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I.corner1 [kɔʀne]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ page] to turn down the corner ofII.corner2 [kɔʀnεʀ]masculine noun* * *kɔʀne
1.
verbe transitif ( plier) to turn down the corner of [page]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( conducteur) to hoot GB, to honk2) ( sonneur) to blow a horn* * *
I kɔʀnɛʀ nmFOOTBALL corner, corner kick
II kɔʀne1. vt[pages] to make dog-eared2. vi(= klaxonner) to blare out* * *I.corner verb table: aimerA vtr2 †( crier) corner une nouvelle aux oreilles de qn to shout a piece of news into sb's ear.B vi2 ( sonneur) to blow a horn.II.I[kɔrne] verbe transitif1. [plier - par négligence] to dog-ear ; [ - volontairement] to turn down the corner ou corners of————————[kɔrne] verbe intransitif4. (locution)les oreilles ont dû lui/te corner his/your ears must have been burningII[kɔrnɛr] nom masculin -
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[tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] ngive the screw a couple of \turns drehen Sie die Schraube einige Male um;to give the handle a \turn den Griff [herum]drehen‘no left/right \turn’ „Links/Recht abbiegen verboten“;the path had many twists and \turns der Pfad wand und schlängelte sich dahin; ( fig)the novel has many twists and \turns of plot die Handlung des Romans ist total verwickelt ( fam) ( fig)things took an ugly turn die Sache nahm eine üble Wendung; ( fig)I find the \turn of events most unsatisfactory ich mag nicht, wie sich die Dinge gerade entwickeln;to make a \turn abbiegen;to make a wrong \turn falsch abbiegen;to take a \turn [to the left/right] [nach links/rechts] abbiegen;she's taken a \turn for the worse since... mit ihr ist es ziemlich bergab gegangen, seit... ( fam)to take a new \turn eine [ganz] neue Wendung nehmen3) ( changing point)the \turn of the century die Jahrhundertwende;at the \turn of the century zur Jahrhundertwende;at the \turn of the 19th century Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts;the \turn of the tide der Gezeitenwechsel;the tide was on the \turn die Flut/Ebbe setzte gerade ein; ( fig)the \turn of the tide occurred when... das Blatt wandte sich, als...4) ( allotted time)it's Jill's \turn next Jill kommt als Nächste dran;your \turn will come! du kommst schon auch noch dran! ( fam) ( in desperate situations) du wirst auch noch zum Zuge kommen! ( fam)whose \turn is it? wer ist dran?;I want everyone to take their \turn nicely without any fighting ich will, dass ihr euch schön abwechselt, ohne Streitereien;you can have a \turn at the computer now Sie können jetzt den Computer benutzen;to do sth in \turn [or by \turns] etw abwechselnd tun;to miss a \turn eine Runde aussetzen;to take a \turn at the wheel für eine Weile das Steuer übernehmen;to wait one's \turn warten, bis man an der Reihe ist;in \turn wiederum;she told Peter and he in \turn told me sie hat es Peter erzählt und er wiederum hat es dann mir erzählt;he's all sweet and cold in \turns [or by turn[s]] er ist abwechselnd total nett und dann wieder total kalt ( fam)5) ([dis]service)to do sb a good/bad \turn jdm einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen;to do a good \turn eine gute Tat tun6) (odd sensation, shock) Schreck[en] m;to give sb a \turn jdm einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagenshe was having one of her \turns sie hatte wieder einmal einen ihrer Anfälleto do comic \turns Sketche aufführen;to perform a \turn eine Nummer aufführen9) ( not appropriate)out of \turn;what you've just said was completely out of \turn was du da gerade gesagt hast, war wirklich völlig unpassend;sorry, have I been talking out of \turn? tut mir leid, habe ich was Falsches gesagt?;he really was speaking out of \turn es war völlig unangebracht, dass er sich dazu äußerteto be of a... \turn of mind einen Hang zu etw dat haben;to be of a humorous \turn eine Frohnatur sein;to have a logical \turn of mind ein logischer Mensch seinto take a \turn [in the park] eine [kleine] Runde [durch den Park] drehen( wording) elegante Formulierung;to have a nice \turn of phrase sich akk sehr gut ausdrücken könnento serve sb's \turn jdm dienen;that'll serve my \turn das ist gerade genau das Richtige für michPHRASES:a \turn of the screw eine weitere Verschärfung [einer Maßnahme];the raising of their rent was another \turn of the screw in the landlord's attempt to get them evicted die Mieterhöhung war ein weiterer Versuch, ihnen Daumenschrauben anzulegen und sie allmählich aus der Wohnung zu drängen;at every \turn ( continually) ständig;( again and again) jedes Mal;to fight at every \turn mit aller Macht kämpfen;one good \turn deserves another (\turn deserves another) eine Hand wäscht die andere;1) (rotate, cause to rotate)to \turn sth knob, screw etw drehen;he \turned the key quietly in the lock er drehte den Schlüssel vorsichtig im Schloss um;she \turned the wheel sharply sie riss das Steuer herum2) ( switch direction)to \turn sth;he \turned his head in surprise überrascht wendete er den Kopf;my mother can still \turn heads nach meiner Mutter drehen sich die Männer noch immer um;he \turned the car er wendete den Wagen;the little girl just \turned her back to her das kleine Mädchen wandte ihr einfach den Rücken zu;she \turned the chair to the window so that she could look outside sie drehte den Stuhl zum Fenster, so dass sie hinausschauen konnte;to \turn one's car into a road [in eine Straße] abbiegen;to \turn round the corner um die Ecke biegen;to \turn the course of history den Gang der Geschichte [ver]ändern;to \turn one's eyes towards sb jdn anblicken;he \turned somersaults in his joy er machte vor Freude Luftsprünge3) ( aim)to \turn sth on sb lamp, hose etw auf jdn richten;she \turned her full anger onto him ihr ganzer Zorn richtete sich gegen ihn;the stranger \turned a hostile stare on him der Fremde warf ihm einen feindseligen Blick zu;to \turn a gun on sb ein Gewehr auf jdn richten;to \turn one's steps homewards sich akk nach Hause begeben;4) ( sprain)to \turn sth sich dat etw verrenken;to \turn one's ankle sich dat den Knöchel verrenkento \turn sb/ sth sth;the shock \turned her hair grey overnight durch den Schock wurde sie über Nacht grau;the cigarette smoke had \turned the walls grey durch den Zigarettenrauch waren die Wände ganz grau geworden;the hot weather has \turned the milk sour durch die Hitze ist die Milch sauer geworden;the news \turned her pale als sie die Nachricht hörte, wurde sie ganz bleich;his comment \turned her angry sein Kommentar verärgerte sie6) ( cause to feel nauseous)to \turn sb's stomach jdn den Magen umdrehen;the smell \turned her stomach bei dem Gestank drehte sich ihr der Magen um7) ( change)the wizard \turned the ungrateful prince into a frog der Zauberer verwandelte den undankbaren Prinzen in einen Frosch;to \turn a book into a film ein Buch verfilmen;to \turn sth into German/ English etw ins Deutsche/Englische übertragen;to \turn the light[s] low das Licht dämpfen8) ( reverse)to \turn sth garment, mattress etw wenden [o umdrehen];to \turn the page umblättern;9) ( gain)to \turn a profit einen Gewinn machento \turn a dog on sb einen Hund auf jdn hetzen;to \turn sb loose on sth jdn auf etw akk loslassen;to be \turned loose losgelassen werden akkto \turn sb from sth jdn von etw dat abbringenPHRASES:it is time for you to \turn your back on childish pursuits es wird langsam Zeit, dass du deine kindischen Spiele hinter dir lässt;to \turn the other cheek die andere Wange hinhalten ( fig)to know how to \turn a