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1 share

1. noun
1) (portion) Teil, der od. das; (part one is entitled to)

[fair] share — Anteil, der

he had a large share in bringing it about — er hatte großen Anteil daran, dass es zustande kam

pay one's share of the bill — seinen Teil der Rechnung bezahlen

have a share in the profits — am Gewinn beteiligt sein

do more than one's [fair] share of the work — mehr als seinen Teil zur Arbeit beitragen

each had his share of the cake — jeder bekam seinen Teil vom Kuchen ab

have more than one's [fair] share of the blame/attention — mehr Schuld zugewiesen bekommen/mehr Beachtung finden, als man verdient

she had her share of luck/bad luck — sie hat aber auch Glück/Pech gehabt

take one's share of the responsibility — seinen Teil Verantwortung tragen

take one's share of the blame — seinen Teil Schuld auf sich (Akk.) nehmen

go shares — teilen

it was share and share alike — es wurde brüderlich geteilt

2) (part-ownership of property) [Geschäfts]anteil, der; (part of company's capital) Aktie, die

hold shares in a company — (Brit.) Anteile od. Aktien einer Gesellschaft besitzen
2. transitive verb
teilen; gemeinsam tragen [Verantwortung]

share the same birthday/surname — am gleichen Tag Geburtstag/den gleichen Nachnamen haben
3. intransitive verb
share in — teilnehmen an (+ Dat.); beteiligt sein an (+ Dat.) [Gewinn, Planung]; teilen [Freude, Erfahrung]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91471/share_out">share out

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[ʃeə] 1. noun
1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) der Anteil

2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) der Anteil

3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) Beteiligung
2. verb
1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) teilen

2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) sich teilen

3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) sich beteiligen an

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- shareholder
- share and share alike
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share

[ʃeəʳ, AM ʃer]

I. n

1. (part) Teil m, Anteil m; of food Portion f

she's not doing her \share of the work sie macht ihren Teil der Arbeit nicht

he should take his \share of the blame for what happened er sollte die Verantwortung für seine Mitschuld am Geschehen übernehmen

the lion's \share of sth der Löwenanteil von etw dat

\share of the market Marktanteil m

\share of the vote Stimmenanteil m

to go \shares on sth sich dat die Kosten für etw akk teilen

to have one's \share of sth ( also fig) seinen Teil von etw dat abbekommen haben

they've had their \share of trouble in the past sie hatten einst auch ihr Päckchen zu tragen dat

to have more than one's \share of sth mehr von etw dat haben, als einem zusteht

to have had one's fair \share of sth ( iron) etw reichlich abbekommen haben

to have had more than one's fair \share ( iron) etw mehr als genug haben fam

▪ a \share in sth ein Anteil m an etw dat

to give sb a \share in sth jdn an etw dat beteiligen [o teilhaben lassen]

to have a \share in sth an etw dat teilhaben

2. usu pl (in company) Anteil m, Aktie f, Beteiligungstitel m

stocks and \shares Wertpapiere pl, Effekten pl

earnings per \share Gewinn m pro Aktie

A \share A-Aktie f

ordinary [or BRIT equity] \share Stammaktie f

deferred ordinary \share Nachzugsaktie f

listed [or quoted] \share börsennotierte Aktie

unlisted [or unquoted] \share nicht notierte Aktie

index of \shares BRIT Aktienindex m

II. vi

1. (with others) teilen

you must learn to \share du musst lernen zu teilen

we don't mind sharing if there aren't enough copies for everyone wir teilen gern, falls es nicht genügend Exemplare für alle gibt

there aren't enough rooms for the children to have one each, so they have to \share es sind nicht genügend Zimmer für jedes Kind vorhanden — sie müssen sie sich eben teilen

\share and \share alike gerecht teilen

▪ to \share with sb mit jdm teilen

2. (have part of)

▪ to \share in sth an etw dat teilhaben

as he found the money he should \share in the reward da er das Geld gefunden hat, sollte er etwas von der Belohnung abbekommen

to \share in sb's joy/sorrow/triumph die Freude/den Kummer/den Triumph mit jdm teilen

3. (participate)

▪ to \share in sth an etw dat beteiligt sein

4. (to be open with sb about sth)

I didn't want to \share that... ich wollte nicht, dass jemand wusste, dass...

III. vt

1. (divide)

▪ to \share sth etw teilen

shall we \share the driving? sollen wir uns beim Fahren abwechseln?

to \share the expenses sich dat die Kosten teilen

to \share resources Mittel gemeinsam nutzen

to \share responsibility Verantwortung gemeinsam tragen

▪ to \share sth among [or between] sb etw unter jdm verteilen

▪ to \share sth with sb etw mit jdm teilen

I \shared a flat with Sue when we were at university als wir an der Uni waren, hatte ich mit Sue eine gemeinsame Wohnung

2. (have in common)

▪ to \share sth etw gemeinsam haben

to \share a birthday am gleichen Tag Geburtstag haben

to \share [common] characteristics Gemeinsamkeiten haben

to \share sb's concern jds Besorgnis teilen

to \share an experience eine gemeinsame Erfahrung haben

to \share an interest ein gemeinsames Interesse haben

to want to \share one's life with sb sein Leben mit jdm teilen wollen

to \share sb's sorrow jds Kummer teilen

to \share sb's view [or belief] jds Ansicht [o Meinung] teilen

3. (communicate)

▪ to \share sth with sb information, news etw an jdn weitergeben

to \share one's problems/thoughts with sb jdm seine Probleme/Gedanken anvertrauen

to \share a joke einen Witz zum Besten geben

to \share a secret [with sb] jdn in ein Geheimnis einweihen

4.

▶ a problem \shared is a problem halved ( prov) geteiltes Leid ist halbes Leid prov

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I [ʃɛə(r)]
1. n

1) (= portion) Anteil m (in or of an +dat)

we want fair shares for all — wir wollen, dass gerecht geteilt wird

I want my fair share — ich will meinen (An)teil, ich will, was mir zusteht

he didn't get his fair share — er ist zu kurz gekommen

I've had more than my fair share of bad luck — ich habe mehr (als mein Teil an) Pech gehabt

I'll give you a share in the profits — ich beteilige Sie am Gewinn

in equal shares — zu gleichen Teilen

your share is £5 — du bekommst £ 5, du musst £ 5 bezahlen

how much is my share? — wie groß ist mein Anteil?

he came in for his full share of criticism — er hat sein Teil an Kritik abbekommen

to fall to sb's share (liter) — jdm zufallen (liter)

to go shares (inf) —

to bear one's share of the cost — seinen Anteil an den Kosten tragen

to take one's share of the proceeds — sich (dat) seinen Anteil am Gewinn nehmen

to take one's share of the blame — sich mitschuldig erklären

to pay one's share — seinen (An)teil bezahlen

to do one's share — sein( en) Teil or das Seine tun or beitragen

to have a share in sth — an etw (dat)

I had no share in that — damit hatte ich nichts zu tun

2) (FIN general) (Geschäfts)anteil m; (in a public limited company) Aktie f

to hold shares in a company — (Geschäfts)anteile pl/Aktien pl eines Unternehmens besitzen

2. vt

1) (= divide) teilen; (= have in common also) gemeinsam haben; responsibility gemeinsam tragen

we share the same birthday — wir haben am gleichen Tag Geburtstag

they share a room — sie teilen ein Zimmer, sie haben ein gemeinsames Zimmer

I do not share that view — diese Ansicht teile ich nicht

2) (COMPUT) file gemeinsam nutzen; (in network) freigeben

3. vi

1) teilen

there was only one room free so we had to share — es gab nur noch ein freies Zimmer, also mussten wir es uns teilen

children have to learn to share — Kinder müssen lernen, mit anderen zu teilen

to share and share alike — (brüderlich) mit ( den) anderen teilen

2)

to share in sth — sich an etw (dat) beteiligen; in profit an etw (dat) beteiligt werden; in enthusiasm etw teilen; in success, sorrow an etw (dat) Anteil nehmen
II
n (AGR)
(Pflug)schar f
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share¹ [ʃeə(r)]

A s

1. (An)Teil m (of an dat):

fall to sb’s share jemanden zufallen;

have a share in beteiligt sein an (dat);

for my share für meinen Teil;

share of the market Marktanteil

2. (An)Teil m, Beitrag m, Kontingent n:

do one’s share seinen Teil leisten (of bei);

go shares with sb mit jemandem (gerecht) teilen ( in sth etwas);

have ( oder take) a large share in großen Anteil haben an (dat);

take a share in sich beteiligen an (dat); → cake A 1, pie²

3. WIRTSCH Beteiligung f, Geschäftsanteil m, Kapitaleinlage f:

share in a ship Schiffspart m

4. WIRTSCH

a) Gewinnanteil m

b) besonders Br Aktie f:

hold shares in a company Aktionär(in) einer Gesellschaft sein

c) Kux m, Bergwerksaktie f

B v/t

1. (auch fig sein Bett, eine Ansicht, das Schicksal etc) teilen ( with mit):

they shared second place sie kamen gemeinsam auf den zweiten Platz;

they shared the lead SPORT sie waren oder lagen gemeinsam in Führung;

we share the view that … wir sind übereinstimmend der Meinung, dass …; → responsibility 2

2. meist share out (among) ver-, austeilen (unter oder an akk), zuteilen (dat)

3. teilnehmen oder -haben an (dat), sich an den Kosten etc beteiligen:

shared gemeinsam, Gemeinschafts…

C v/i

1. share in → B 3

2. teilen:

share and share alike brüderlich teilen;

share in sich teilen in (akk)

share² [ʃeə(r)] s AGR, TECH (Pflug) Schar f:

share beam Pflugbaum m

sh. abk

1. WIRTSCH share

2. sheep

3. sheet

4. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

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1. noun
1) (portion) Teil, der od. das; (part one is entitled to)

[fair] share — Anteil, der

he had a large share in bringing it about — er hatte großen Anteil daran, dass es zustande kam

pay one's share of the bill — seinen Teil der Rechnung bezahlen

have a share in the profits — am Gewinn beteiligt sein

do more than one's [fair] share of the work — mehr als seinen Teil zur Arbeit beitragen

each had his share of the cake — jeder bekam seinen Teil vom Kuchen ab

have more than one's [fair] share of the blame/attention — mehr Schuld zugewiesen bekommen/mehr Beachtung finden, als man verdient

she had her share of luck/bad luck — sie hat aber auch Glück/Pech gehabt

take one's share of the responsibility — seinen Teil Verantwortung tragen

take one's share of the blame — seinen Teil Schuld auf sich (Akk.) nehmen

go shares — teilen

it was share and share alike — es wurde brüderlich geteilt

2) (part-ownership of property) [Geschäfts]anteil, der; (part of company's capital) Aktie, die

hold shares in a company — (Brit.) Anteile od. Aktien einer Gesellschaft besitzen
2. transitive verb
teilen; gemeinsam tragen [Verantwortung]

share the same birthday/surname — am gleichen Tag Geburtstag/den gleichen Nachnamen haben
3. intransitive verb
share in — teilnehmen an (+ Dat.); beteiligt sein an (+ Dat.) [Gewinn, Planung]; teilen [Freude, Erfahrung]

Phrasal Verbs:

- share out

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(in) n.

Anteil -e (an) m. n.

Aktie -n f.

Anteil -e m.

Beteiligung f.

Quote -n f. v.

gemeinsam benutzen ausdr.

teilen v.

English-german dictionary > share
2 principal

adj.

1 main, principal.

lo principal es… the main thing is…

puerta principal front door

2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.

m.

first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).

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principal

► adjetivo

1 main, chief

■ lo principal es que duerma bien the main thing is that he sleeps well

► nombre masculino

1 (piso) first floor, US second floor

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adj.

1) principal

2) main

3) foremost

4) major

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1. ADJ

1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)

interpreta el papel principal — she plays the leading role

lo principal es que el problema se ha solucionado — the main thing is the problem has been solved

2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious

2. SM

1) (=persona) head, chief, principal

2) (Econ) principal, capital

3) (Teat) dress circle

4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)

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adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

el papel principal — the main part o leading role

el personaje principal — the main character

lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

lo principal es la salud — there's nothing more important than your health
II
masculino

a) (Fin) principal, capital

b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)

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= capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.

Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.

Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.

Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.

Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.

Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).

Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.

Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.

Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.

Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.

Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.

Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.

Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.

Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.

Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.

Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.

Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.

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* actividad principal = core activity.

* actor principal = lead character, leading man.

* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* administrador principal = top administrator.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.

* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.

* carretera principal = major road.

* comida principal = main meal.

* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.

* director principal = senior director.

* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.

* el principal = the number one.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* fuente principal de información = chief source of information.

* guía principal = guiding principle.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* motivo principal = prime cause.

* papel principal = title role.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* personaje principal = lead character.

* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* plato principal = entrée, main entrée.

* ponencia principal = keynote presentation.

* primero y principal = first and foremost.

* principal razón = prime cause.

* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.

* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* programa principal = Core Programme.

* protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.

* protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* recurso principal = primary resource.

* semiprincipal = semi-main.

* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

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adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

el papel principal — the main part o leading role

el personaje principal — the main character

lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

lo principal es la salud — there's nothing more important than your health
II
masculino

a) (Fin) principal, capital

b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)

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= capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.

Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.

Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.

Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.

Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.

Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).

Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.

Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.

Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.

Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.

Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.

Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.

Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.

Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.

Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.

Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.

Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.

* actividad principal = core activity.

* actor principal = lead character, leading man.

* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* administrador principal = top administrator.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.

* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.

* carretera principal = major road.

* comida principal = main meal.

* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.

* director principal = senior director.

* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.

* el principal = the number one.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* fuente principal de información = chief source of information.

* guía principal = guiding principle.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* motivo principal = prime cause.

* papel principal = title role.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* personaje principal = lead character.

* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* plato principal = entrée, main entrée.

* ponencia principal = keynote presentation.

* primero y principal = first and foremost.

* principal razón = prime cause.

* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.

* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* programa principal = Core Programme.

* protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.

* protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* recurso principal = primary resource.

* semiprincipal = semi-main.

* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

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principal¹

adjective

‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› main

el papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romero

el personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the end

lo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himself

lo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health

principal²

masculine

1 ( Fin) principal, capital

2 (en un teatro, cine) upper balcony ( AmE), upper circle ( BrE)

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principal adjetivo
main;
‹ papel› leading ( before n);
◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…

principal adjetivo main, principal

' principal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
central
- constreñir
- dirección
- director
- directora
- eclipsar
- maestra
- maestro
- mayor
- nudo
- puerta
- requerir
- sita
- sito
- soler
- subdirector
- subdirectora
- mayordomo
- mayoritario
- plato
- portón
- protagonista
English:
already
- anchor
- attraction
- averse
- bed
- body
- bomb
- bread-and-butter
- by
- central
- chief
- dash
- deputy
- dinner
- do
- enjoy
- flagship
- foremost
- head
- high
- high road
- imagine
- irony
- lead
- lead off from
- lead story
- leading
- leading lady
- leading man
- main
- mainland
- mainstay
- master
- mind
- objective
- on
- opposed
- premier
- primary
- prime
- principal
- road
- runaway
- title role
- trunk road
- upstage
- course
- limb
- major
- rat

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principal

♦ adj

1. [más importante] main, principal;

me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;

puerta principal front door;

lo principal the main thing

2. [oración] main

♦ nm

1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor

2. Fin principal

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principal

I adj main, principal;

lo principal the main o most important thing

II m second floor, Br

first floor

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principal adj

1) : main, principal

2) : foremost, leading

principal nm

: capital, principal

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principal¹ adj main

los puntos principales the main points

lo principal the main thing

principal² n first floor

viven en el principal they live on the first floor

Spanish-English dictionary > principal
3 turn

tə:n 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snu, dreie, gå rundt, vende, vri

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snu (seg), dreie (seg)

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) snu, bikke, bøye av

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) snu (seg), vende seg mot

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) gå rundt

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle(s), bli til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) skifte farge
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (om)dreiing, sving, vending

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kveil, tørn, bukt

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.) (vei)sving; sidevei

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.) tur, omgang

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.) nummer

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- turning-point
- 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

dreie
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kurve
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snu
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svinge
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vending

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subst. \/tɜːn\/

1) vending, vridning, dreining, sving(ing)

• a turn of the head

en vridning på hodet

• with a neat turn of the wrist

med en elegant dreining med hånden

2) snuing, helomvending

3) omdreining, vridning

• he gave the key another turn

han dreide nøkkelen rundt en gang til

• the door is locked with a double turn of the key

4) sving, kurve

• left turn

venstresving

• right turn

høyresving

• make a turn to the left

svinge til venstre

• the road takes a sudden turn to the left

veien gjør en skarp sving til venstre

5) ( ved retningsangivelse) gate, vei

• take the second turn to the left

ta andre vei til venstre

6) sidevei

7) vending, vendepunkt, retningsendring

• take a favourable turn

ta en gunstig vending

• a turn for the worse

en vending til det verre

• a turn for the better

en vending til det bedre

• his health took a turn for the worse

helsen hans forverret seg

• give a new turn to the conversation

gi samtalen en ny vending

• there has been a turn of fortune

lykken har snudd seg

8) skifte

• the turn of the century

århundreskiftet

• the turn of the year

årsskiftet

9) forandring, (om)skiftning, endring, omslag

10) tur, omgang

• it's my turn

det er min tur

• when it came to my turn

da det ble min tur

11) skift, (arbeids)tørn

• the afternoon turn

kveldsskiftet

12) ( sjøfart) tørn

13) tjeneste

14) legning, anlegg, medfødt evne, sans

• I have a technical turn

jeg har teknisk sans, jeg er teknisk anlagt

• turn of speed

hurtighet

15) ( handel) forklaring: forskjell mellom innkjøpspris og utsalgspris

16) liten tur, runde, slag, promenade

• take a turn round the garden

ta en runde i hagen

17) ( på revy e.l.) nummer

18) opptredende (i nummer)

19) anfall, ri, raptus, tokt

20) ( om sinne e.l.) utbrudd

21) ( hverdagslig) sjokk, støkk, forskrekkelse

• it gave me a terrible turn

jeg ble helt forskrekket

22) formulering

• the turn of the phrase

formuleringen av en frase

23) form

• the turn of an ankle

24) preg, form, stil

• the turn of our language

25) ( musikk) dobbeltslag

at every turn hvor man enn snur og vender seg, overalt ved enhver anledning, i tide og utide, bestandig

a bad turn eller (an) ill turn en bjørnetjeneste, en dårlig tjeneste

by the turn of a hair på hengende håret, med nød og neppe, på håret

by turns i tur og orden på omgang vekselvis, skiftevis

• he spoke English and Norwegian by turns

han snakket vekselvis engelsk og norsk

• she laughed and cried by turns

hun lo og gråt om hverandre

done to a turn (amer., hverdagslig) vellaget, passe stekt, passe kokt

• the meal was done to a turn

måltidet var svært vellaget

do somebody a good turn gjøre noen en stor tjeneste

give a new turn to gi en ny tolkning

give turn for turn gi igjen med samme mynt

a good turn en god gjerning

have a turn forsøke, sette i gang

in turn i tur og orden

• we were examined in turn

vi ble undersøkt i tur og orden

vekselvis, skiftevis igjen, atter i sin tur, på sin side

• and this, in turn, means

og dette vil i sin tur bety

• he, in turn, thinks

han på sin side mener

it serves its turn det tjener sin hensikt, det gjør nytten

one good turn deserves another den ene tjenesten er den andre verdt

be on the turn befinne seg ved et vendepunkt ( om mat eller væske) holde på å surne, bli sur

out of turn utenfor tur, når det ikke er ens tur

• you have gone out of your turn

det er ikke din tur

i utide taktløst

serve somebody's turn tjene noens hensikter

speak out of turn uttale seg taktløst, snakke om noe man ikke skal snakke om

take a turn at hjelpe til med, ta i et tak med

• we offered to take a turn at washing up

vi tilbød oss å hjelpe til med oppvasken

take turns skifte på, bytte på

take turns in doing something eller take something in turns bytte på å gjøre noe

take turns with somebody bytte på med noen

the tide is on the turn tidevannet holder på å snu ( overført) et vendepunkt er nært forestående

to a turn på en prikk ( spesielt om matlaging) perfekt, utmerket

to the turn of a hair på en prikk på håret

turn and turn about vekselvis, skiftevis, etter tur, i tur og orden

a turn of expression (en) uttrykksmåte

turn of mind sinnelag innstilling, tankegang

• she is of a practical turn of mind

hun er praktisk anlagt, hun har praktisk sans

• he has a sceptical turn of mind

han er skeptisk av natur

a turn of speech (en) talemåte, (en) vending

turn of the scales ( om vekt) utslag

turn of the screw skjerpelse, intensivering

• it was a turn of the screw in the government's effort to combat inflation

det var en intensivering av regjeringens kamp for å bekjempe inflasjonen

the turn of the tide tidevannsskifte ( overført) omslag, omskiftning

• mark the turn of the tide

markere et vendepunkt

the turns of fortune eller the turns of Fortune's wheel skjebnens spill

wait one's turn vente på tur

• wait your turn

vent til det blir din tur
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verb \/tɜːn\/

1) snu (på), vende (på), vri (på), dreie (på), snu rundt, vende om, dreie rundt, vri rundt, vri om

• she turned her head

hun vendte på hodet

• turn the tap

vri på vannkranen

• turn the key in the lock

vri om nøkkelen i låsen

2) vende bort

• she turned her face and wept

hun vendte seg bort og gråt

3) snu, vende (om), gjøre helomvending

• shall we turn and go back now?

skal vi snu og gå tilbake nå?

4) snu seg, vende seg

• he heard his name called but did not turn

han hørte noen rope på ham, men snudde seg ikke

• he turned on his side and fell asleep

han snudde seg på siden og sovnet

5) svinge (av), ta av, bøye av

• turn to the right

ta av til høyre, svinge av til høyre

• turn round the corner

svinge rundt hjørnet

• the road turns sharply

veien gjør en skarp sving

6) skru (på), snurre (på), sno, sveive, svinge på, svinge rundt, dreie om, snu rundt

7) svinge (rundt), snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), gå rundt, rotere

• the wheel turned slowly

hjulet gikk sakte rundt

• what turns the wheels?

hva er det som får hjulene til å gå rundt?

• the earth turns round the sun

jorden dreier rundt solen

• the key turned in the lock

nøkkelen gikk rundt i låsen

• his brain turned

det gikk rundt for ham

• the key won't turn

nøkkelen går ikke rundt

• the tap won't turn

det går ikke an å vri kranen

8) ( overført) snu og vende på

• turn over a problem in one's mind

snu og vende på et problem

9) stramme (til)

• turn a screw tight

stramme til en skrue

10) ( på dreiebenk) dreie, forme

11) formulere spirituelt og elegant, turnere

• neatly turned compliment

elegant turnert kompliment

12) runde, passere

• turn a corner

runde et hjørne

• when we had turned Cape Horn

da vi hadde passert Kapp Horn

13) ( militærvesen) omgå

14) rette, vende

• turn the hose on the fire!

rett slangen mot brannen!

• turn one's energy on

rette energien sin mot

15) gjøre, få til å bli

• starvation and thirst turned them mad

sulten og tørsten gjorde dem gale

16) ( om løv) skifte farge

• autumn has turned the leaves yellow

høsten har gulnet bladene

• the leaves are beginning to turn

bladene begynner å skifte farge

17) bli sur, surne, få til å bli sur, få til å surne

• the milk has turned

melken har surnet

18) krumme, bøye

• turn a lead pipe

19) avverge, avvende, avlede, lede bort

• he turned the blow with his arm

han avverget slaget med armen

20) fylle år, passere

• he has turned fifty

han har fylt femti

21) ( om klokke) slå

• it has just turned three o'clock

klokken er litt over tre, klokken har nettop slått tre

22) sende bort, vise bort, jage bort

• he turned the man from his door

23) helle (opp), tappe (opp)

• turn water into bottles

tappe vann på flasker

24) ( handel) omsette

25) ( hverdagslig) tjene penger

26) (om tidevann, vind e.l.) vende, snu

• when does the tide turn?

når snur tidevannet?

