Polyglot Dictionary

Drehbank

/ˈdʁeːˌbaŋk/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Drehbänke

Meaning

  1. lathe

    Built from drehen (turn) + Bank (bench).

    • Er arbeitet an der Drehbank.

      He works at the lathe.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • drehen turn
  • Bank bench

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

torno

torno is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lathe."

Practice

1 What does Drehbank mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er arbeitet an der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Drehbank?

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