compliment wissen, wie man Komplimente macht;to \turn the corner [allmählich] über dem Berg sein;to \turn a blind eye sich akk blind stellen;to \turn a blind eye to sth die Augen vor etw dat verschließen;to not \turn a hair keine Miene verziehen;without \turning a hair... ohne auch nur mit der Wimper zu zucken;to be able to \turn one's hand to anything ein Händchen für alles haben;to \turn sb's head jdm den Kopf verdrehen;sth has \turned sb's head etw ist jdm zu Kopf[e] gestiegen;to \turn sth on its head etw [vollkommen] auf den Kopf stellen;to \turn a phrase sprachgewandt sein;to \turn the spotlight on sb/ sth die [allgemeine] Aufmerksamkeit auf jdn/etw lenken;to \turn the tables [on sb] den Spieß umdrehen;to \turn tail and run auf der Stelle kehrtmachen und die Flucht ergreifen;to \turn sth upside down [or inside out] etw gründlich durchsuchen; room etw auf den Kopf stellen ( fam) vithis tap won't \turn dieser Hahn lässt sich nicht drehen;the ballerina \turned on her toes die Ballerina drehte auf den Zehenspitzen Pirouetten;the chickens were being \turned on a spit die Hähnchen wurden auf einem Spieß gedreht;the earth \turns on its axis die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse;to \turn to sb sich akk zu jdm [um]drehen;she \turned onto the highway sie bog auf die Autobahn ab;she \turned into a little street sie bog in ein Sträßchen ein;heads still \turn when she walks along die Männer schauen ihr noch immer nach;when the tide \turns ( high tide) wenn die Flut kommt;the path down the mountain twisted and \turned der Pfad schlängelte sich den Berghang hinab;to \turn on one's heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen;\turn right! rechts um!;( turn attention to) sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden;plants \turn toward the light Pflanzen wenden sich dem Licht zu;he has no one to \turn to er hat niemanden, an den er sich wenden kann;he \turned to me for help er wandte sich an mich und bat um Hilfe;I don't know which way to \turn ich weiß keinen Ausweg mehr;to \turn to drink sich akk in den Alkohol flüchten;to \turn to God sich akk Gott zuwenden;to \turn to sb for money jdn um Geld bittenhis mood \turned quite nasty er wurde richtig schlecht gelaunt;his face \turned green er wurde ganz grün im Gesicht ( fam)my hair is \turning grey! ich kriege graue Haare!;the friendship between the two neighbours \turned sour das freundschaftliche Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Nachbarn kühlte sich erheblich ab;my luck has \turned das Blatt hat sich gewandt;to \turn informer/ traitor zum Informanten/zur Informantin/zum Verräter/zur Verräterin werden;to \turn Muslim Muslim werden;to \turn red person, traffic lights rot werden;to \turn into sth zu etw dat werden;the frog \turned into a handsome prince der Frosch verwandelte sich in einen schönen Prinzen;he \turned from a sweet boy into a sullen brat aus dem süßen kleinen Jungen wurde ein mürrischer Flegel;all this \turned into a nightmare das alles ist zum Albtraum geworden;when there's a full moon, he \turns into a werewolf bei Vollmond verwandelt er sich in einen Werwolf5) ( turn attention to)my thoughts \turned to him and his family meine Gedanken gingen an ihn und seine Familie6) ( attain particular age)to \turn 20/40 20/40 werden7) ( pass particular hour)it had already \turned eleven es war schon kurz nach elf;it has just \turned past five o'clock es ist gerade fünf vorbei;just as it \turned midnight... genau um Mitternacht...8) ( make feel sick)my stomach \turned at the grisly sight bei dem grässlichen Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um;this smell makes my stomach \turn bei diesem Geruch dreht sich mir der Magen umPHRASES:to \turn on a dime (Am) auf der Stelle kehrt machen;to \turn [over] in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen; -
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1. n с. -х. оборот пласта2. n вращение; вращательное движение3. n авт. разворот4. n поворот, место поворота5. n изгиб6. n поворот; поворотный пункт; порог, конец7. n поворот; отклонение, отступлениеthe story has so many twists and turns that the reader becomes lost — в рассказе столько поворотов и отступлений, что читатель совершенно теряется
8. n изменение направления9. n смена, перемена курса10. n перемена, изменение11. n очередьin turn, by turns, turn and turn about — по очереди
laughing and crying in turn — то смеясь, то плача
he went hot and cold by turns — его бросало то в жар, то в холод
to take turns — делать по очереди; чередоваться, сменяться
my turn will come! — придёт и мой черёд!; я ещё своё возьму!; я ещё своего добьюсь!
12. n очередной номер программы, выход; сценка, интермедия13. n исполнитель номера14. n короткая прогулка, поездкаto take a turn, to go for a turn — пройтись
15. n короткий период деятельностиa turn of work — небольшая работа, немного работы
16. n особенность, характерная черта; склад17. n стиль, манера; интерпретация18. n способность; дар; жилка19. n строение, форма20. n построение21. n оборот22. n разг. приступ, припадок, вспышка23. n разг. потрясение, шок24. n разг. менструация25. n бирж. акт купли-продажи26. n бирж. прибыль от купли или продажи ценных бумаг27. n бирж. оборот капитала28. n бирж. разница между курсом покупателей и курсом продавцов29. n бирж. полигр. марашка30. n ж. -д. обходный путь31. n ж. -д. виток32. n ж. -д. муз. группеттоturn of the tide — заметное изменение к лучшему, перемена судьбы
turn of life — переходный период, климактерий
to a turn — точно; как нужно
at every turn — на каждом шагу; повсюду, постоянно; каждый раз
travelling through Europe we kept meeting Americans at every turn — путешествуя по Европе, мы на каждом шагу встречали американцев
33. v поворачиватьhe turned the knob and the door opened — он повернул ручку, и дверь открылась
turn round — оборачиваться; поворачиваться
turn aside — отклонять; поворачивать в сторону
34. v отворачивать, отводитьturn away — отворачивать; отклонять
35. v вращать36. v обёртывать, наматывать37. v вращаться38. v кружиться39. v переворачиватьto turn the leaves of a book — переворачивать страницы книги, листать книгу
40. v переворачиваться41. v опрокидывать; переворачивать вверх дном42. v выкладывать, выпускатьturn loose — отпускать; выпускать
43. v загибать; закручивать; отгибать44. v загибаться; закручиваться; отгибатьсяturn up — поднимать вверх; загибать
45. v направлятьсяnot to know which way to turn — не знать, куда идти
46. v поворачиватьсяit is time to turn now if we wish to get home in time for dinner — пора поворачивать назад, если мы хотим поспеть к обеду
47. v отклонять, менять направлениеto turn down — отклонять, отвергать
48. v отклоняться, менять направление49. v нацеливать, направлять50. v огибать, обходить51. v точить, обтачивать на токарном станке52. v поддаваться обработке на токарном станке, поддаваться токарной обработке53. v оттачивать, придавать завершённую форму54. v редк. менять; действоватьhis speech turned my thinking — то, что он сказал, заставило меня изменить свою точку зрения
55. v редк. изменяться, подвергаться изменению56. v редк. обращать в другую веруturn upon — обращаться; обратиться
does it serve your turn — это вам подходит; это вам годится
57. v редк. обращаться в другую веру, менять религиюto turn the room upside down — привести комнату в беспорядок, перевернуть всё в комнате
58. v редк. изменять, предавать59. v редк. редк. вызывать тошноту60. v редк. уст. иметь противоположный результатhow did the game turn out? — чем закончилась игра?, каков результат встречи?