27) vri seg, kantre

28) ( overført) gå tilbake, snu (seg)

• the fever has turned

feberen har gått tilbake

• luck turned and he went broke

lykken snudde seg, og han mistet alt han eide

29) bli

• turn pale

• turn sour

bli sur

• the weather turns fair

været klarner opp, det blir fint vær

30) vri, vrikke, forstue

31) bli kvalm, gjøre kvalm

32) ( om klesplagg) vrenge

33) henvende seg til, gå til

• she had no one to turn to

hun hadde ikke noen å gå til

even a worm will turn se ➢ worm, 1

have something turned down få noe avslått

make one's stomach turn over se ➢ stomach, 1

not know where to turn eller not know which way to turn se ➢ way, 1

turn about snu, vende (vri) og vende på la bytte plass, bytte om på snu seg rundt, vende seg rundt, gjøre helt om

• turn about!

helt om!, helomvending!

turn a film se ➢ film, 1

turn against vende seg mot

• he turned against his former friends

han vendte seg mot sin tidligere venner

• he felt that the whole world had suddenly turned against him

han følte at hele verden plutselig hadde vendt seg mot ham

sette opp mot

• a campaign to turn the people against their leaders

turn a hand to se ➢ hand, 1

turn around (amer.) forberede et fartøy eller et fly for en returreise ( overført) foreta en snuoperasjon med

• the company was turned around from its previous bad performance to become very successful

turn aside gå til side, vike unna vende seg bort ta av, svinge av, kjøre inn på en sidevei avvike

• turn aside from a subject

avvike fra et tema

avvende, avverge

• turn aside a blow

avverge et slag

avlede, gi en annen retning

turn away vende seg bort, snu seg bort

• she turned away in disgust

hun snudde seg bort i avsky

vende bort, vri bort

• turn one's head away

lede bort

• she tried to turn the conversation away from the subject

hun prøvde å lede samtalen bort fra emnet

jage bort, sende bort, vise bort, avvise

• turn away a beggar

• many spectators were turned away

mange tilskuere ble avvist

utvise, avskjedige avverge, avvende

• turn away criticism

avverge kritikk

snu og gå sin vei, gå sin vei

• they turned away when they heard that there were no more tickets

de gikk sin vei da de hørte at det ikke var flere billetter igjen

turn back drive tilbake, slå tilbake

• turn back the enemy

slå fienden tilbake

vise tilbake, avvise

• turn back refugees at the frontier

avvise flyktninger ved grensen

vende (og gå) tilbake, vende (om), snu

• it was time to turn back

det var på tide å vende tilbake

komme tilbake gå tilbake, bla tilbake

• turn back to page 20

gå tilbake til side 20

• turn back a few pages

bla tilbake noen sider

brette tilbake

• turn back the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

turn back on gå tilbake på, bryte

• turn back on an agreement

bryte en avtale

turn down brette ned, slå ned

• turn down one's collar

brette ned kragen

brette inn

• turn down the corner of a page

brette inn hjørnet på en side

brette tilbake

• turn down the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

skru ned

• turn down the gas

skru ned gassen

• please turn down the volume?

kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? avvise, forkaste, avslå

• turn down an offer

avvise et tilbud

• his request was turned down

anmodningen hans ble avslått

• he was turned down

han fikk avslag

bli kjent stridsudyktig

• he was turned down for the Army

han ble kjent udyktig til militærtjeneste

stille seg avvisende til legge (et spillkort) med bildesiden ned vende ned(over), bøye ned(over), sige ned(over)

• the corners of his mouth began to turn down

munnvikene hans begynte å sige ned

turn down into svinge inn på

turn from vende seg bort fra forlate

• turn from one's career

forlate karrieren

turn in brette inn, bøye inn, folde inn

• turn in a hem

brette inn en fall

vende inn, være vendt innover, være innoverbøyd

• he turns his toes in

han går innover med føttene

sende inn, levere inn, sende tilbake, levere tilbake

• he turned in his membership card

han leverte tilbake medlemskortet sitt

bytte inn

• turn in one's car for a new one

bytte inn bilen sin mot en ny prestere, frembringe, komme med

• turn in a bad piece of work

prestere et dårlig (stykke) arbeid

angi, forråde

• somebody had turned him in

noen hadde angitt ham

• he turned himself in

han meldte seg selv

overlevere, overgi

• they turned themselves in to the police

de overgav seg til politiet

ta av, svinge inn, kjøre inn

• let's turn in here

la oss svinge inn her

( landbruk) pløye ned ( sjøfart) tørne inn, gå av vakt ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg ( hverdagslig) gi opp

• he had to turn in the plan

han måtte gi opp planen

• turn it in!

hold opp (med det der)!, kutt ut (det der)!

turn in\/upon oneself trekke seg inn i seg selv, bli innadvendt (være nødt til å) stole på seg selv

turn in one's grave se ➢ grave, 1

turn into gjøre til, forvandle(s) til, gjøre om, bli til

• the water had turned into ice

vannet hadde blitt til is

• he turned prose into verse

han gjorde prosa om til poesi

• he turned the boys into good citizens

han gjorde guttene til gode borgere

• turn a bedroom into a study

gjøre et soverom om til et arbeidsrom

omsette i

• turn a diamond into cash

omsette en diamant i rede penger

vende til

• he turned his misery into a joke

han vendte sin ulykke til en spøk oversette til, gjengi

• he turned Latin into English

han oversatte latin til engelsk

• can you turn the text into good English?

kan du gjengi teksten på god engelsk?

gå over til, snu til, vendes til, slå over i, slå om

• the joy turned into sorrow

gleden ble vendt til sorg

• all turns to his profit

alt han tar i kaster penger av seg

• it may turn into rain

det slår kanskje om til regn

svinge inn på, slå inn på

• he turned into a side road

han svingte inn på en sidevei

turn it up hold opp (med det der)

turn left ( militært) venstre om

turn loose sette fri

• he was turned loose after interrogation

han ble satt fri etter avhøret

slippe ut

• turn the cattle loose

slippe ut kyrne

turn low skru ned

• turn the gas low

turn off skru av, slå av, stenge (av)

• turn off the radio!

steng av radioen!

• turn off the water

skru av vannet

• turn off the light

skru av lyset

avskjedige avvise svinge av (fra), ta av (fra)

• turn off to the left

ta av til venstre

• turn off the road

ta av fra veien

avlede, lede bort, avlede oppmerksomheten fra slå bort, avvende, avverge, parere

• he turned it off with a laugh

han slo det bort med en latter

• turn off a stroke

parere et slag

prestere, frembringe, produsere, tilvirke, riste ut av ermet ( hverdagslig) frastøte, avskrekke, avsky, virke motbydelig på, vekke avsky

• his manner turns me off

oppførselen hans frastøter meg

(få til å) miste lysten, få til å miste interessen

turn on vri på, skru på, sette på

• turn on the radio

skru på radioen

• turn on the water

skru på vannet

• turn on the electricity

sette på strømmen

dreie seg om, handle om

• the conversation turned on politics

samtalen dreide seg om politikk

• he turned the conversation on to chemistry

han ledet samtalen inn på kjemi

avhenge av, stå og falle på, hvile på

• everything turns on your answer

alt står og faller med svaret ditt

• our whole policy turns on this alliance

hele vår politikk står og faller på denne alliansen

vende seg mot, gå løs på

• the dog turned on his master

hunden gikk løs på eieren sin

(få til å) tenne, (få til å) vekke begeistring for

• he is not likely to turn the voters on

han er neppe i stand til å vekke velgernes begeistring

( hverdagslig) tenne (på), bli kåt på

• some girls turn on easily

enkelte jenter tenner lett

• it turns me on

det tenner meg

• he turns me on

jeg tenner på ham

turn one's back (up)on somebody\/something

se ➢ back, 1

turn one's coat se ➢ coat, 1

turn one's eyes from se ➢ eye, 1

turn one's stomach se ➢ stomach, 1

turn on one's heel se ➢ heel, 1

turn on the charm se ➢ charm

turn out bøye (seg) utover, vende utover, være bøyd nedover, være vendt nedover

• he turns his toes out

han vender føttene utover når han går

slokke, slå av

• turn out the light

slokke lyset

produsere, fremstille, frembringe, tilvirke

• the factory turns out 5000 cars a week

fabrikken produserer 5000 biler i uken

( om skole) utdanne

• turn out pupils

utdanne elever

slippe ut

• turn out to grass

slippe ut på beite, sette på beite

kaste ut, jage ut, vise bort

• turn out a tenant

si opp en leietaker

fjerne, avskjedige

• turn a person out of his job

fjerne en person fra stillingen sin

• turn a person out of the bus

• turn a party out of power

ta makten fra et parti

utelukke, ekskludere

• turn a person out of a club

ekskludere noen fra en klubb

( britisk) rydde, tømme

• he turned out a bag

han tømte en bag

• turn out the drawers in one's desk

tømme skuffene i pulten sin

• turn out the attic

rydde på loftet

• turn out one's pockets

vrenge lommene sine

( matlaging) hvelve, tømme, helle

• she turned out the pudding on to a flat dish

hun hvelvet puddingen over på et flatt fat

møte frem, møte opp, troppe opp, stille opp

• everybody turned out to meet him

alle møtte frem for å treffe ham

( spesielt militærvesen) rykke ut, stille (seg) opp ( sjøfart) purre, tørne ut

• turn out the crew

kalle mannskapet på dekk

( hverdagslig) stå opp få et visst utfall, falle ut, ende, gå, bli, utvikle seg, forløpe seg

• I don't know how it will turn out

jeg vet ikke hvordan det vil gå

• if everything turns out as expected

hvis alt går etter beregningen

• make things turn out well in the end

få alt til å gå bra til slutt

• everything turns out for the best

alt ordner seg til sist

• it turned out well

det gikk bra

• if all turns out well

hvis alt går godt

• she is turning out well

det går bra med henne

• she has turned out a pretty girl

hun har blitt en nydelig pike

vise seg å være

• he turned out to be a humbug

han viste seg å være en svindler

• he was, as it turned out, a charming person

det viste seg, tross alt, at han var en sjarmerende person

ekvipere, utstyre

• she was beautifully turned out

hun var elegant kledd

turn over vende (på), snu (på)

• turn over a stone

vende på en stein

• he turned over hay

han vendte høy

snu opp ned på vende på seg, snu seg, vende seg over på den andre siden

• he turned over in bed

bla om

• turn over the page

• turn over the pages of a book

bla i en bok

• please turn over!

se neste side!, bla om!

