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  • 1 turn the corner

    1) (to go round a corner.) στρίβω
    2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) τη γλιτώνω, τη σκαπουλάρω

    English-Greek dictionary > turn the corner

  • 2 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) γυρίζω / περιστρέφω/-ομαι
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) κάνω μεταβολή, στρίβω, στρέφομαι
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) στρίβω
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) στρέφω
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) στρίβω
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) γίνομαι, μεταβάλλω/-ομαι, μετατρέπω/-ομαι
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) αλλάζω χρώμα
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) στροφή, στρίψιμο, περιστροφή
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) γύρα, βόλτα
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) στροφή
    4) (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.) σειρά
    5) (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.) νούμερο σε παράσταση
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    - 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
    - turn up

    English-Greek dictionary > turn

  • 3 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) στρογγυλός
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) στρουμπουλός
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) γύρω (προς την αντίθετη κατεύθυνση)
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) γύρω, ολόγυρα/ σ' όλη τη διάρκεια
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) τριγύρω
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) εδώ και εκεί
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) σε περίμετρο
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) σε κάποιο μέρος
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) γύρω από, τριγύρω
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) γύρω γύρω
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) γύρω από
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) παντού
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) γύρος
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) γύρα
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) ριξιά, βολή
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) βλήμα, σφαίρα
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) γύρος
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) κυκλικό τραγούδι
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) παίρνω στροφή
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout     6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) όχι κατευθείαν: έμμεσος, περιφραστικός
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up

    English-Greek dictionary > round

  • 4 dog-eared

    adjective ((of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner: dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared.) (για σελίδες) τσακισμένος στις γωνίες