Синонимический ряд:1. action (noun) action; deed; service2. alteration (noun) alteration; fluctuation3. angle (noun) angle; bow; flection; flexure; turning4. arc (noun) arc; curve; twist5. attack (noun) access; attack; fit; seizure; throe6. bend (noun) bend; deflection; double; shift; tack; yaw7. bent (noun) aptitude; bent; bias; disposition; inclination; leaning; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; proclivity; proneness; propensity; squint; talent; tendency8. chance (noun) chance; opportunity; stint9. deviation (noun) change; deviation; variation; vicissitude10. drive (noun) drive; ride; spin11. gift (noun) aptness; bump; faculty; flair; genius; gift; head; knack; nose; set12. go (noun) bout; go; hitch; innings; spell; time; tour; trick; watch13. move (noun) adjustment; manoeuvre; move; movement14. need (noun) exigency; necessity; need; requirement15. reversal (noun) about-face; changeabout; inversion; reversal; reverse; reversement; reversion; right-about; right-about-face; turnabout; volte-face16. revolution (noun) circle; circuit; circulation; circumvolution; cycle; gyration; gyre; orbit; revolution; revolve; rotation; tour; twirl; wheel; whirl17. round (noun) crook; curvature; round18. trend (noun) direction; drift; trend19. walk (noun) constitutional; hike; ramble; saunter; stroll; walk20. become (verb) become; come; get; go; grow; refer; repair; resort to; run; wax21. bend (verb) angle; bend; curve; deflect; deviate; dodge; refract; swerve; veer22. break (verb) break; plough; turn over23. change (verb) alter; change; convert; metamorphose; modify; mutate; refashion; transfer; transform; transmute; turn into; vary24. circle (verb) circle; circumduct; gyrate; gyre; revolve; roll; rotate; twirl; wheel25. decay (verb) break down; corrupt; crumble; decay; decompose; deteriorate; disintegrate; molder; moulder; putrefy; putresce; rot; spoil; taint26. defect (verb) apostatize; defect; desert; rat; renounce; repudiate; tergiversate; tergiverse27. direct (verb) aim; cast; direct; head; incline; lay; level; point; present; set; train; zero in28. distract (verb) derange; distract; disturb; infatuate; infuriate29. dull (verb) blunt; disedge; dull; obtund30. give (verb) address; apply; buckle; concentrate; dedicate; devote; focus; give31. reverse (verb) invert; reverse; transpose32. sheer (verb) avert; divert; pivot; redirect; re-route; sheer; shift; swing; swivel; volte-face; wheel; whip33. upset (verb) disorder; unhinge; unsettle; upset34. wrench (verb) sprain; wrench -
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1.1. to turn and face what’s behind; 2. to change (the situation) for the better1. обернуться, развернуться; 2. изменить (ситуацию) к лучшему (после неудачи)2.1. He turned around and faced the man who was running after him. 2. If you have your mind set on it, you can always turn the situation around.
• turn around (the corner)to go around (the corner)повернуть за (угол)He turned around the corner and went down the street to the bank.
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1.поворачивать; вращать; загибать; отклоняться; менять; убавлятьturn round — оборачиваться; поворачиваться
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{tə:n}
I. 1. въртя (се), завъртам (се), обръщам (се), отвръщам (поглед и пр.)
my head TURNs вие ми се свят
to TURN someone's head/brain правя да се замае главата на някого, прен. карам някого да се главозамае
success has TURN ed his head той се e главозамаял от успеха си
my stomach TURNs at the thought, the thought TURNs my stomach лошо ми става/повръща ми се при мисълта
the key will not TURN in the lock ключът не се превъртява
2. обръщам (дреха)
3. извивам (се), to twist and TURN вия се, извивам (за път и пр.), прен. шикалкавя, усуквам го
4. извивам (се), навяхвам (се) (за ръка, крак)
5. завивам зад (ъгъл и пр.)
to TURN the enemy's flank/position обхождам/фланкирам неприятеля
to TURN someone's flank надхитрям някого, надвивам някого в спор, оборвам го
6. достигам (възраст и пр.)
it has just TURNed five минава пет часа
he has not yet TURNed thirty той още не e стигнал тридесетте
7. отправям (се), насочвам (се), обръщам (се)
to TURN one's steps towards тръгвам за, отправям се към
8. превръщам (се)
to TURN into English превеждам на английски
9. променям (се), променлив съм, изменям се, ставам
променям цвета си (за листа), to TURN pale побледнявам
to TURN Moslem ставам мохамеданин
10. превръщам се в, ставам (предател и пр.)
11. развалям се, прокисвам, вкисвам, правя да прокисне и пр
12. режа на струг, стругувам
13. предавам красива форма на, заглаждам, закръглям
14. оформям добре/хубаво (фраза, епиграма и пр.)
15. прегъвам, свивам
16. затъпявам, изтъпявам, претъпявам, прен. смекчавам (забележка)
17. отпращам, изгонвам, прогонвам (и с away)
18. държа/поддържам в обръщение
19. получавам, постигам (печалба)
20. рекуширам, правя да рекушира
to TURN something in one's mind обмислям/премислям нещо
not to know which way/where to TURN не зная какво да правя/как да постъпя/къде да търся/към кого да се обърна за помощ
to TURN the day изменям съотношението на силите
turn about обръщам се кръгом (и воен.), заповядвам да се обърне кръгом
about TURN! кръгом! представям в нова светлина, изопачавам (довод и пр.)
turn against настройвам/обръщам се срещу/против
turn around обръщам (се), променям мнението си, правя обрат
turn aside обръщам (се) /извръщам (се) настрана, отклонявам (се)
II. 1. въртене
on the TURN в момент на въртене/обръщане/разваляне и пр
2. обръщане
right/left/about TURN обръщане надясно/наляво/кръгом
3. завой, извивка, чупка (на улица, река и пр.), намотка, навивка
4. връщане назад, промяна, изменение, обрат
a TURN of the tide прен. превратност, обрат, (не) успех
to take a TURN for the better/worse подобрявам се/влошавам се
5. услуга
to do someone a good/bad, ill TURN правя на някого добра/лоша услуга
one good TURN deserves another услуга за услуга
6. насока, направление
7. ред, смяна
in TURN поред
by TURNs поред, чрез редуване
(TURN and) TURN about един след друг на равни интервали
to take TURNs (about) редуваме се, сменяме се (with с)
out of TURN не по реда си, ненавременно
8. склонност, тенденция, способност, умение
he is with a mechanical TURN той има наклонност към техниката
the boat has a good TURN of speed лодката може да се движи много бързо
9. стил, маниер, характер, форма, строеж (на фраза)
he has a peculiar TURN of mind той e особен
10. разходка, обиколка
to go for/take a TURN отивам на разходка, разхождам се
11. номер от програма
short TURNs песни, рецитации и пр.
the star TURN of a programme главният номер/централната фигура на програма
12. цел, особена нужда
this book will serve my TURN тази книга ще ми послужи/ще ми свърши работа
13. разг. удар, разтърсване, шок
the news gave her quite a TURN новината я потресе
14. пристъп на (болест, слабост, замайване)
15. намотка (на въже, жица и пр.)