• turn over a magazine

lese litt her og der

velte (over ende), kaste over ende, (få til å) kantre

• the boat turned over

båten kantret

• a big wave turned the boat over

en svær bølge fikk båten til å kantre

• the car was turned over

bilen gjorde rundkast

( om omkobler e.l.) slå om overlate, overdra

• the job was turned over to another man

jobben ble overlatt til en annen (mann) overlevere, overgi

• Martin turned the crook over to the police

Martin overgav skurken til politiet, Martin meldte skurken til politiet

( handel) omsette

• they turn over £10,000 a week

de omsetter for mer enn £10 000 pr. uke gå over

• turn over from one thing to another

gå over fra en ting til en annen

fundere på noe, tenke over noe

turn round vende (med), velte (med) dreie på, vende på, vri på

• turn a car round

vende seg om, snu seg

• turn one's head round

gå rundt, dreie rundt

• his head turned round

det gikk rundt for ham

slå om, endre oppfatning

• you help him and then he turns round and treats you like that!

du er hyggelig og hjelper ham, og så behandler han deg på den måten!

svinge

• the American market turned round

det amerikanske markedet svingte

( sjøfart) ekspedere

• they turned round a ship, they turned a ship round

de ekspederte et skip, de losset og lastet et skip

turn someone off something få noen til å miste interessen for noe

turn someone on tenne noen, gjøre noen (seksuelt) opphisset

turn someone on to do something sette noen til å gjøre noe

• they turned him on to do it

de satte ham til å gjøre det

turn someone's head se ➢ head, 1

turn the other cheek se ➢ cheek, 1

turn the wrong side out se ➢ side, 1

turn to vende seg mot, snu seg mot

• she turned to the wall

hun vendte seg mot veggen

henvende seg til, vende seg til

• Edgar turned to his sister for help

Edgar henvendte seg til sin søster for å få hjelp

søke tilflukt hos, ty til

• turn to God in one's trouble

• a man to turn to in time of need

en mann å ty til i nødens stund

gå til, slå opp i

• please turn to the list at the end of the book

slå opp i listen bakerst i boken

• turn to page 10

slå opp på side 10

gå over til

• the speaker now turned to the 19th century

taleren gikk nå over til å snakke om 1800-tallet

• the conversation turned to politics

samtalen kom inn på politikk

slå seg på, vie seg til, slå inn på

• turn to agriculture

slå seg på jordbruk

• turn to the study of law

vie seg til jusstudiet

vende, snu

• he turned sorrow to joy

han snudde sorg til glede

bli til, forvandles til sette i gang, gå i gang, ta fatt

• they turned to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang og var snart ferdige med jobben

• turn to one's work

sette i gang med arbeidet

turn towards vende seg mot

turn up brette opp, slå opp

• turn up one's collar

brette opp kragen

legge opp

• turn up a skirt

legge opp et skjørt

vende oppover, være vendt oppover, være bøyd oppover være oppbrettet skru opp

• turn up the volume

skru opp volumet, skru opp lyden

• turn up the gass

skru opp gassen

tenne på, skru opp

• turn up the lights

tenne lysene

slå opp

• turn something up in a book

slå opp noe i en bok

( i kortspill) lette (et kort) med billedsiden opp, vende opp, snu ( landbruk) pløye opp ( også overført) grave frem, grave opp dukke opp, komme (til rette), innfinne seg

• he has not turned up yet

han har ikke dukket opp ennå

• I expect something to turn up

jeg regner med at det dukker opp noe

komme for dagen, komme frem, vise seg by seg

• I did any job that turned up

jeg påtok meg alle jobber som bød seg

• an opportunity will turn up

det vil by seg en mulighet

oppstå, inntreffe

• if any difficulties should turn up

hvis det skulle oppstå problemer

( handel) øke, få et oppsving ( hverdagslig) gjøre kvalm, ekle, få til å vende seg i magen på

• the sight turned me up

synet gjorde meg kvalm

oppgi

• turn up a job

oppgi en jobb

turn upon dreie seg om, handle om avhenge av vende seg mot, gå løs på

turn up rough bråke, begynne å bråke

turn where one will hvor man enn snur seg

whatever turns you on ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst, hver sin smak, du får gjøre som du vil

• snakeskin boots! Well, whatever turns you on...

slangeskinnsstøvler! Ja, ja hver sin smak...

English-Norwegian dictionary > turn
4 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) dreje

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dreje sig; vende sig

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) dreje

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) rette mod

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dreje omkring

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle; blive til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) blive; gøre
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) drej; drejning

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) omvikling

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.) sidevej

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.) tur

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.) nummer

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- turning-point
- 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
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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) dreje

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dreje sig; vende sig

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) dreje

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) rette mod

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dreje omkring

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle; blive til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) blive; gøre
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) drej; drejning

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) omvikling

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.) sidevej

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.) tur

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.) nummer

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- turning-point
- 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-Danish dictionary > turn
5 adecuado

adj.

adequate, appropriate, becoming, apt.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: adecuar.

* * *

adecuado

► participio pasado

1→ link=adecuar adecuar

► adjetivo

1 adequate, suitable, appropriate

* * *

(f. - adecuada)

adj.

appropriate

* * *

ADJ

1) (=apropiado) [actitud, respuesta, ropa, tratamiento] appropriate; [documento, requisito] appropriate, relevant

los medios adecuados para resolver el problema — the appropriate means to solve the problem

es el traje más adecuado para la primavera — it is the most suitable o appropriate outfit for spring

exigen un uso adecuado de los recursos — they are demanding that resources be used appropriately o properly

una actitud poco adecuada — an inappropriate attitude

estar en el momento y el lugar adecuados — to be in the right place at the right time

esta no es la pieza adecuada — this is not the right part

el hombre adecuado para el puesto — the right man for the job

lo más adecuado sería... — the best thing o the most appropriate thing would be to...

2) (=acorde)

adecuado a algo: un precio adecuado a mis posibilidades — a price within my budget o reach

3) (=suficiente) [dinero, tiempo] sufficient

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado)

un vestido adecuado para una boda — a suitable dress for a wedding

la persona adecuada para el cargo — the right person for the job

el momento adecuado — the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources

b) ( aceptable) adequate

* * *

= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.

Ex. There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.

Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.

Ex. By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.

Ex. It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

Ex. The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.

Ex. Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.

Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

Ex. If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.

Ex. And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.

Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.

Ex. The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex. That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.

Ex. With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.

Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

Ex. I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.

Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.

Ex. I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

Ex. Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.

Ex. Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

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* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.

* el más adecuado = ideally suited.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado)

un vestido adecuado para una boda — a suitable dress for a wedding

la persona adecuada para el cargo — the right person for the job

el momento adecuado — the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources

b) ( aceptable) adequate

* * *

= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.

Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.

Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.

Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.

Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

Ex: The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.

Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.

Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.

Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.

Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.

Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.

Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.

Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.

Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.

Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

Ex: Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.

Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.

* el más adecuado = ideally suited.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.

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adecuado -da

adjective

1

(apropiado): me parece poco adecuado para una ocasión así I don't think it is very suitable for such an occasion

es la persona más adecuada para este trabajo she is the best person o the most suitable person for the job o to do the job

éste no es el momento adecuado this is not the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados para realizar el trabajo we do not have adequate o the necessary resources to carry out the work

2 (aceptable) adequate

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Del verbo adecuar: ( conjugate adecuar)

adecuado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
adecuado
adecuar
adecuado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado) ‹vestido/regalo› suitable;

‹ momento› right;
‹ medios› adequate;
◊ la persona adecuada para el cargo the right person for the job

b) ( aceptable) adequate

adecuar ( conjugate adecuar) verbo transitivo adecuado algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
adecuado,-a adjetivo appropriate, suitable
adecuar verbo transitivo to adapt
' adecuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adecuada
- aparente
- apta
- apto
- corresponder
- distribuir
- encontrar
- justa
- justo
- microclima
- momento
- pertinente
- propia
- propio
- bien
- indicado
- planteamiento
English:
adequate
- appropriate
- beginner
- due
- fit
- fitting
- proper
- suitable
- undue
- unsuitable
- right
- suited

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adecuado, -a adj

appropriate, suitable;

muchos niños no reciben una alimentación adecuada many children do not have a proper diet;

ponte un traje adecuado para la ceremonia wear something suitable for the ceremony;

no es un hombre adecuado para ella he's not the right sort of man for her;

el sistema actual no es el adecuado the current system isn't the right one;

no creo que este sea el lugar más adecuado para discutir del tema I don't think this is the best o right place to discuss the matter;

repartieron los fondos de forma adecuada they shared out the funds appropriately

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adecuado

adj suitable, appropriate

* * *

adecuado, -da adj

1) idóneo: suitable, appropriate

2) : adequate

* * *

adecuado adj right / suitable

es la persona adecuada para este trabajo he's the right person for this job

Spanish-English dictionary > adecuado
6 turn

tə:n
1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse

2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta

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.) curva, recodo

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.) turno

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.) número

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- turning-point
- 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

turn¹ n

1. turno

it's your turn to bat te toca a ti batear

2. calle

take the next turn on the left coge la próxima calle a la izquierda

to take it in turns turnarse

we took it in turns to wash up nos turnábamos para fregar los platos

turn² vb

1. girar / dar vueltas

turn the knob to open the door gira el pomo para abrir la puerta

2. girar / torcer

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. dar la vuelta

turn it the other way up dale la vuelta

4. pasar / volver

he turned the page pasó la página

5. volverse / darse la vuelta

she turned and looked at me se volvió y me miró

6. volverse / ponerse

she turned red se puso roja

the leaves turn yellow in autumn las hojas se vuelven amarillas en otoño

to turn a corner doblar la esquina

turn

tr[tɜːn]

noun

1 (act of turning) vuelta

2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo

■ take the second turn on the left tome la segunda a la izquierda

3 (chance, go) turno

■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?

■ we took turns at driving nos turnamos para conducir

■ you have to wait your turn tienes que esperar tu turno

4 (change) cambio, giro

■ things have taken a turn for the worse las cosas han empeorado

■ events have taken a strange turn los acontecimientos han dado un giro extraño

5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo

6 (attack of illness) ataque nombre masculino; (shock) susto

7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino

8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número

transitive verb

1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn the key gira la llave

2 (page) pasar, volver; (soil) revolver; (ankle) torcer

3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn right at the next traffic lights gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo

■ he turned the corner dobló en la esquina

■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!

4 (invert) darle la vuelta a

5 (change) convertir, transformar, volver; (milk) agriar; (stomach) revolver

■ they turned the cinema into a bingo hall convirtieron el cine en un bingo

■ Jesus turned the water into wine Jesús transformó el agua en vino

■ they turned the book into a film adaptaron el libro al cine

■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona

6 (pass) pasar

■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas

■ he's turned sixty ya ha cumplido los sesenta

7 (fold) doblar

8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno

intransitive verb

1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas

■ the wheels turned slowly las ruedas giraron despacio

2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar

■ she turned and looked at me se giró y me miró

■ I tossed and turned all night long me estuve revolviendo toda la noche

■ the car turned left el coche giró a la izquierda

■ the road turns to the right here aquí la carretera tuerce a la derecha

3 (become) hacerse, ponerse, volverse; (milk) agriarse, cortarse

■ my hair's turning grey me están saliendo canas

■ the traffic light turned green el semáforo se puso en verde

■ she turns red easily se pone colorada fácilmente

■ he can turn quite nasty a veces se pone feo

■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico

■ caterpillars turn into butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at every turn a cada paso, a cada momento

by turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamente

in turn a su vez, por su parte

on the turn a punto de cambiar

one good turn deserves another favor con favor se paga

out of turn fuera de lugar

to be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-a

to be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su punto

to be well turned out ir bien vestido,-a

to do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguien

to do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguien

to take it in turns turnarse

to turn free dejar en libertad, soltar

to turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algo

to turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien

■ success has turned his head el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

to turn something inside out (back to front) dar la vuelta a 2 (make a mess) revolver

■ she turned the jeans inside out les dio la vuelta a los tejanos

■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraron

turn and turn about por turnos

turn of phrase manera de expresarse

turn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de siglo

turn of the screw vuelta del tornillo

turn ['tərn] vt

1) : girar, voltear, volver

to turn one's head: voltear la cabeza

she turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera

2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girar

turn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela

3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer

4) upset: revolver (el estómago)

5) transform: convertir

to turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino

6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)

turn vi

1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas

2) : girar, doblar, dar una vuelta

turn left: doble a la izquierda

to turn around: dar la media vuelta

3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)

5)

to turn to : recurrir a

they have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayude

turn n

1) : vuelta f, giro m

a sudden turn: una vuelta repentina

2) change: cambio m

3) curve: curva f (en un camino)

4) : turno m

they're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turno

whose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?

turn (in lathe)

v.

• tornear v. (sth.) up

expr.

• descubrir (algo) v.

v.

• cambiar v.

• dar vueltas a v.

• doblar v.

• girar v.

• recurrir v.

• torcer v.

• tornar v.

• virar v.

• volver v.

n.

• cambio s.m.

• curva s.f.

• giro s.m.

• lance s.m.

• recodo s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• revuelto s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torneado s.m.

• torno s.m.

• turno s.m.

• vez s.f.

