tornen

tornen

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of tornar

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtor.nən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtoɾ.nen]

tornen

1. third-person plural present indicative of tornar

• (obsolete) tarnen

From Middle Dutch ternen, from earlier trennen by liquid metathesis (compare Kerstmis (“Christmas”) and vorst (“frost”)), from Old Dutch *trennen, from Proto-West Germanic *trannijan, from Proto-Germanic *trannijaną.

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tornen

1. (transitive) to unpick; to loosen a stitch

   Het is moeilijk om deze naad te tornen zonder de stof te beschadigen. ― It is difficult to unpick this seam without damaging the fabric.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to impinge on something. [with aan]

   Het is onverstandig om te tornen aan de vrijheid van meningsuiting. ― It is unwise to impinge on the freedom of speech.

tornen

1. inflection of tornar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

• turnen

Old English turnian, reinforced by Old French torner, both from Latin tornō

tornen

1. to turn (rotate, change direction)

tornen m

1. definite singular of torn

tornen m

1. definite singular of torn

tornen

1. inflection of tornar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

tornen

1. definite plural of torn

• tronen