If you want to unscrew these screws, you should use a screwdriver.
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Unscrew
Synonyms for "unscrew" (1 found)
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Translations
25 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- отвивам verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- развинтвам verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 旋開 /旋开 verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- 旋鬆 /旋松 verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Danish
1 entries- skrue ud verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Finnish
2 entries- kiertää auki verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- ruuvata auki verb (loosen a screw etc.)
French
1 entries- dévisser verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Galician
1 entries- desaparafusar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
German
2 entries- abschrauben verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- losschrauben verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Greek
1 entries- ξεβιδώνω verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Hungarian
1 entries- kicsavar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Ido
2 entries- desskrubagar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- desvisar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Italian
1 entries- svitare verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Mongolian
1 entries- эрэг сулрах verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- skru ut verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Polish
1 entries- odkręcać verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Portuguese
2 entries- desaparafusar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- desparafusar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Romanian
1 entries- deșuruba verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Spanish
3 entries- desatornillar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- desenroscar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
- destornillar verb (loosen a screw etc.)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Tom tried to unscrew the lid.
Source: tatoeba (3531328)
I couldn't unscrew that rusty nut, not even with a lot of hammering.
Source: tatoeba (8446580)
To unscrew a screw, turn it to the right.
Source: tatoeba (9756877)
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