• viraje s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

tɜːrn, tɜːn
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

[tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

- he never does a hand's turn

2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva f

a road full of twists and turns — una carretera llena de curvas

no left turn — prohibido girar a la izquierda

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f

I think we missed our turn back there — creo que allí atrás nos hemos pasado de la salida

4) (Naut) viraje m

to make a turn to port — virar a babor

5) (Swimming) vuelta f

6) (=change of direction)

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the milk is on the turn — la leche está a punto de cortarse

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

events took a tragic turn — los acontecimientos tomaron un cariz trágico

events are taking a sensational turn — los acontecimientos vienen tomando un rumbo sensacional

then things took a turn for the better — entonces las cosas empezaron a mejorar

the patient took a turn for the worse — el paciente empeoró

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

7) (in series etc) turno m, vez f

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your turn — te toca a ti

it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno

then it was my turn to protest — luego protesté a mi vez

your turn will come — ya te tocará

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

I felt hot and cold by turns — tuve calor y luego frío en momentos sucesivos

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

they spoke in turn — hablaron por turnos

and they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

the player shall miss two turns — el jugador deberá perder dos jugadas

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

to take it in turn(s) to do sth — turnarse para hacer algo

to take turns at the wheel — conducir por turnos

to take a turn at the wheel — turnarse para conducir

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

8) (=short walk) vuelta f

to take a turn in the park — dar una vuelta por el parque

9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m

he had a bad turn last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

10) * (=fright) susto m

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m

he came on and did a funny turn — salió a escena y presentó un número cómico

12) (=deed)

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

his good turn for the day — su buena acción del día

- one good turn deserves another

13) (Culin)

it's done to a turn — está en su punto

14) (=inclination)

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

15) (=expression)

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

that's a French turn of phrase — eso es un modismo francés

2. VT

1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar

to turn the key in the lock — dar vuelta a la llave en la cerradura

the engine turns the wheel — el motor hace girar la rueda

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés

the plough turns the soil — el arado revuelve la tierra

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

- turn the page

3) (=direct) dirigir, volver

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

we managed to turn his argument against him — pudimos volver su argumento contra él mismo

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

as soon as his back is turned — en cuanto mira para otro lado

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

- turn the other cheek

- without turning a hair

to turn one's hand to sth —

he turned his hand to cookery — se dedicó a la cocina

- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her head

already in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella

- turn the tables

4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta a

the car turned the corner — el coche dobló la esquina

he's turned 50 — ha pasado los 50 años

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

- have turned the corner

5) (=change)

the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes

the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

an actor turned writer — un actor metido a escritor

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo

they turned the land into a park — convirtieron el terreno en un parque

to turn iron into gold — convertir el hierro en oro

to turn a play into a film — pasar una obra al cine

to turn verse into prose — verter verso en prosa

to turn English into Spanish — traducir el inglés al español

it turned him into a bitter man — le volvió un resentido

• she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños

6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar

nothing will turn him from his purpose — nada le hará cambiar su intención

7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornear

to turn wood on a lathe — labrar la madera en un torno
well-turned
8) (Culin)

the heat has turned the milk — el calor ha cortado la leche

9)

to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias

3. VI

1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas

• the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal

the earth turns on its axis — la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje

• his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *

- my head is turning

to turn in one's grave —

she would turn in her grave if she knew — le daría un síncope si supiera
toss 3., 1)
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntar

to turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar

right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!

the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso

• to turn against sb — volverse contra algn

to turn against sth — coger aversión a algo

• to turn for home — volver hacia casa

• farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos

• then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte

• to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrió

to turn to sb for help — acudir a algn en busca de ayuda

she has no-one to turn to — no tiene a quién recurrir

our thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...

please turn to page 34 — vamos a la página 34

he turned to politics — se dedicó a la política

he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol

the conversation turned to religion — la conversación viró hacia la religión

• I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer

• I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero

• the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección

- the tide is turning

3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virar

to turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda

• the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle

• to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor

4) (=change)

• to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algo

the whole thing has turned into a nightmare — todo el asunto se ha convertido en una pesadilla

he turned into a cynic — se volvió cínico

the princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo

• the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas

• the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado

• it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedra

his admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio

• to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo

5) (=become)

then he began to turn awkward — luego empezó a ponerse difícil

he turned Catholic — se hizo católico

• the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío

• to turn nasty — [person] ponerse or volverse antipático

• to turn professional — hacerse profesional

• to turn red — ponerse rojo

• matters are turning serious — las cosas se ponen graves

6) (=depend)

• everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisión

everything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...

4.

CPD

turn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)

- turn about

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

* * *
[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

English-spanish dictionary > turn
7 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta

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.) esquina

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.) vez

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.) número

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- turning-point
- 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
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[tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

English-Portuguese dictionary > turn
8 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

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.) ovinek, odcep

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.) (biti) na vrsti za

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.) točka

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- turning-point
- 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
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I [tə:n]
noun

vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje
II [tə:n]
1.

transitive verb

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

2.

intransitive verb

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

English-Slovenian dictionary > turn
9 turn

I [tɜːn]
nome

1) (opportunity, in rotation) turno m.

it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca a me

whose turn is it? — a chi tocca?

"miss a turn" — "perdete un turno", "saltate un giro"

it's your turn to make the coffee — tocca a te fare il caffè

it was his turn to feel rejected — fu lui (questa volta) a sentirsi rifiutato

have a turn on, at, with the computer — tocca a te usare il computer

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

2) (circular movement) giro m., rotazione f.

to give sth. a turn — girare qcs., dare un giro a qcs.

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn in the park — fare un giro nel parco

3) (in vehicle) svolta f., curva f.; aer. virata f.

to make o do a left, right turn girare a sinistra, a destra; to do a turn in the road svoltare nella strada; "no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"

4) (bend, side road) curva f.

take the next right turn take the next turn on the right — prenda la prossima strada a destra

5) (change, development) corso m., cambiamento m.

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

at the turn of the century — al volgere del secolo

6) BE colloq. (attack) crisi f., attacco m.

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

7) (act)

a variety turn — un numero di varietà

8) in turn (in rotation) [answer, speak] a turno; (linking sequence) a sua volta

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at every turn — tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to be done to a turn — essere cotto a puntino

to do sb. a good turn — rendere un servizio a qcn., fare un favore a qcn
II 1. [tɜːn]
verbo transitivo

1) (rotate) [ person] girare [wheel, handle]; girare, stringere [ screw]; [ mechanism] fare girare [cog, wheel]

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

2) (turn over, reverse) girare [mattress, steak]; girare, voltare [ page]; rovesciare [ collar]; rivoltare [ soil]

to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia, prendere una storta a una caviglia

it turns my stomach — mi dà il voltastomaco

3) (change direction of) girare [chair, car]; girare, voltare [head, face]

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

4) (focus direction of)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

5) (transform)

to turn sth. white, black — fare diventare qcs. bianco, nero

to turn sth. milky, opaque — rendere qcs. latteo, opaco

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn a book into a film — fare l'adattamento cinematografico di un libro

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

6) (deflect) deviare, dirigere [person, conversation]

I tried to turn him from his purpose — cercai di distoglierlo dal suo proposito

7) colloq. (pass the age of)

he has turned 50 — ha passato i 50 (anni)

she has just turned 20 — ha appena compiuto vent'anni

8) ind. (on lathe) lavorare al tornio, tornire [wood, piece, spindle]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (change direction) [person, car, plane, road] girare, svoltare; [ ship] virare

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

2) (reverse direction) [person, vehicle] girare; [ tide] cambiare; [ luck] girare, (cominciare a) cambiare

3) (revolve) [key, wheel, planet] girare; [ person] girarsi, voltarsi (to, towards verso)

to turn in one's chair — girarsi sulla sedia

I turned once again to my book — ripresi ancora una volta il libro

4) fig. (hinge)

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

5) (spin round angrily)

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

6) fig. (resort to)

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to drink — darsi al bere

to turn to drugs — cominciare a drogarsi

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

7) (change)

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

8) (become by transformation) diventare, farsi [pale, cloudy, green]

to turn white, red — diventare bianco, rosso

the weather is turning cold, warm — il tempo sta volgendo al freddo, al caldo

9) colloq. (become) diventare [Conservative, Communist]

businesswoman turned politician — donna d'affari diventata un politico

10) (go sour) [ milk] inacidirsi

11) [trees, leaves] cambiare, mutare colore, ingiallire

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- turn about

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girare

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) girarsi

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girare

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigere

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) girare

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) trasformare, trasformarsi

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) diventare, far diventare
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta, spira

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.) svolta

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.) turno

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.) numero

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- turning-point
- 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
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I [tɜːn]
nome

1) (opportunity, in rotation) turno m.

it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca a me

whose turn is it? — a chi tocca?

"miss a turn" — "perdete un turno", "saltate un giro"

it's your turn to make the coffee — tocca a te fare il caffè

it was his turn to feel rejected — fu lui (questa volta) a sentirsi rifiutato

have a turn on, at, with the computer — tocca a te usare il computer

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

2) (circular movement) giro m., rotazione f.

to give sth. a turn — girare qcs., dare un giro a qcs.

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn in the park — fare un giro nel parco

3) (in vehicle) svolta f., curva f.; aer. virata f.

to make o do a left, right turn girare a sinistra, a destra; to do a turn in the road svoltare nella strada; "no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"

4) (bend, side road) curva f.

take the next right turn take the next turn on the right — prenda la prossima strada a destra

5) (change, development) corso m., cambiamento m.

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

at the turn of the century — al volgere del secolo

6) BE colloq. (attack) crisi f., attacco m.

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

7) (act)

a variety turn — un numero di varietà

8) in turn (in rotation) [answer, speak] a turno; (linking sequence) a sua volta

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at every turn — tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to be done to a turn — essere cotto a puntino

to do sb. a good turn — rendere un servizio a qcn., fare un favore a qcn
II 1. [tɜːn]
verbo transitivo

1) (rotate) [ person] girare [wheel, handle]; girare, stringere [ screw]; [ mechanism] fare girare [cog, wheel]

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

2) (turn over, reverse) girare [mattress, steak]; girare, voltare [ page]; rovesciare [ collar]; rivoltare [ soil]

to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia, prendere una storta a una caviglia

it turns my stomach — mi dà il voltastomaco

3) (change direction of) girare [chair, car]; girare, voltare [head, face]

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

4) (focus direction of)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

5) (transform)

to turn sth. white, black — fare diventare qcs. bianco, nero

to turn sth. milky, opaque — rendere qcs. latteo, opaco

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn a book into a film — fare l'adattamento cinematografico di un libro

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

6) (deflect) deviare, dirigere [person, conversation]

I tried to turn him from his purpose — cercai di distoglierlo dal suo proposito

7) colloq. (pass the age of)

he has turned 50 — ha passato i 50 (anni)

she has just turned 20 — ha appena compiuto vent'anni

8) ind. (on lathe) lavorare al tornio, tornire [wood, piece, spindle]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (change direction) [person, car, plane, road] girare, svoltare; [ ship] virare

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

2) (reverse direction) [person, vehicle] girare; [ tide] cambiare; [ luck] girare, (cominciare a) cambiare

3) (revolve) [key, wheel, planet] girare; [ person] girarsi, voltarsi (to, towards verso)

to turn in one's chair — girarsi sulla sedia

I turned once again to my book — ripresi ancora una volta il libro

4) fig. (hinge)

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

5) (spin round angrily)

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

6) fig. (resort to)

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to drink — darsi al bere

to turn to drugs — cominciare a drogarsi

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

7) (change)

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

8) (become by transformation) diventare, farsi [pale, cloudy, green]

to turn white, red — diventare bianco, rosso

the weather is turning cold, warm — il tempo sta volgendo al freddo, al caldo

9) colloq. (become) diventare [Conservative, Communist]

businesswoman turned politician — donna d'affari diventata un politico

10) (go sour) [ milk] inacidirsi

11) [trees, leaves] cambiare, mutare colore, ingiallire

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- turn about

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

English-Italian dictionary > turn
10 turn

1. noun
1)

it is somebody's turn to do something — jemand ist an der Reihe, etwas zu tun

it's your turn [next] — du bist als nächster/nächste dran (ugs.) od. an der Reihe

wait one's turn — warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

your turn will come — du kommst auch [noch] an die Reihe

by turns — abwechselnd

he gave it to her, and she in turn passed it on to me — er gab es ihr, und sie wiederum reichte es an mich weiter

in one's turn — wiederum

out of turn — (before or after one's turn) außer der Reihe; (fig.) an der falschen Stelle [lachen]

excuse me if I'm talking out of turn — (fig.) entschuldige, wenn ich etwas Unpassendes sage

take [it in] turns — sich abwechseln

take turns at doing something, take it in turns to do something — etwas abwechselnd tun