16. печ. обърната буква
at every TURN на всяка крачка, много често, постоянно
to a TURN готв. точно колкото трябва, идеално (сварено, опечено и пр.)* * *{tъ:n} v 1. въртя (се), завъртам (се); обръщам (се); отвръщам (п(2) {tъ:n} n 1. въртене; on the turn в момент на въртене/обръщане/р* * *устремявам; струговам; точа; склонност; ред; обрат; обръщам; обръщане; отправям; преобръщам; премятам; превръщам; въртене; въртя; променям; завъртам; завой; завивам; насока; наклонност; насочвам;* * *1. (turn and) turn about един след друг на равни интервали 2. 1 държа/поддържам в обръщение 3. 1 затъпявам, изтъпявам, претъпявам, прен. смекчавам (забележка) 4. 1 намотка (на въже, жица и пр.) 5. 1 номер от програма 6. 1 отпращам, изгонвам, прогонвам (и с away) 7. 1 оформям добре/хубаво (фраза, епиграма и пр.) 8. 1 печ. обърната буква 9. 1 получавам, постигам (печалба) 10. 1 прегъвам, свивам 11. 1 предавам красива форма на, заглаждам, закръглям 12. 1 пристъп на (болест, слабост, замайване) 13. 1 развалям се, прокисвам, вкисвам, правя да прокисне и пр 14. 1 разг. удар, разтърсване, шок 15. 1 режа на струг, стругувам 16. 1 цел, особена нужда 17. 20. рекуширам, правя да рекушира 18. a turn of the tide прен. превратност, обрат, (не) успех 19. about turn! кръгом! представям в нова светлина, изопачавам (довод и пр.) 20. at every turn на всяка крачка, много често, постоянно 21. by turns поред, чрез редуване 22. he has a peculiar turn of mind той e особен 23. he has not yet turned thirty той още не e стигнал тридесетте 24. he is with a mechanical turn той има наклонност към техниката 25. i. въртя (се), завъртам (се), обръщам (се), отвръщам (поглед и пр.) 26. ii. въртене 27. in turn поред 28. it has just turned five минава пет часа 29. my head turns вие ми се свят 30. my stomach turns at the thought, the thought turns my stomach лошо ми става/повръща ми се при мисълта 31. not to know which way/where to turn не зная какво да правя/как да постъпя/къде да търся/към кого да се обърна за помощ 32. on the turn в момент на въртене/обръщане/разваляне и пр 33. one good turn deserves another услуга за услуга 34. out of turn не по реда си, ненавременно 35. right/left/about turn обръщане надясно/наляво/кръгом 36. short turns песни, рецитации и пр 37. success has turn ed his head той се e главозамаял от успеха си 38. the boat has a good turn of speed лодката може да се движи много бързо 39. the key will not turn in the lock ключът не се превъртява 40. the news gave her quite a turn новината я потресе 41. the star turn of a programme главният номер/централната фигура на програма 42. this book will serve my turn тази книга ще ми послужи/ще ми свърши работа 43. to a turn готв. точно колкото трябва, идеално (сварено, опечено и пр.) 44. to do someone a good/bad, ill turn правя на някого добра/лоша услуга 45. to go for/take a turn отивам на разходка, разхождам се 46. to take a turn for the better/worse подобрявам се/влошавам се 47. to take turns (about) редуваме се, сменяме се (with с) 48. to turn into english превеждам на английски 49. to turn moslem ставам мохамеданин 50. to turn one's steps towards тръгвам за, отправям се към 51. to turn someone's flank надхитрям някого, надвивам някого в спор, оборвам го 52. to turn someone's head/brain правя да се замае главата на някого, прен. карам някого да се главозамае 53. to turn something in one's mind обмислям/премислям нещо 54. to turn the day изменям съотношението на силите 55. to turn the enemy's flank/position обхождам/фланкирам неприятеля 56. turn about обръщам се кръгом (и воен.), заповядвам да се обърне кръгом 57. turn against настройвам/обръщам се срещу/против 58. turn around обръщам (се), променям мнението си, правя обрат 59. turn aside обръщам (се) /извръщам (се) настрана, отклонявам (се) 60. връщане назад, промяна, изменение, обрат 61. достигам (възраст и пр.) 62. завивам зад (ъгъл и пр.) 63. завой, извивка, чупка (на улица, река и пр.), намотка, навивка 64. извивам (се), to twist and turn вия се, извивам (за път и пр.), прен. шикалкавя, усуквам го 65. извивам (се), навяхвам (се) (за ръка, крак) 66. насока, направление 67. обръщам (дреха) 68. обръщане 69. отправям (се), насочвам (се), обръщам (се) 70. превръщам (се) 71. превръщам се в, ставам (предател и пр.) 72. променям (се), променлив съм, изменям се, ставам 73. променям цвета си (за листа), to turn pale побледнявам 74. разходка, обиколка 75. ред, смяна 76. склонност, тенденция, способност, умение 77. стил, маниер, характер, форма, строеж (на фраза) 78. услуга* * *turn[tə:n] I. v 1. въртя (се); обръщам (се); отвръщам (поглед и пр.); to \turn the leaves of a book прелиствам страници; to \turn a deaf ear to оставам глух за; to \turn tail обръщам се, избягвам; to \turn s.th. upside down обръщам нещо с главата надолу; to \turn o.s. inside out разг. правя всичко възможно, давам мило и драго, преобръщам света; to \turn a place inside out ( upside down) претърсвам, преравям, обръщам (стая и пр.) с главата надолу; to \turn the scale(s) накланям везните (и прен.); my head \turns вие ми се свят; to \turn s.o.'s head карам някого да се главозамае; завъртам главата на някого; my stomach \turns at the thought, the thought \turns my stomach лошо ми става при мисълта; to \turn s.o.'s brain подлудявам някого; 2. обръщам дреха; to \turn o.'s coat прен. пребоядисвам се; \turned comma обърната запетая (вид кавички); 3. извивам се; to twist and \turn прен. шикалкавя; 4. завивам; to \turn a ( the) corner завивам зад ъгъла; прен. преминавам криза; прескачам трапа; to \turn the enemy's flank ( position) фланкирам (обхождам) неприятеля; 5. достигам (възраст, момент и пр.); it has just \turned 7 едва минава седем часа; he has not yet \turned fifty той още не е минал 50-те; 6. отправям (се), насочвам (се) (поглед и пр.); обръщам се към; to \turn o.'s steps towards отивам, насочвам се към; 7. превръщам (се); to \turn water into wine библ. превръщам водата във вино; to \turn into French превеждам на френски; 8. променям (се), изменям (се); ставам (като спомагателен глагол); to \turn dangerous ставам опасен; to \turn traitor ставам предател; to \turn s.o. green with envy накарвам някого да позеленее от завист; luck has \turned щастието ми изневери; 9. вкисвам, развалям се (за храна); the milk has \turned ( sour) млякото е прокиснало; 10. струговам, обработвам на струг; 11. заглаждам, закръглям; придавам красива форма (на предмет); изразявам добре, хубаво (фраза, епиграма и пр.); to \turn a compliment правя фин комплимент; • to \turn an honest penny припечелвам нещичко; to \turn sour on s.o. опротивявам на някого; to \turn the day against изменям съотношението на силите; to \turn turtle преобръщам се, прекатурвам се; the tide has \turned прен. нещата