Also means
turn
Usage Note
Wende means a turning point or radical change, and with a capital it specifically denotes die Wende of 1989-90, the fall of the GDR and German reunification. In sport or driving it can be a simple turn or U-turn. It comes from the verb wenden.
Examples
"Das war die Wende in seinem Leben."
Natural Translation
That was the turning point in his life.
Literal Translation
That was the turning-point in his life.
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