2) (rotary motion) Drehung, die

give the handle a turn — den Griff [herum]drehen

[done] to a turn — genau richtig [zubereitet]

3) (change of direction) Wende, die

take a turn to the right/left, do or make or take a right/left turn — nach rechts/links abbiegen

‘no left/right turn’ — "links/rechts abbiegen verboten!"

the turn of the year/century — die Jahres-/Jahrhundertwende

a turn of fortune — eine Schicksalswende

take a favourable turn — (fig.) sich zum Guten wenden

4) (deflection) Biegung, die

5) (bend) Kurve, die; (corner) Ecke, die

at every turn — (fig.) (con- z stantly) ständig

6) (short performance on stage etc.) Nummer, die

do one's turn — auftreten

7) (change of tide)

turn of the tide — Gezeitenwechsel, der

8) (character)

be of a mechanical/speculative turn — technisch begabt sein/einen Hang zum Spekulativen haben

9) (literary): (formation) Rundung, die

10) (form of expression)

an elegant turn of speech/phrase — eine elegante Ausdrucksweise

11) (service)

do somebody a good/bad turn — jemandem einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

one good turn deserves another — (prov.) hilfst du mir, so helf ich dir

12) (coll.): (fright)

give somebody quite a turn — jemandem einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (make revolve) drehen

turn the tap — am Wasserhahn drehen

turn the key in the lock — den Schlüssel im Schloss herumdrehen

2) (reverse) umdrehen; wenden [Pfannkuchen, Matratze, Auto, Heu, Teppich]; umgraben [Erde]

turn something upside down or on its head — (lit. or fig.) etwas auf den Kopf stellen

turn something back to front — die Vorderseite einer Sache nach hinten drehen

turn something inside out — etwas nach außen stülpen od. drehen

turn the page — umblättern

3) (give new direction to) drehen, wenden [Kopf]

she could still turn heads — die Leute drehten sich immer noch nach ihr um

turn a hose/gun on somebody/something — einen Schlauch/ein Gewehr auf jemanden/etwas richten

turn one's attention/mind to something — sich/seine Gedanken einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

turn one's thoughts to a subject — sich [in Gedanken] mit einem Thema beschäftigen

turn a car into a road — [mit einem Auto] in eine Straße einbiegen

turn the tide [of something] — [bei etwas] den Ausschlag geben

turn somebody from his purpose — jemanden von seinem Vorhaben abbringen

4) (send)

turn somebody loose on somebody/something — jemanden auf jemanden/etwas loslassen

turn somebody from one's door/off one's land — jemanden von seiner Tür/von seinem Land verjagen

turn a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

5) (cause to become) verwandeln

the cigarette smoke has turned the walls yellow — der Zigarettenrauch hat die Wände vergilben lassen

turn the lights low — das Licht dämpfen

turn a play/book into a film — ein Theaterstück/Buch verfilmen

the thought turned him pale — der Gedanke ließ ihn erbleichen (geh.)

6) (make sour) sauer werden lassen [Milch]

7)

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen

8)

turn somebody's head — (make conceited) jemandem zu Kopf steigen

9) (shape in lathe) drechseln [Holz]; drehen [Metall]

10) drehen [Pirouette]; schlagen [Rad, Purzelbaum]

11) (reach the age of)

turn 40 — 40 [Jahre alt] werden

12)

it's just turned 12 o'clock/quarter past 4 — es ist gerade 12 Uhr/viertel nach vier vorbei
3. intransitive verb
1) (revolve) sich drehen; [Wasserhahn, Schlüssel:] sich drehen lassen

the earth turns on its axis — die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

he couldn't get the key to turn — er konnte den Schlüssel nicht drehen

2) (reverse direction) [Person:] sich herumdrehen; [Auto:] wenden

the car turned upside down — das Auto überschlug sich

turn back to front — sich von hinten nach vorne drehen

3) (take new direction) sich wenden; (turn round) sich umdrehen

his thoughts/attention turned to her — er wandte ihr seine Gedanken/Aufmerksamkeit zu

left/right turn! — (Mil.) links/rechts um!

turn into a road/away from the river — in eine Straße einbiegen/vom Fluss abbiegen

turn to the left — nach links abbiegen/[Schiff, Flugzeug:] abdrehen

turn up/down a street — in eine Straße einbiegen

turn towards home — den Heimweg einschlagen

when the tide turns — wenn die Ebbe/Flut kommt

not know where or which way to turn — (fig.) keinen Ausweg [mehr] wissen

my luck has turned — (fig.) mein Glück hat sich gewendet

4) (become) werden

turn traitor/statesman/Muslim — zum Verräter/zum Staatsmann/Moslem werden

turn [in]to something — zu etwas werden; (be transformed) sich in etwas (Akk.) verwandeln

her face turned green — sie wurde [ganz] grün im Gesicht

5) (change colour) [Laub:] sich [ver]färben

6) (become sour) [Milch:] sauer werden

7)

my stomach turns — mir dreht sich der Magen um (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/77106/turn_about">turn about

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

- turn upon

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) (sich) drehen

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) sich (um-) drehen

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) eine Biegung machen

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) lenken

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) biegen um

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) (sich) verwandeln

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) werden (lassen)
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) die Drehung

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) die Windung

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.) die Abzweigung

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.) die Reihe

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.) die Programmnummer

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- turning-point
- 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
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turn

[tɜ:n, AM tɜ:rn]

I. NOUN

1. (rotation) of a wheel Drehung f

give the screw a couple of \turns drehen Sie die Schraube einige Male um

to give the handle a \turn den Griff [herum]drehen

2. (change in direction: in road) Kurve f, SCHWEIZ a. Rank m fam; SPORT Wende f

“no left/right \turn” „Links/Rechts 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 make a \turn to port/starboard NAUT nach Backbord/Steuerbord abdrehen

to take a \turn [to the left/right] [nach links/rechts] abbiegen

to take a \turn for the better/worse ( fig) sich zum Besseren/Schlechteren wenden [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

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 nehmen

3. (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 [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrte] sich, als...

4. (allotted time)

it's my \turn now! jetzt bin ich an der Reihe [o fam dran]!

it's Jill's \turn next Jill kommt als Nächste dran

it's your \turn to take out the rubbish du bist dran, den Abfall runter zu bringen

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 \turns [or esp BRIT it in \turns] doing sth etw abwechselnd tun

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 tun

6. (odd sensation, shock) Schreck[en] m

to give sb a \turn jdm einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen

7. (feeling of queasiness) Anfall m; ( fam)

she was having one of her \turns sie hatte wieder einmal einen ihrer Anfälle

8. (performance on stage) Nummer f

to do comic \turns Sketche aufführen

to perform a \turn eine Nummer aufführen

9. (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 äußerte

10. (character)

▪ to 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 sein

11. (stroll) Runde f

to take a \turn [in the park] eine [kleine] Runde [durch den Park] drehen

12. (round in coil, rope) Umwickelung f

13. (expression well put together)

a nice [or elegant] [or good] \turn of phrase elegante Ausdrucksweise; (wording) elegante Formulierung

to have a nice \turn of phrase sich akk sehr gut ausdrücken können

14. (purpose)

to serve sb's \turn jdm dienen

that'll serve my \turn das ist gerade genau das Richtige für mich

15. MUS Doppelschlag m

16. STOCKEX Gewinnspanne f, Gewinn m, Courtage f

jobber's \turn Courtage f

17. (cooked perfectly)

to be done [or cooked] to a \turn food gut durch[gebraten] sein

18. no pl (card in poker game)

▪ the \turn AM bei Texas Hold 'Em (Pokerspiel): die vierte Karte, die alle Spieler zugeteilt bekommen

19.

▶ at every \turn (continually) ständig; (again and again) jedes Mal

▶ to fight at every \turn mit aller Macht kämpfen

▶ one good \turn deserves another ( saying) eine Hand wäscht die andere

▶ to be on the \turn sich akk wandeln; milk einen Stich haben, sauer sein SCHWEIZ; leaves gelb werden

▶ 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

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

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 herum

2. (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 [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrte] 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, sodass 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

to \turn somersaults einen Purzelbaum schlagen; SPORT einen Salto machen; ( fig)

he \turned somersaults in his joy er machte vor Freude Luftsprünge

3. (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 one's attention [or mind] to sth seine Aufmerksamkeit etw dat zuwenden

to \turn a gun on sb ein Gewehr auf jdn richten

to \turn one's steps homewards sich akk nach Hause begeben

to \turn one's thoughts to sth sich akk etw dat zuwenden

4. (sprain)

▪ to \turn sth sich dat etw verrenken

to \turn one's ankle sich dat den Knöchel verrenken

5. + adj (cause to become)

▪ to \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 sie

6. (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 um

7. (change)

▪ to \turn sth/sb into sth etw/jdn in etw akk umwandeln

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 dämpfen

8. (reverse)

▪ to \turn sth garment, mattress etw wenden [o umdrehen] [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

to \turn the page umblättern

to \turn sth inside out bag etw umdrehen, von etw dat das Innere nach Außen kehren

9. (gain)

to \turn a profit einen Gewinn machen

10. (send)

to \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 akk

11. (stop sb)

▪ to \turn sb from sth jdn von etw dat abbringen

12. TECH (create by rotating)

▪ to \turn sth wood etw drechseln; metal etw drehen

13.

▶ to be able to \turn one's hand to anything ein Händchen für alles haben

▶ to \turn one's back on sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw abwenden fig

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 a blind eye sich akk blind stellen

▶ to \turn a blind eye to sth die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

▶ to \turn the other cheek die andere Wange hinhalten fig

▶ to \turn the corner [allmählich] über dem Berg sein

▶ to \turn a deaf ear [to sth] sich akk [gegenüber etw dat] taub stellen

▶ to not \turn a hair keine Miene verziehen

without \turning a hair... ohne auch nur mit der Wimper zu zucken

▶ to \turn one's hand to sth sich akk in etw dat versuchen

▶ 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 know how to \turn a compliment wissen, wie man Komplimente macht

▶ 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 [o SCHWEIZ meist umkehren]

▶ to \turn tail and run auf der Stelle kehrtmachen und die Flucht ergreifen

▶ to \turn a trick prostitute sich akk prostituieren

▶ to \turn sth upside down [or inside out] etw gründlich durchsuchen; room etw auf den Kopf stellen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (rotate) sich drehen; person sich akk umdrehen

this tap won't \turn dieser Hahn lässt sich nicht drehen

▪ to \turn on sth sich akk um etw akk 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

to \turn upside down boat umkippen; car sich überschlagen

2. (switch the direction faced) person sich akk umdrehen; car wenden, SCHWEIZ meist kehren; (in bend) abbiegen; wind drehen; ( fig) SCHWEIZ meist kehren; ( fig) sich akk wenden

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; (low tide) wenn es Ebbe wird; ( fig) wenn sich das Blatt wendet [o SCHWEIZ meist kehrt]

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

to \turn right/left [nach] rechts/links abbiegen; ship nach rechts/links abdrehen; MIL

\turn right! rechts um!

▪ to \turn towards sb/sth sich akk zu jdm/etw umdrehen; (turn attention to) sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden

plants \turn toward the light Pflanzen wenden sich dem Licht zu

3. ( fig: for aid or advice)

▪ to \turn to sb [for sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] an jdn wenden

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 bitten

4. (change) werden; milk sauer werden; leaves gelb werden, sich verfärben

his 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 cold/warm/pale kalt/warm/blass 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 Werwolf

5. (turn attention to)

▪ to \turn to sth conversation, subject sich akk etw dat zuwenden

my thoughts \turned to him and his family meine Gedanken gingen an ihn und seine Familie

6. (attain particular age)

to \turn 20/40 20/40 werden

7. (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 um

9.