се изменят; the worm \turns и на най-търпеливия се изчерпва търпението; II. n 1. въртене; оборот; on the \turn в момент на въртене (обръщане, вкисване и пр.); 2. обръщане; right ( left, about) \turn обръщане надясно (наляво, кръгом); 3. завой, извивка, чупка (на улица, река и пр.); намотка, навивка; 4. връщане назад, обрат; промяна, изменение; прен. повратна точка; the \turn of the tide прен. превратност, неуспех; the patient has taken a \turn for the better ( worse) болният се подобрява (влошава); 5. услуга, помощ, съдействие; to do s.o. a good ( bad, ill) \turn правя на някого добра (лоша) услуга; one good \turn deserves another услуга за услуга; 6. насока, направление; 7. ред, смяна; in \turn поред; by \turns поред; с редуване; \turn and \turn about редуващи се; to take \turns редуваме се, сменяме се; out of \turn не по реда си; 8. наклонност, склонност, тенденция; способност, умение; he is of a mechanical \turn интересува се от машини (техника); the car has a good \turn of speed колата може да се движи много бързо; 9. стил, маниер, характер; форма, строеж (на фраза); he has a peculiar \turn of mind особен е; 10. разходка; обиколка; to take ( go for) a \turn разхождам се (отивам на разходка); 11. пореден номер в програма; short \turns песни, рецитации и пр., номера; 12. цел; особена нужда; to serve o.'s \turn послужва ми добре; 13. разг. удар, разтърсване, нервно сътресение; пристъп, шок, припадък; it gave me quite a \turn доста ме поразтърси; 14. печ. обърната буква (като знак за временно липсваща буква); 15. pl мензис, менструация; • at every \turn на всяка крачка, постоянно; done to a \turn опечено точно колкото трябва; to do a hand's \turn правя машинално усилие, мръдвам си пръста; not to do a hand's \turn седя със скръстени ръце; \turn of mind начин на мислене, манталитет. -
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1 კუთხეhe was driven into a corner კუთხეში მოამწყვდიეს // ძნელ / გამოუვალ მდგომარეობაში ჩააყენეს2 მხარე3 კუთხური (ფეხბურთში)4 ძნელ მდგომარეობაში ჩაყენება (ჩააყენებს), კუთხეში მომწყვდევაthe escaped prisoner was cornered at last როგორც იქნა, გაქცეული ტუსაღი მოიმწყვდიეს (ყველა გზა გადაუჭრეს)this question cornered me ამ შეკითხვამ საგონებელში ჩამაგდო / ჩიხში მომამწყვდიაan obscure corner ბნელი კუთხე (ოთახისა, ქუჩისა)three-cornered სამკუთხიანი, სამკუთხა -
68 turn\ down
1. Iall his shirts have collars that turn down на всех его рубашках отложные воротнички2. III1) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down a dark and narrow street (this road, the alley, the passage way, etc.) сворачивать в темную, узкую улочку и т.д.2) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down one's coat collar опустить воротник пальто; he turned down the brim of his hat он опустил поля своей шляпы; turn down the corner of the page загнуть уголок страницы; turn down a chair for a regular diner занять место в ресторане для постоянного клиента, прислонив стул к столу3) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down the light's) (the flame, a lamp, the sound /the volume/, etc.) убавлять свет и т.д.; he turned the wireless /the radio/ (the television) down он убавил звук радио (телевизора); he turned down the gas он уменьшил газ4) turn down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ coll. turn an applicant (a suitor, etc.) down отказывать просителю и т.д.; he asked Sally to marry him but she turned him down он сделал Сэлли предложение, но она ему отказала; turn down a proposal (a claim, an offer, a plea, a scheme, etc.) не принимать /отклонять/ предложение и т.д.; turn down a candidate отвергать /отводить/ чью-л. кандидатуру3. IVturn down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner turn the lights down low убавить свет, создать полумрак; turn the volume down low приглушить звук4. XI1) be turned down in some place a page was turned down about the middle of the book примерно в середине книги была загнута страница2) be turned down my application for a permit was turned down мне было отказано в пропуске; be turned down in some manner he was flatly turned down ему категорически отказали; be turned down on account of /because of/ smth. the boy was turned down on account of his heart (because of poor physique, etc.) мальчика не приняли /не взяли, не пропустили/ из-за плохого сердца и т.д.; be turned down by smth., smb. he was turned down by a large majority vote at the board meeting на собрании правления его кандидатура была отвергнута большинством голосов; he had a couple of stories turned down by this magazine несколько его рассказов было отвергнуто этим журналом; she was turned down by the board комиссия ее отвергла; he was turned down by her она его отвергла5. XVIturn down smth. /smth. down/ to smth. turn down the gas to a glimmer привернуть /убавить/ газ так, чтобы он еле-еле горел -
69 turn back
1. intransitive verb1) (retreat, lit. or fig.) umkehren; kehrtmachen (ugs.)there can be no turning back — es gibt kein Zurück od. keinen Weg zurück
2) (in book etc.) zurückgehen2. transitive verb1) (cause to retreat) zurückweisen; zurückschlagen [Feind]2) (fold back) zurückschlagen [Bettdecke, Teppich]; herunterschlagen [Kragen]* * *(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) umkehren (lassen)* * *I. vithere's no \turn backing back now! jetzt gibt es kein Zurück [mehr]!2. (in book) zurückblätternII. vt1. (send back)2. (fold)to \turn back the corner of a page back ein Eselsohr in eine Seite machen3. (put back)to \turn back back ⇆ the clocks die Uhren zurückstellento \turn back back time ( fig) die Zeit zurückdrehen* * *A v/t1. zur Rückkehr veranlassen, umkehren lassen3. eine Buchseite etc umknickenB v/i1. zurück-, umkehren2. zurückgehen3. zurückblättern (to auf akk)* * *1. intransitive verb1) (retreat, lit. or fig.) umkehren; kehrtmachen (ugs.)there can be no turning back — es gibt kein Zurück od. keinen Weg zurück
2) (in book etc.) zurückgehen2. transitive verb1) (cause to retreat) zurückweisen; zurückschlagen [Feind]2) (fold back) zurückschlagen [Bettdecke, Teppich]; herunterschlagen [Kragen]* * *v.umkehren v.zurück kehren v. -
70 turn back
vithere's no \turn backing back now! jetzt gibt es kein Zurück [mehr]!1) ( send back)to \turn back sb <-> back jdn zurückschicken;( at the frontier) jdn zurückweisen2) ( fold)to \turn back sth <-> back bedcover etw zurückschlagen;to \turn back the corner of a page back ein Eselsohr in eine Seite machen3) ( put back)to \turn back back <-> the clocks die Uhren zurückstellen;to \turn back back time ( fig) die Zeit zurückdrehen -
71 turn
поворачивать; виток; поворот -
72 turn down
1 გადაკეცვა2 დაწევა, დაკლებაto turn down the gas / radio გაზქურას / რადიოს დაუწიე3 უარის თქმა -
