отверну́ть

rare #24342

verbperfective imperfective is отвора́чивать

1.
to unscrew, to screw off, to undo
Он не смог отверну́ть кры́шку банки.
He could not unscrew the jar lid.
Of anything fastened with a thread: a nut, a lid, a cap.
2.
to turn on, to open (by turning)
Отверни́ кран и нале́й воды́.
Turn on the tap and pour some water.
Of taps and valves.
3.
to turn away, to turn aside
Она́ отверну́ла лицо́ к окну́.
She turned her face away to the window.
Usually of the head or face.
4.
to veer, to swerve, to turn off
Води́тель успе́л отверну́ть в сто́рону.
The driver managed to swerve aside.
Of a driver or vehicle changing direction sharply.
5.
to turn back, to fold back, to roll up
Он отверну́л рукава́ и взя́лся за рабо́ту.
He rolled up his sleeves and got to work.
Of sleeves, collars, a blanket edge.
6.
(rare) to bend aside, to bend back
Отверни́ проволоку в сто́рону.
Bend the wire aside.
Of wire, a nail, a metal strip.

Examples

Мальчик отвернул гайку ключом.
The boy loosened the nut with a wrench.
Он отвернул кран, и вода полилась.
He turned on the tap, and water began to flow.
Она отвернула лицо от ветра.
She turned her face away from the wind.

Imperative
ты	отверни́
вы	отверни́те

Active present	-
Active past	отверну́вший	turned away, averted, having turned away
Passive present	-
Passive past	отвёрнутый	turned away, averted, unscrewed
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отверну́в отвернувши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
отверну́ть	от-	to unscrew; to turn on; to turn away; to veer; to turn back; to bend aside
отверну́ться	от-	to turn away; to turn aside; to come unscrewed

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