▶ to \turn on a dime AM auf der Stelle kehrt machen

▶ to \turn [over] in one's grave sich akk im Grabe umdrehen

▶ to \turn tattle-tail AM ( usu childspeak fam) petzen fam, SCHWEIZ a. rätschen fam, ÖSTERR a. tratschen fam

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turn¹ [tɜːn; US tɜrn]

A s

1. Drehung f:

give sth a turn (two turns) etwas (zweimal) drehen;

be done to a turn GASTR gerade richtig durchgebraten sein; → wheel A 7

2. Turnus m, Reihe(nfolge) f:

turn (and turn) about reihum, abwechselnd, wechselweise;

she was laughing and crying by turns sie lachte und weinte abwechselnd;

in turn

a) der Reihe nach,

b) dann wieder;

in his turn seinerseits;

speak out of turn fig unpassende Bemerkungen machen;

I hope I haven’t spoken out of turn ich habe doch nichts Falsches gesagt?;

now it is my turn jetzt bin ich dran oder an der Reihe;

then it was my turn to be astonished dann war ich erstaunt;

whose turn is it to do the dishes? wer ist mit dem Abspülen dran?;

my turn will come fig meine Zeit kommt auch noch, ich komme schon noch dran;

take turns sich abwechseln (at bei);

we took turns at driving auch wir fuhren abwechselnd;

take one’s turn handeln, wenn die Reihe an einen kommt;

wait your turn warte, bis du an der Reihe oder dran bist!

3. Drehen n, Wendung f:

turn to the left Linkswendung

4. Wendepunkt m (auch fig)

5. a) Biegung f, Kurve f, Kehre f

b) → turning 4 b:

at every turn ständig, überall

6. SPORT

a) Turnen: Drehung f

b) Schwimmen: Wende f:

at the turn an oder bei der Wende,

c) Skisport: Wende f, Kehre f, Schwung m

d) Eis-, Rollkunstlauf: Kehre f, Kurve f

7. Krümmung f ( auch MATH)

8. Wendung f:

a) Umkehr f:

be on the turn SCHIFF umschlagen (Gezeiten) ( → A 29); → tide¹ A 1

b) Richtung f, (Ver)Lauf m:

take a turn for the better (worse) sich bessern (sich verschlimmern);

take an interesting turn eine interessante Wendung nehmen (Gespräch etc),

c) (Glücks-, Zeiten- etc)Wende f, Wechsel m, Umschwung m:

a turn in one’s luck eine Glücks- oder Schicksalswende;

turn of the century Jahrhundertwende;

turn of life Lebenswende, MED Wechseljahre pl (der Frau)

9. Ausschlag(en) m(n) (einer Waage)

10. (Arbeits)Schicht f

11. Tour f, (einzelne) Windung (einer Bandage, eines Kabels etc)

12. (kurzer) Spaziergang, Runde f:

take a turn einen Spaziergang machen

13. kurze Fahrt, Spritztour f

14. SCHIFF Törn m

15. (Rede)Wendung f, Formulierung f

16. Form f, Gestalt f, Beschaffenheit f

17. Art f, Charakter m:

turn (of mind) Denkart f, -weise f

18. (for, to) Neigung f, Hang m, Talent n (zu), Sinn m (für):

practical turn praktische Veranlagung;

have a turn for languages sprachbegabt sein;

be of a humorous turn Sinn für Humor haben

19. a) (ungewöhnliche oder unerwartete) Tat

b) Dienst m, Gefallen m:

do sb a good ( a bad oder an ill) turn jemandem einen guten (schlechten) Dienst erweisen;

do sb a good turn auch jemandem einen Gefallen tun oder einen Freundschaftsdienst erweisen;

one good turn deserves another (Sprichwort) eine Liebe ist der anderen wert

20. (kurze) Beschäftigung:

turn (of work) (Stück n) Arbeit f;

take a turn at sth es kurz mit etwas versuchen

21. MED

a) Taumel m, Schwindel m

b) Anfall m

22. umg Schock m, Schrecken m:

give sb (quite) a turn jemanden (ganz schön) erschrecken

23. Zweck m:

this will serve your turn das wird dir nützlich sein;

this won’t serve my turn damit ist mir nicht gedient

24. WIRTSCH vollständig durchgeführte Börsenaktion

25. MUS Doppelschlag m

26. THEAT besonders Br (Programm)Nummer f

27. MIL (Kehrt)Wendung f, Schwenkung f:

left (right) turn! Br links-(rechts)um!;

about turn! Br ganze Abteilung kehrt!

28. TYPO Fliegenkopf m (umgedrehter Buchstabe)

29. be on the turn am Sauerwerden sein (Milch) ( → A 8)

B v/t

1. (im Kreis oder um eine Achse) drehen

2. einen Schlüssel, eine Schraube etc, auch einen Patienten (um-, herum)drehen

3. auch ein Kleidungsstück wenden, etwas umkehren, -stülpen, -drehen, einen Agenten umdrehen:

it turned my stomach mir drehte sich dabei der Magen um; → head Bes Redew

4. ein Blatt, eine Buchseite umdrehen, -wenden, -blättern:

turn the page umblättern

5. BAHN eine Weiche, TECH einen Hebel umlegen

6. AGR den Boden umgraben, -pflügen

7. zuwenden, -drehen, -kehren ( alle:

to dat)

8. den Blick, die Kamera, seine Schritte etc wenden, auch seine Gedanken, sein Verlangen richten, lenken ( alle:

against gegen;

on auf akk;

toward[s] auf akk, nach):

turn the hose on the fire den Schlauch auf das Feuer richten;

turn one’s steps home die Schritte heimwärts lenken; → attention 1

9. a) um-, ab-, weglenken, -leiten, -wenden:

turn a shot round the post SPORT einen Schuss um den Pfosten drehen,

b) ein Geschoss etc abwenden, abhalten

10. jemanden umstimmen, abbringen ( from von)

11. die Richtung ändern, eine neue Richtung geben (dat)

12. das Gesprächsthema wechseln

13. a) eine Waage etc zum Ausschlagen bringen

b) fig ausschlaggebend sein bei:

turn an election bei einer Wahl den Ausschlag geben; → scale² A 1

14. verwandeln ( into in akk):

turn water into wine;

turn love into hate;

turn a firm into a joint-stock company eine Firma in eine Aktiengesellschaft umwandeln;

turn into cash flüssigmachen, zu Geld machen;

turn one’s superiority into goals SPORT seine Überlegenheit in Tore ummünzen

15. machen, werden lassen ( beide:

into zu):

turn sb sick

a) bes US jemanden krank machen,

b) jemandem Übelkeit verursachen;

it turned her pale es ließ sie erblassen

16. auch turn sour Milch sauer werden lassen

17. die Blätter, das Laub verfärben

18. einen Text übertragen, -setzen ( beide:

into Italian ins Italienische)

19. herumgehen oder biegen um: → corner A 1

20. MIL

a) umgehen, umfassen

b) die feindliche Flanke etc aufrollen

21. hinausgehen oder hinaus sein über (akk):

he is just turning ( oder has just turned) 50 er ist gerade 50 geworden

22. TECH

a) drehen

b) Holzwaren drechseln

c) Glas marbeln, rollen

23. auch fig formen, gestalten, (kunstvoll) bilden, Komplimente, Verse etc drechseln:

a well-turned ankle ein wohlgeformtes Fußgelenk;

turn a phrase einen Satz bilden oder formen oder feilen

24. WIRTSCH verdienen, umsetzen

25. eine Messerschneide etc

a) um-, verbiegen

b) stumpf machen:

turn the edge ( oder point) of fig einer Bemerkung etc die Spitze nehmen

26. einen Salto machen, einen Purzelbaum schlagen

27. turn loose

a) freilassen,

b) einen Hund etc loslassen (on auf akk)

C v/i

1. sich drehen (lassen), sich (im Kreis) (herum)drehen (Rad etc)

2. sich drehen oder hin- und herbewegen (lassen) (Wasserhahn etc)

3. umdrehen, -wenden, besonders (in einem Buch) (um)blättern

4. sich (ab-, hin-, zu-)wenden: → turn to A

5. sich (stehend, liegend etc) (um-, herum)drehen: → grave¹ 1

6. a) SCHIFF, AUTO wenden, SCHIFF (ab)drehen

b) FLUG, AUTO kurven, eine Kurve machen

7. AUTO etc einbiegen ( into in akk), (ab)biegen:

turn right nach rechts abbiegen;

I don’t know which way to turn fig ich weiß nicht, was ich machen soll

8. eine Biegung machen (Straße, Wasserlauf etc)

9. sich krümmen oder winden: → worm A 1

10. zurückschlagen oder -prallen oder fig -fallen ( alle:

on auf akk)

11. sich umdrehen:

a) sich um 180° drehen

b) zurückschauen

12. sich umdrehen oder umwenden (lassen), sich umstülpen:

my umbrella turned inside out mein Regenschirm stülpte sich um;

my stomach turned at this sight, this sight made my stomach turn bei diesem Anblick drehte sich mir der Magen um

13. my head is turning mir dreht sich alles im Kopf;

his head turned with the success der Erfolg stieg ihm zu Kopf

14. sich (ver)wandeln (into, to in akk), umschlagen (besonders Wetter):

her love has turned into hate

15. blass, kalt etc werden:

turn blue blau anlaufen;

turn (sour) sauer werden (Milch);

turn traitor zum Verräter werden

16. sich verfärben (Blätter, Laub)

17. sich wenden (Gezeiten): → tide¹ A 1

18. TECH sich drehen oder drechseln oder (ver)formen lassen

turn² [tɜrn] v/i SPORT US turnen

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1. noun
1)

it is somebody's turn to do something — jemand ist an der Reihe, etwas zu tun

it's your turn [next] — du bist als nächster/nächste dran (ugs.) od. an der Reihe

wait one's turn — warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

your turn will come — du kommst auch [noch] an die Reihe

by turns — abwechselnd

he gave it to her, and she in turn passed it on to me — er gab es ihr, und sie wiederum reichte es an mich weiter

in one's turn — wiederum

out of turn — (before or after one's turn) außer der Reihe; (fig.) an der falschen Stelle [lachen]

excuse me if I'm talking out of turn — (fig.) entschuldige, wenn ich etwas Unpassendes sage

take [it in] turns — sich abwechseln

take turns at doing something, take it in turns to do something — etwas abwechselnd tun

2) (rotary motion) Drehung, die

give the handle a turn — den Griff [herum]drehen

[done] to a turn — genau richtig [zubereitet]

3) (change of direction) Wende, die

take a turn to the right/left, do or make or take a right/left turn — nach rechts/links abbiegen

‘no left/right turn’ — "links/rechts abbiegen verboten!"

the turn of the year/century — die Jahres-/Jahrhundertwende

a turn of fortune — eine Schicksalswende

take a favourable turn — (fig.) sich zum Guten wenden

4) (deflection) Biegung, die

5) (bend) Kurve, die; (corner) Ecke, die

at every turn — (fig.) (con- z stantly) ständig

6) (short performance on stage etc.) Nummer, die

do one's turn — auftreten

7) (change of tide)

turn of the tide — Gezeitenwechsel, der

8) (character)

be of a mechanical/speculative turn — technisch begabt sein/einen Hang zum Spekulativen haben

9) (literary): (formation) Rundung, die

10) (form of expression)

an elegant turn of speech/phrase — eine elegante Ausdrucksweise

11) (service)

do somebody a good/bad turn — jemandem einen guten/schlechten Dienst erweisen

one good turn deserves another — (prov.) hilfst du mir, so helf ich dir

12) (coll.): (fright)

give somebody quite a turn — jemandem einen gehörigen Schrecken einjagen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (make revolve) drehen

turn the tap — am Wasserhahn drehen

turn the key in the lock — den Schlüssel im Schloss herumdrehen

2) (reverse) umdrehen; wenden [Pfannkuchen, Matratze, Auto, Heu, Teppich]; umgraben [Erde]

turn something upside down or on its head — (lit. or fig.) etwas auf den Kopf stellen

turn something back to front — die Vorderseite einer Sache nach hinten drehen

turn something inside out — etwas nach außen stülpen od. drehen

turn the page — umblättern

3) (give new direction to) drehen, wenden [Kopf]

she could still turn heads — die Leute drehten sich immer noch nach ihr um

turn a hose/gun on somebody/something — einen Schlauch/ein Gewehr auf jemanden/etwas richten

turn one's attention/mind to something — sich/seine Gedanken einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

turn one's thoughts to a subject — sich [in Gedanken] mit einem Thema beschäftigen

turn a car into a road — [mit einem Auto] in eine Straße einbiegen

turn the tide [of something] — [bei etwas] den Ausschlag geben

turn somebody from his purpose — jemanden von seinem Vorhaben abbringen

4) (send)

turn somebody loose on somebody/something — jemanden auf jemanden/etwas loslassen

turn somebody from one's door/off one's land — jemanden von seiner Tür/von seinem Land verjagen

turn a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

5) (cause to become) verwandeln

the cigarette smoke has turned the walls yellow — der Zigarettenrauch hat die Wände vergilben lassen

turn the lights low — das Licht dämpfen

turn a play/book into a film — ein Theaterstück/Buch verfilmen

the thought turned him pale — der Gedanke ließ ihn erbleichen (geh.)