73 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) zavrniti2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) zmanjšati* * *transitive verb preganiti, prepogniti, zviti (list v knjigi); zavihati (ovratnik); priviti (plin, da manj gori), oslabiti (luč), utišati nekoliko (radio); pregrniti, postlati (posteljo); American slang ošteti, grajati; odbiti, odkloniti (kandidata, ponudbo); dati (komu) košarico, zavrniti; intransitive verb zavihati se navzdol, povesiti sehe asked her to marry him but she turned him down — zasnubil jo je, pa ga je zavrnila -
74 turn
A n1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.C vtr1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].D vi1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.■ turn against:▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].■ turn around:1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].■ turn aside se détourner (from de).■ turn away:▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.■ turn back:1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.■ turn down:▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].■ turn in:▶ turn in1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;▶ turn oneself in se livrer.■ turn off:▶ turn off1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;■ turn on:▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].■ turn out:▶ turn out1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;■ turn over:1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.■ turn up:▶ turn up1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête. -
75 ♦ corner
♦ corner /ˈkɔ:nə(r)/n.1 ( di oggetto) angolo; spigolo: the top left-hand corner of a picture, l'angolo in alto a sinistra di un quadro; rounded corners, spigoli smussati2 ( di strada) angolo; curva; svolta: at the corner of Benbow Road and Mill Lane, all'angolo tra Benbow Road e Mill Lane; on the street corners, agli angoli delle strade; the shop on the corner, il negozio all'angolo; to turn the corner, girare l'angolo; svoltare; blind corner, curva cieca; tight corner, curva stretta; round the corner, dietro l'angolo; girato l'angolo; vicinissimo: He lives round the corner from me, abita poco lontano da me3 posto; angolo; canto: a quiet corner, un posto (o un angolo) tranquillo; a cosy corner, un angolo raccolto; un comodo cantuccio4 (fig.) situazione difficile: I'm in a bit of a corner, mi trovo un po' in difficoltà; in a tight corner, in difficoltà; con le spalle al muro; to drive (o to force) sb. into a corner, mettere q. con le spalle al muro (o alle corde)6 (econ.) posizione di monopolio; accaparramento: (econ.) to establish (o to form) a corner on the gold market, accaparrarsi il mercato dell'oro; fare incetta d'oro7 ( calcio, = corner kick) corner; calcio d'angolo: a corner to Sweden, un corner per la Svezia; to score from a corner, segnare su calcio d'angolo: to take a corner, calciare (o battere) un corner● corner base unit, base ad angolo ( di cucina componibile) □ ( slang irl.) corner boy, vagabondo; perdigiorno; fannullone □ (mecc.) corner chisel, sgorbia triangolare □ corner cupboard, angoliera □ ( calcio) corner flag, bandierina del calcio d'angolo (o del corner) □ corner house, casa d'angolo; ( spesso) ristorante □ ( calcio) corner kick, calcio d'angolo; corner □ corner seat, posto d'angolo □ (GB) corner shop, piccolo negozio ( di alimentari, alcolici, sigarette, ecc., generalmente d'angolo); negozietto di quartiere □ ( hockey, pallamano, pallanuoto) corner throw, tiro d'angolo □ corner wall unit, pensile ad angolo □ around the corner = round the corner ► sotto □ to cut corners, ( a piedi) tagliare lungo la diagonale; (autom., ecc.) tagliare le curve; (fig.) fare alla svelta, tirare al risparmio, tirare via ( in un lavoro) □ to cut off a corner, prendere una scorciatoia □ (fig.) done in a corner, fatto di nascosto □ to fight one's corner, lottare per difendere i propri interessi; tenere duro □ from the four corners of the world, dai quattro angoli della terra; da tutto il mondo □ to be in sb. 's corner, essere dalla parte di q.; essere amico di q. □ to knock the corners off sb., rendere meno aggressivo o spigoloso q. □ out of the corner of one's eye, con la coda dell'occhio □ to paint oneself into a corner, infilarsi in una situazione senza via d'uscita; finire con le spalle al muro □ to put a child in the corner, mettere un bambino nel cantuccio (o in castigo) □ (fig.) rough corners, ruvidezza; modi ruvidi □ (fig.) ( just) round the corner, dietro l'angolo: The exams are round the corner, gli esami sono dietro l'angolo □ (fig.) to turn the corner, superare il punto critico ( di una malattia, ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - angle o corner?-.NOTA D'USO: - behind the corner o round the corner?- (to) corner /ˈkɔ:nə(r)/A v. t.1 spingere in un angolo, intrappolare (in un angolo)3 (fig.) mettere in difficoltà, con le spalle al muro, alle corde4 (econ.) monopolizzare; accaparrarsi: to corner the market in st., monopolizzare il mercato di qc.; I had the market cornered, tutto il mercato era in mano miaB v. i.3 (autom.) curvare; fare una curva; svoltare. -
76 turn back
1) (turn around) (on foot) tornare indietro, sui propri passi; (in vehicle) tornare indietrothere's no turning back — fig. non si torna più indietro
2) (in book) tornare (to a); turn [sth.] back, turn back [sth.]3) (rotate backwards) (ri)mettere indietro [dial, clock]4) (fold back) piegare, ripiegare [sheet, lapel]; piegare [corner, page]; turn [sth., sb.] back, turn back [sth., sb.] fare tornare indietro [ heavy vehicle]; respingere, ricacciare indietro [ refugees]* * *(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) tornare indietro; far tornare indietro* * *1. vi + adv1) (on journey) ritornare, tornare indietro2) (in book) ritornare2. vt + adv1) (fold: bedclothes) ripiegare2) (send back) far tornare indietro* * *1) (turn around) (on foot) tornare indietro, sui propri passi; (in vehicle) tornare indietrothere's no turning back — fig. non si torna più indietro
2) (in book) tornare (to a); turn [sth.] back, turn back [sth.]3) (rotate backwards) (ri)mettere indietro [dial, clock]4) (fold back) piegare, ripiegare [sheet, lapel]; piegare [corner, page]; turn [sth., sb.] back, turn back [sth., sb.] fare tornare indietro [ heavy vehicle]; respingere, ricacciare indietro [ refugees] -
77 turn down
