GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

wälzen

roll; move by rolling

Wir mussten den Stein vorsichtig zur Seite wälzen, bevor der Weg wieder passierbar war, ohne dass jemand über die lose Kante steigen musste.

We had to roll the stone carefully to one side before the path was passable again without anyone having to climb over the loose edge.

toss and turn; roll about

Die ganze Nacht wälzte sie sich im Bett, weil ihr das bevorstehende Gespräch trotz gründlicher Vorbereitung keine Ruhe ließ.

She tossed and turned in bed all night because the upcoming conversation gave her no peace despite thorough preparation.

turn over in one's mind; ponder

Statt immer dieselben Fragen zu wälzen, schlug sie vor, zunächst die Informationen einzuholen, die uns für eine Entscheidung tatsächlich fehlten.

Instead of turning over the same questions again and again, she suggested first obtaining the information we actually lacked for a decision.

pore over books or documents

Für die Familienchronik wälzte er alte Kirchenbücher, deren schwer lesbare Einträge sich häufig erst im Vergleich mit anderen Quellen erschlossen.

For the family chronicle, he pored over old parish registers whose hard-to-read entries often only became clear through comparison with other sources.

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