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  • 5 Turn

    v. trans.
    P. and V. τρέπειν, στρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφειν.
    Change: P. and V. μεταφέρειν, μεταβάλλειν, μεταστρέφειν; see Change.
    Translate: P. μεταφέρειν.
    Let us turn our steps from this path: V. ἔξω τρίβου τοῦδʼ ἴχνος ἀλλαξώμεθα (Eur., El. 103).
    Turn a corner: Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.
    Where are you turning your head? Ar. τὴν κεφάλην ποῖ περιάγεις; ( Pax, 682).
    Turn one's neck: P. περιάγειν τὸν αὐχένα (Plat., Rep. 515C).
    Direct ( towards an object): P. and V. ἐπέχειν (τί τινι, or τι ἐπί τινι).
    Turn on a lathe: Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.
    met., round off ( a phrase): Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.
    Spin: P. and V. στρέφειν; see Spin.
    V. intrans. P. and V. τρέπεσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. and V. μεταστρέφεσθαι, P. περιίστασθαι; see Change.
    Wend: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι; see Wend.
    Spin, revolve: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι; see Spin.
    Turn in the race-course: V. κάμπτειν (Soph., El. 744).
    Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn about: see Turn back (Turn).
    Turn against, estrange, v. trans.: P. ἀλλοτριοῦν, ἀπαλλοτριοῦν.
    Embroil: Ar. and P. διιστάναι.
    Betray: P. and V. προδιδόναι.
    Turn aside: P. and V. ἀποτρέπειν, ἀποστρέφειν.
    Turn from its course: P. παρατρέπειν, P. and V. ἐκτρέπειν, ὑπεκτρέπειν, V. παρεκτρέπειν, διαστρέφειν; see Divert.
    Turn aside, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκτρέπεσθαι, ὑπεκτρέπεσθαι, ἀποτρέπεσθαι, ἀποστρέφειν (or pass.), P. παρατρέπεσθαι, ἐκκλίνειν.
    Turn away: see Turn aside (Turn).
    Turn back, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀποτρέπειν.
    Send back: Ar. and P. ἀποπέμπειν.
    Deter: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἀποτρέπειν, V. παρασπᾶν.
    Turn back, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν (or pass.), ὑποστρέφειν (or pass.), ἀναστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἐπαναστρέφειν.
    Turn from, v. trans., deter: Ar. and P. ἀποτρέπειν; see deter; v. intrans., V. ἀποτρέπεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and V. ἀποστρέφεσθαι (acc.) (also Xen.), P. ἀποτρέπεσθαι ἐκ (gen.).
    Desist from: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), V. μεθίστασθαι (gen.).
    Turn into, change into, v. trans.: P. μεταλλάσσειν (εἰς. acc.).
    Become, v. intrans.: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn into a beast: V. ἐκθηριοῦσθαι.
    Change into: P. μεταβαίνειν εἰς (acc.), μεταβάλλειν εἰς (acc.) or ἐπί (acc.).
    Turn out, manufacture, v. trans.: see Manufacture.
    Turn out of doors: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι.
    Be turned out of doors: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
    Drive out: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ἐξελαύνειν, ἐκβάλλειν; see Banish.
    Depose: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, P. παραλύειν; see Depose.
    Turn out, result, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, ἐξέρχεσθαι, P. ἀποβαίνειν, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι.
    Turn over, hand over, v. trans.: P. and V. παραδιδόναι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν.
    Upset: P. and V. ἀνατρέπειν, ἀναστρέφειν; see Upset.
    Turn over in one's mind: see Ponder.
    Turn over a new leaf: V. μεθαρμόζεσθαι βελτίω βίον (Eur., Alc. 1157).
    Turn round, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀνακυκλεῖν (pass. in Plat.), ἐπιστρέφειν, περιάγειν (Eur., Cycl. 686).
    Turn round, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπιστρέφειν (or ὑποστρέφειν, μεταστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. περιίστασθαι.
    Not turning round, adj.: V. ἄστροφος (Soph., O. C. 490).
    Turn tail: P. and V. ὑποστρέφειν, V. νωτίζειν; fly.
    Turn to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.), P. καταφεύγειν εἰς, or πρός (acc.), V. φεύγειν εἰς (acc.).
    Turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Turn upside down, v. trans.: P. and V. ἄνω κάτω στρέφειν; see under Upside (Upside down).
    Upset: P. and V. ἀναστρέφειν, ἀνατρέπειν.
    Turn upside down, be upset, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἀνατρέπεσθαι.
    Capsize: V. ὑπτιοῦσθαι.
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    subs.
    Change: P. and V. μεταβολή, ἡ, μετάστασις, ἡ; see Change.
    Opportunity: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ, καιρός, ὁ.
    Turn of the scale, met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
    Twist, trick: P. and V. στροφή, ἡ.
    He will wait the turn of events: P. προσεδρεύσει τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 14).
    Good turn, service: P. and V. χάρις, ἡ, P. εὐεργεσία, ἡ, V. ὑπουργία, ἡ; see Service.
    Do ( one) a good turn: P. and V. εὖ ποιεῖν (acc.). εὖ δρᾶν (acc.).
    Bad turn, injury: P. and V. κακόν, τό; see Injury.
    Do ( one) a bad turn: P. and V. κακῶς ποιεῖν (acc.), κακῶς δρᾶν (acc.).
    The pair had hardly taken two or three turns ( in walking) when Clinias enters: P. οὔπω τούτω δύʼ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε ἤτην καὶ εἰσέρχεται Κλεινίας (Plat., Euthy. 273A).
    Duty coming round by rotation: P. and V. μέρος, τό.
    By turns: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει, P. κατὰ μέρος, V. ἀνὰ μέρος.
    In order: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς, ἑξῆς.
    By relays: P. κατʼ ἀναπαύλας.
    Alternately: P. and V. παραλλάξ.
    In turn: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει.
    I will speak in your turn: P. ἐγὼ ἐρῶ ἐν τῷ σῷ μέρει (Plat., Symp. 185D).
    In return: P. and V. αὖ, αὖθις.
    In compounds: use ἀντι, e. g.
    hear in turn: P. and V. ἀντακούειν (Xen.).
    Be captured in turn: V. αὖθις ἀνθαλίσκεσθαι.
    Out of turn: P. παρὰ τὸ μέρος (Xen.).
    They took it in turns to sleep and do the rowing: P. οἱ μὲν ὕπνος, ἡροῦντο κατὰ μέρος, οἱ δὲ ἤλαυνον (Thuc. 3, 49).
    Taking one's turn: use adj., P. and V. διάδοχος.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Turn

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