Ex:his mouth turns down at the corners — ha gli angoli della bocca rivolti all'ingiù; turn [sth.] down, turn down [sth.]/Ex:1) (reduce) abbassare [volume, radio, gas]2) (fold over) piegare, fare la piega a [ sheet]; piegare, tirare giù [ collar]; piegare [ corner of page]; turn [sb., sth.] down, turn down [sb., sth.] rifiutare, respingere, non accettare [candidate, request, offer, suggestion]* * *1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) rifiutare2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) abbassare* * *vt + adv1) (fold: bedclothes, collar, page) ripiegare2) (reduce: gas, heat, volume) abbassare3) (refuse: offer) rifiutare, (candidate) scartare* * *Ex:his mouth turns down at the corners — ha gli angoli della bocca rivolti all'ingiù; turn [sth.] down, turn down [sth.]/Ex:1) (reduce) abbassare [volume, radio, gas]2) (fold over) piegare, fare la piega a [ sheet]; piegare, tirare giù [ collar]; piegare [ corner of page]; turn [sb., sth.] down, turn down [sb., sth.] rifiutare, respingere, non accettare [candidate, request, offer, suggestion] -
78 turn up
1) (arrive, show up) comparire, farsi vivo2) (be found)don't worry - it will turn up — non ti preoccupare, salterà fuori
3) (present itself) [opportunity, job] presentarsi, capitare4) (point up) [corner, edge] sporgere in fuori; turn up [sth.], turn [sth.] up5) (increase, intensify) aumentare [ gas]; aumentare, alzare [heating, volume]; alzare (il volume di) [TV, radio, music]6) (point up) alzare [ collar]7) (discover) portare alla luce [ buried object]; [ person] trovare [ information]* * *1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) presentarsi, arrivare2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) (essere trovato)3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) aumentare, alzare* * *1. vi + adv1) (lost object) saltar fuori, (person) arrivare, presentarsithe painting turned up in an old house in Devon — il dipinto è saltato fuori in una vecchia casa nel Devon
2) (point towards) essere rivolto (-a) all'insù2. vt + adv1) (collar, sleeve, hem) alzare, tirare su2) (heat, gas, radio) alzare3) (find) scoprire* * *1) (arrive, show up) comparire, farsi vivo2) (be found)don't worry - it will turn up — non ti preoccupare, salterà fuori
3) (present itself) [opportunity, job] presentarsi, capitare4) (point up) [corner, edge] sporgere in fuori; turn up [sth.], turn [sth.] up5) (increase, intensify) aumentare [ gas]; aumentare, alzare [heating, volume]; alzare (il volume di) [TV, radio, music]6) (point up) alzare [ collar]7) (discover) portare alla luce [ buried object]; [ person] trovare [ information] -
79 ♦ turn
♦ turn /tɜ:n/n.1 giro; rotazione; torsione: a few turns of the crank, qualche giro di manovella; to give the key a turn, dare un giro di chiave; with a neat turn of the wrist, con una perfetta torsione del polso2 turno; volta: «Whose turn is it?» «It's my turn», «a chi tocca?» «tocca a me» («è il mio turno»); Wait your turn, aspetta il tuo turno!; My turn will come, verrà il mio turno; ( oppure) verrà la volta buona anche per me!; by turns, a turni; uno alla volta; in rotazione3 curva; svolta ( anche fig.); voltata; traversa; ( di fiume) ansa: a sharp turn, una curva stretta; a turn to the right, una svolta a destra; The car took a sudden turn to the left, l'automobile fece un'improvvisa voltata a sinistra; Take the second turn on the right, prendi la seconda traversa a destra!; at the turn of the century, alla svolta (o alla fine, all'inizio) del secolo4 (naut., aeron.) accostata; virata6 cambiamento di direzione; piega (fig.): His illness took a turn for the worse, l'andamento della sua malattia prese una brutta piega7 (teatr.) numero; attrattiva; attrazione8 azione; servizio; tiro (fig.): He's done me many a good turn, m'ha reso più di un servizio; Let's hope he won't do me a bad turn, speriamo che non mi giochi un brutto tiro9 (arc.) giretto; passeggiatina11 fine; proposito; scopo: No doubt this tool will serve your turn, senz'altro questo attrezzo risponderà al tuo scopo (o ti potrà tornare utile); This serves my turn precisely, questo fa proprio al caso mio12 giro; modo d'essere (o di esprimersi); forma: a nice turn of phrase, un bel giro di frase; the turn of an ankle, la forma d'una caviglia13 (fam.) colpo; brutto colpo; scossa; spavento: It gave him a turn, hearing the sergeant's voice, sentire la voce del sergente è stato per lui un colpo14 (fam.) lieve indisposizione; breve malessere; attacco: He's had one of his turns again, non è che uno dei suoi soliti attacchi19 tendenza; corso; inversione di tendenza21 ( Borsa, fin.) scarto; differenza tra denaro e lettera; guadagno dell'operatore; plusvalenza professionale26 (ipp.) curva● (aeron.) turn and bank indicator, indicatore di virata e sbandamento □ turn and turn about, a turno; uno dopo l'altro; in successione; di seguito □ turn bench, tornio ( da orologiaio) □ turn bridge, ponte girevole □ ( anche fig.) a turn of the screw, un giro di vite □ the turn of the sentence, il giro dato alla frase □ (naut.) the turn of the tide, il cambiamento della marea □ turn of the wheel, giro della ruota; (fig.) volgere della sorte, repentino cambiamento della fortuna □ at every turn, a ogni svolta; (fig.) a ogni piè sospinto; tutti i momenti □ in turn, a turno; uno alla volta; a vicenda; a rotazione; a sua volta: I told Sam in (my) turn, a mia volta, l'ho detto a Sam; I asked each student in turn, ho fatto la domanda agli studenti uno alla volta □ (autom.) number of turns lock-to-lock, numero dei giri del volante per sterzata totale □ to owe sb. a good turn, essere indebitato verso q. (fig.) □ to take turns (o it in turns), fare a turno □ to take a turn at the wheel, mettersi al volante; dare il cambio alla guida □ ( anche autom.) to take a wrong turn, svoltare nel posto sbagliato; sbagliare al bivio (o all'incrocio) □ to be on the turn, ( del tempo, ecc.) (stare per) cambiare; ( di cibo) guastarsi; ( del latte) stare per inacidire: Public opinion seems to be on the turn, pare che la pubblica opinione stia cambiando; This wine is on the turn, questo vino si sta guastando □ out of turn, a sproposito; fuori luogo; al momento sbagliato: to speak out of turn, parlare a sproposito □ Turn for turn!, a buon rendere! □ (prov.) One good turn deserves another, i favori vanno ricambiati.♦ (to) turn /tɜ:n/A v. t.1 girare; far girare; voltare: to turn the corner, girare l'angolo; ( d'automobile) fare la curva; ( d'automobilista) prendere la curva; (fig.) superare il momento critico; Turn the key, gira la chiave!; Turn the knob to the right, gira a destra il pomello!; (mecc.) to turn a crank [a shaft, a wheel], far girare una manovella [un albero, una ruota]; ( anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., voltare (o volgere) le spalle a q.; Turn your face this way, volta la faccia da questa parte!; She was turning the pages of the album, voltava le pagine dell'album2 rivoltare; rovesciare; far rivoltare; ribaltare; invertire: (mecc.) to turn the edge of a plate, rivoltare l'orlo d'una lamiera; to turn the spade, rivoltare la vanga; to turn a collar, rovesciare un colletto; to turn sb. 