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1 turn
esztergapad, forduló, ijedtség, váltás, turnus to turn: forgolódik, esztergályoz, elfordít, válik vmivé* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) forog; forgat; fordít2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) (meg)fordul3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) kanyarodik4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) irányít (figyelmet)5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) bekanyarodik6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) átalakít; átalakul (vmivé)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) vmivé válik; változtat2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (meg)fordulás; megfordítás2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) (tekercs)menet3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) útelágazás; kanyar4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (következés:) rajtad a sor5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) szám•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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2 start
start, indulás pont, rajtvonal, startvonal, kezdet to start: elugrik, megijed, beindít, elkezd, megindít, indul* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) (el)indul2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) (el)kezd3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) beindít4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) elindít2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) (el)indulás; rajt2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) előny•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) felriad2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) összerezzenés2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) megriadás
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