosen) losschrauben; plate, lid also abschrauben

to come unscrewed — sich lösen

2. vi
sich los- or abschrauben lassen; (= become loose) sich lösen
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unscrew TECH
A v/t ab-, auf-, losschrauben, eine Glühbirne ausschrauben
B v/i
1. sich heraus- oder losdrehen
2. sich losschrauben lassen
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1. transitive verb
ab- od. losschrauben [Regal, Deckel usw.]; herausdrehen [Schraube]
2. intransitive verb
[Brett, Verschluss:] sich abschrauben lassen; [Schraube:] sich lösen od. abschrauben lassen

come unscrewed — sich lösen

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v.
abschrauben v.
aufschrauben v.
losschrauben v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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