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1 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) nogriezties ap stūri2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) izkļūt no grūtībām; pārciest (slimības) krīzi -
2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) griezt; griezties2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) pagriezties3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) pagriezties; iegriezties4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) pavērst; pievērst; pievērsties5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) apiet6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) pārvērst; pārveidot; pārvērsties7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) Viņas mati nosirmoja.2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) apgrieziens2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vijums; līkums3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) pagieziens4) (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.) kārta; rinda5) (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.) numurs; uzstāšanās•- 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* * *apgrieziens; pagrieziens; pavērsiens, pārmaiņa; līkums; rinda, kārta; pakalpojums; uzstāšanās, numurs; pastaiga; dotības, spējas; maiņa; izbailes, uztraukums; laika sprīdis; veids; lēkme; teiciens; griezt; pagriezt; griezties; apiet; pievērst; apgriezt; kļūt; pārvērst; sakupt; sasniegt; izvirpot; uzart; sastiept; veidot -
3 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) apaļš, lodveida-2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) apaļš; tukls2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) apkārt2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) visu cauru gadu3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) no viena pie otra; apkārt4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) apkārt5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) apkārt; apkārtmērā6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) Vai jūs iegriezīsities?3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) []apkārt2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) ap; apkārt3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) ap4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) visur; viscaur4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) aplis; cikls; partija (spēlē)2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) apgaita; maršruts3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) aplausu vētra4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) šāviņš5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) raunds; kārta6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanons5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) apiet; apbraukt- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) aplinku-; netiešs- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *aplis; šķēle; apgaita; cikls, virkne; posms, kārta; pakāpiens; sfēra, loks; grupa; porcija; raunds; zalve; noapaļot; apstaigāt, apiet; nobeigt, pabeigt; apaļš; pilns, pilnīgs; apļveida; atklāts; veicīgs, ātrs; pilnskanīgs; noslīpēts, izkopts; apkārt, riņķī; ap ; aptuveni -
4 dog-eared
adjective ((of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner: dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared.) (par grāmatas lapas stūri) atlocīts; ielocīts* * *atlocīts
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