6) (make sour) sauer werden lassen [Milch]

7)

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen

8)

turn somebody's head — (make conceited) jemandem zu Kopf steigen

9) (shape in lathe) drechseln [Holz]; drehen [Metall]

10) drehen [Pirouette]; schlagen [Rad, Purzelbaum]

11) (reach the age of)

turn 40 — 40 [Jahre alt] werden

12)

it's just turned 12 o'clock/quarter past 4 — es ist gerade 12 Uhr/viertel nach vier vorbei
3. intransitive verb
1) (revolve) sich drehen; [Wasserhahn, Schlüssel:] sich drehen lassen

the earth turns on its axis — die Erde dreht sich um ihre Achse

he couldn't get the key to turn — er konnte den Schlüssel nicht drehen

2) (reverse direction) [Person:] sich herumdrehen; [Auto:] wenden

the car turned upside down — das Auto überschlug sich

turn back to front — sich von hinten nach vorne drehen

3) (take new direction) sich wenden; (turn round) sich umdrehen

his thoughts/attention turned to her — er wandte ihr seine Gedanken/Aufmerksamkeit zu

left/right turn! — (Mil.) links/rechts um!

turn into a road/away from the river — in eine Straße einbiegen/vom Fluss abbiegen

turn to the left — nach links abbiegen/[Schiff, Flugzeug:] abdrehen

turn up/down a street — in eine Straße einbiegen

turn towards home — den Heimweg einschlagen

when the tide turns — wenn die Ebbe/Flut kommt

not know where or which way to turn — (fig.) keinen Ausweg [mehr] wissen

my luck has turned — (fig.) mein Glück hat sich gewendet

4) (become) werden

turn traitor/statesman/Muslim — zum Verräter/zum Staatsmann/Moslem werden

turn [in]to something — zu etwas werden; (be transformed) sich in etwas (Akk.) verwandeln

her face turned green — sie wurde [ganz] grün im Gesicht

5) (change colour) [Laub:] sich [ver]färben

6) (become sour) [Milch:] sauer werden

7)

my stomach turns — mir dreht sich der Magen um (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- turn about

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

- turn upon

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(over) v.

wenden v.

(§ p.,pp.: wandte (wendete), gewandt (gewendet)) (round) to face (look at)

someone expr.

= jemandem das Gesicht zuwenden ausdr. v.

drehen v.

rotieren v.

umwenden v. n.

Drehbewegung f.

Drehung -en f.

Umdrehung f.

Wendung -en f.

English-german dictionary > turn
11 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snúa(st)

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snúa sér við/að

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) beygja

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) beina

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) breyta(st)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) verða, breyta
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) snúningur

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vafningur, snúningur

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.) beygja

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.) tækifæri, skipti

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.) atriði

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- turning-point
- 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-Icelandic dictionary > turn
12 turn

esztergapad, forduló, ijedtség, váltás, turnus to turn: forgolódik, esztergályoz, elfordít, válik vmivé
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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) forog; forgat; fordít

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) (meg)fordul

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) kanyarodik

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) irányít (figyelmet)

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) bekanyarodik

6) (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; változtat
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (meg)fordulás; megfordítás

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) (tekercs)menet

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.) útelágazás; kanyar

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.) (következés:) rajtad a sor

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.) szám

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- turning-point
- 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-Hungarian dictionary > turn
13 turn

n. dönüş, dönme, nöbet, sıra, sapma, değişme, değişim, eğilim, amaç, dönüm, sarım, düşünce tarzı, davranış, muamele, fırsat, şekil, korkutma
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v. çark etmek, döndürmek, çevirmek, yöneltmek, vazgeçirmek, bulandırmak, etkilemek, dönüştürmek, atlatmak, dönmek, geçmek, olmak, sapmak, burkmak, bozulmak, ekşimek, dönüşmek, perende atmak, ters dönmek

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) dön(dür)mek

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dönmek

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) sapmak, dönmek

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) yöneltmek, vermek

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) köşeyi dönmek

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) değiş(tir)mek, dön(dür)mek

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) renk değiştirmek, boya(t)mak
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) döndürme, dönüş

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kıvrım, büklüm

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.) dönemeç, viraj

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.) sıra, yapma sırası

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.) kısa oyun

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- turning-point
- 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-Turkish dictionary > turn
14 turn

• palvelus

• tulla joksikin

• tuuri

• työvuoro

• heilahtaa

• huki

• vinkkeli

• vaihtua

• vaihde

• väänne

• vuoro

• vääntyä

• vääntää (kampea)

• vääntö

• vääntää(mekaniikka)

• vääntää

• polveke

• pyrkiä

• pyöriä

• pyörittää

• pyöriminen

• pyörähdyttää

• pyöräyttää

• pyörtää

• pyörähdys

• retki

• kiemurtaa

• kieppua

• kiepsahtaa

• kierähdys

• kierähtää

• kiehkura

• kerta

• kierrellä

• kiertyä

• kiertää

• kierto

• kierros

• kohdistaa

• kaarros

• kaartua

• kaarre

• kaartaa

• kaari

• kaatua

• hapattaa

• hapata

• hapantua

• mielenlaatu

• mennä

• muuttaa suuntaa

technology

• muuntaa

• myllätä

• muuttaa

• mutka

• muoto

• muuttua

• pelästys

• sananvuoro

• sorvata

• suunnata

• survata

• suuntautua

• suunnanmuutos

• taive

• taipumus

• taipua

• taittaa

• taite

• kurvi

• kulma

• kääntää

• kääntyminen

• kääntäminen

• kääntää nurin

• käydä

• kääntyä

• kytkentä-

• käännähdys

• käännähtää

• käänne

• käännös

• käännyttää

• poiketa

• kolaus

• lyhyt kävely

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tə:n 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) kääntyä, kääntää

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) kääntyä

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) kääntyä

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) suunnata

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) kääntyä

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) muuttaa, muuttua

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) tulla joksikin
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) kierto

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kierros

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.) risteys

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.) vuoro

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.) ohjelmanumero

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- turning-point
- 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-Finnish dictionary > turn
15 turn

[təːn] 1. n
( rotation) obrót m; ( in road) zakręt m; ( change) zmiana f; ( chance) kolej f; ( performance) występ m; ( inf) ( of illness) napad m
2. vt
handle przekręcać (przekręcić perf); key przekręcać (przekręcić perf), obracać (obrócić perf); steak, page przewracać (przewrócić perf); wood, metal toczyć
3. vi
( rotate) obracać się (obrócić się perf); ( change direction) skręcać (skręcić perf); ( face in different direction) odwracać się (odwrócić się perf); milk kwaśnieć (skwaśnieć perf)

her hair is turning grey — włosy jej siwieją

he has turned forty — skończył czterdzieści lat

I did him a good turn — wyświadczyłam mu przysługę

a turn of events — obrót spraw

it gave me quite a turn ( inf) — to mnie nieźle zaszokowało (inf)

"no left turn" — "zakaz skrętu w lewo"

it's your turn — twoja kolej

in turn — ( in succession) po kolei; (indicating consequence, cause etc) z kolei

to take turns (at) — zmieniać się (zmienić się perf) (przy +loc)

at the turn of the century — u schyłku wieku, na przełomie wieków

at the turn of the year — pod koniec roku

to take a turn for the worse — przybierać (przybrać perf) zły obrót

his health/he has taken a turn for the worse — jego stan pogorszył się, pogorszyło mu się (inf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- turn around

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn into

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obracać (się)

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrócić się

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) skręcić

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zwrócić

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) objechać, obejść

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) obrócić (się), przemieniać (się)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stać się, zmienić kolor na
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrót

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) zwój

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.) zakręt

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.) kolej

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.) numer

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- turning-point
- 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-Polish dictionary > turn
16 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) griezt; griezties

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) pagriezties

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) pagriezties; iegriezties

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) pavērst; pievērst; pievērsties

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) apiet

6) (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; pārvērsties

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) Viņas mati nosirmoja.
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) apgrieziens

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vijums; līkums

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.) pagieziens

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.) kārta; rinda

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.) numurs; uzstāšanās

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- turning-point
- 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
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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

English-Latvian dictionary > turn
17 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) sukti(s)

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) apsigręžti, atsigręžti

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) sukti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) nukreipti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) pasukti už

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) paversti, pavirsti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) pasidaryti (kitos spalvos), pakeisti spalvą
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (pa)sukimas

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vija

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.) posūkis

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.) eilė

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.) numeris

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- turning-point
- 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-Lithuanian dictionary > turn
18 turn

n. sväng, kurva; svängning, vändning; tur, omgång; tjänst (gentjänst etc.); syfte
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v. svänga; vända; vrida; snurra

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snurra, vrida

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) vända []

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) svänga

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) vända mot, rikta

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) svänga runt, vika om, runda

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) förvandla, göra, bli

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) bli, göra
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) vridning, vändning

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) varv, omgång

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.) avtagsväg, tvärgata

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.) tur

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.) nummer

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- turning-point
- 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-Swedish dictionary > turn
19 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točit (se)

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátit se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) přeměnit (se)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stát se, učinit
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit

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.) zatáčka, odbočka

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.) řada

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.) číslo

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- turning-point
- 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
* * *

• točit

• točit se

• zahnout

• zahýbat

• zakroutit se

• pootočit

• přelom

• obrat

• obrátit se

• obrátit

• otáčet

• obracet se

• otočit se

• otáčka

• obracet

• kroutit se

• natočit

English-Czech dictionary > turn
20 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točiť sa

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátiť sa

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčať sa, odchýliť sa, zabočiť

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zamerať

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zahnúť

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) premeniť (sa)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stať sa, zostať
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočenie

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit

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.) odbočka

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.) rad, poradie

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.) číslo, výstup

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- turning-point
- 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
* * *

• vybrúsit

• vykôstkovat

• vzopriet sa

• vyklbit

• vyrobit na sústruhu

• vytocit na sústruhu

• zamierit

• zbláznit sa

• zahnút

• zastavit

• zatocit

• zakrivit

• zafarbit

• zarazit

• zákruta

• zorat

• zmenit farbu

• služba (komu)

• schopnost

• sklon

• skvasit

• šok

• špirálovito okrájat

• spracovat

• spôsobit kysnutie

• stat sa

• sústružit

• úder

• tocit sa

• tocit

• urobit obrat

• úsek práce

• prehnút

• premýšlat

• prispôsobit

• prevrátit

• prevracat

• premienat

• predat a kúpit nové

• prekrocit

• dosiahnut

• blokovat

• dobre formulovat

• dat stranou

• dat

• docielit obratu

• císlo

• cítit závrat

• chodit

• pustit

• rad

• otupit sa

• otocenie

• otocit

• otácat sa

• otocit sa

• otupit

• otácka

• otácat

• otácanie

• opracovat

• otras

• poradie

• postavit sa na odpor

• použit

• pozriet sa

• poslat

• potreba

• konvertovat

• krátky výstup

• krátka prechádzka

• nahodit motor

• menit

• mat závrat

• náklonnost

• nasadit

• nepustit dalej

• naštartovat

• namierit

• nastavit

• oboplávat

• obchádzat

• obracat

• obracat sa

• odpadnút

• obíst

• obrábat

• odvracat

• odvrátit

• olúpat

• obalit

• odbocit

• obrátit do protismeru

• obrátit na svoju vieru

• obrátit

• ohnút

English-Slovak dictionary > turn

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