's stomach, far rivoltare lo stomaco a q.; ( calcio, ecc.) to turn the match, rovesciare il risultato3 rovesciare; versare; vuotare: She turned the soup into the tureen, ha rovesciato la minestra nella zuppiera4 dirigere; volgere; rivolgere: to turn one's eyes, volgere lo sguardo; to turn one's attention to a problem, rivolgere la propria attenzione a un problema; The bird turned its flight southwards, l'uccello diresse il volo verso sud5 distogliere; sviare; (far) deviare: No one could turn me from my purpose, nessuno è riuscito a distogliermi dal mio proposito; Luckily the helmet turned the bullet, per fortuna l'elmetto ha deviato il proiettile; to turn the course of history, deviare il corso della storia6 ( anche mil.) aggirare: The enemy cavalry turned the left flank of the Roman army, la cavalleria nemica aggirò il fianco sinistro dell'esercito romano8 cambiare; convertire; mutare; trasformare; far diventare: Christ turned water into wine, Cristo mutò l'acqua in vino; I turned him to more liberal views, lo convertii a idee più liberali; The cold weather has turned the leaves red, il freddo ha fatto diventar rosse le foglie; This machine turns cream into butter, questa macchina trasforma la panna in burro; to turn defeat into a victory, trasformare una sconfitta in una vittoria; DIALOGO → - Weather- It's turned chilly hasn't it?, si è fatto freschino, vero?10 (falegn., mecc.) lavorare ( un pezzo) al tornio; tornire ( anche fig.): to turn wood [brass, ivory], tornire il legno [l'ottone, l'avorio]; a well-turned phrase, un'espressione ben tornita12 far inacidire; far andare a male ( alimenti): The heat has turned the milk, il caldo ha fatto inacidire il latte16 ( calcio, ecc.) (spec. di un portiere) deviare: Our keeper turned the striker's powerful left-foot shot against the post, il nostro portiere ha deviato sul palo il potente sinistro dell'attaccante17 ( ginnastica) fare; eseguire: to turn cartwheels, fare la ruota; to turn a somersault, fare un salto mortaleB v. i.1 girare ( anche fig.); girarsi; volgersi; voltare; voltarsi; svoltare: Several artificial satellites are now turning round the earth, diversi satelliti artificiali girano ora intorno alla terra; My head is turning, mi gira la testa; The key won't turn, la chiave non gira (nella toppa); The road turns to the left, la strada svolta a sinistra; to turn down a street, svoltare in una strada; Let's turn now and go back, adesso voltiamo e torniamo indietro!; Suddenly he turned and hit me, all'improvviso si è girato e mi ha colpito2 dirigersi; rivolgersi; fare ricorso a (q.): She turned to God in her sorrow, nel suo dolore, si rivolse a Dio; I scarcely knew which way to turn, quasi non sapevo da che parte dirigermi (fig.: a che santo votarmi); to turn to one's notes, fare ricorso ai propri appunti3 girarsi, rivoltarsi ( nel letto, ecc.); ( dello stomaco) rivoltarsi: I was so upset that I tossed and turned all night, ero così turbato che mi agitai e rivoltai tutta la notte; My stomach turns at the smell of cucumbers, mi si rivolta lo stomaco all'odore dei cetrioli4 mutarsi; trasformarsi; diventare; farsi: The rain turned to sleet, la pioggia si mutò in nevischio; The wine turned to vinegar, il vino è diventato aceto; Joy has turned to sorrow, la gioia s'è trasformata in dolore; He turned Muslim, si fece maomettano; She turned pale, si è fatta pallida; è impallidita5 (naut., aeron.) invertire la rotta ( anche fig.); virare: The ship turned round, la nave virò di bordo; Suddenly the stock market turned, all'improvviso il mercato azionario ha invertito la rotta6 ( di cibo o bevanda) inacidire; andare a male; guastarsi: The milk has turned, il latte s'è inacidito7 cambiare colore: Now the leaves are turning ( yellow), ora le foglie mutano colore (o ingialliscono)8 (naut.: del vento, della marea) girare; cambiare: The tide is turning, la marea sta girando; when the weather turns, quando cambia il vento9 (comm., USA) andare; vendersi: Unisex garments are turning well this year, quest'anno i capi di vestiario unisex vanno bene (fam.: forte)10 (autom., ecc.) fare una curva● to turn one's back to one's problems, mettere da parte i (o non pensare ai) propri problemi □ to turn belly up, finire a pancia all'aria; ( di un pesce e fig.) morire, tirare le cuoia; (fig.) guastarsi, andare in tilt □ to turn sb. 's brain, far dar di volta il cervello a q.; far ammattire q. □ (fig.) to turn one's coat, voltar casacca, voltar gabbana; cambiare partito □ to turn a deaf ear, far orecchi da mercante; non voler sentire □ (autom.) «Turn left [right]» ( cartello), «svolta a sinistra [a destra]» □ to turn sb. 's head, far girare la testa (montare la testa) a q.: Success has turned his head, il successo gli ha montato la testa (o gli ha dato alla testa) □ (fam.) to turn an honest penny, fare un onesto guadagno □ to turn loose, lasciar libero ( un animale domestico); dare la massima libertà a (q.); (mil., USA) impiegare, aprire il fuoco con ( cannoni, ecc.) □ to turn low, abbassare, diminuire ( il gas, la luce, ecc.) □ to turn red, arrossire; far arrossire □ to turn the scales, far traboccare la bilancia; (fig.) essere decisivo □ to turn tail, fuggire, darsela a gambe □ (volg. USA) to turn a trick, fare una marchetta □ (tipogr.) turned comma, virgoletta □ (fig.) not to turn a hair, non batter ciglio □ (mecc.) This material turns well [easily], questo materiale si lavora bene [facilmente] al tornio □ The clock turned seven, l'orologio segnò le sette □ He has just turned twenty, ha appena compiuto vent'anni □ (autom.) «Lorries turning» ( cartello), «autocarri in manovra». -
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corner [ˊkɔ:nə]1. n1) у́гол, уголо́к;to cut off a corner сре́зать у́гол, пойти́ напрями́к
;round the corner за угло́м; перен. совсе́м бли́зко, ря́дом
;а) заверну́ть за́ угол;б) вы́йти из тру́дного положе́ния;в) благополу́чно перенести́ кри́зис ( болезни);г) воен. жарг. дезерти́ровать2) нело́вкое положе́ние; затрудне́ние;to drive into a corner загна́ть в у́гол, припере́ть к стене́
3) закоу́лок, потайно́й уголо́к;done in a corner сде́лано исподтишка́, потихо́ньку
4) часть, райо́н;the four corners of the earth четы́ре страны́ све́та
5) эк. ко́рнер ( скупка монополистами акций и товаров со спекулятивными целями)6) спорт. (тж. corner kick) ко́рнер, углово́й уда́р◊hole and corner transactions та́йные махина́ции
2. v1) загоня́ть в у́гол, в тупи́к; припере́ть к стене́2) скупа́ть това́ры со спекуляти́вными це́лями;to corner the market овладе́ть ры́нком, скупа́я това́ры
3) заверну́ть за́ угол
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