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to turn sb off sth

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1 turn

turn ⇒ Street directions

A n

1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;

2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;

3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;

4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;

5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;

6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;

7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.

B in turn adv phr

1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;

2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.

C vtr

1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;

2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;

3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;

4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;

5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;

6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;

7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;

8 Ind ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle] ;

9 fig ( fashion) to turn an elegant sentence tourner une phrase élégante ;

10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].

D vi

1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;

2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;

3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;

4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;

5 ( spin round angrily) to turn on sb [dog] attaquer qn ; [person] se retourner contre qn ;

6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;

7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;

8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;

9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;

10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;

11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.

Idioms

at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.

Phrasal verbs

■ turn about faire demi-tour ; about turn! Mil demi-tour droite!

■ turn against:

▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;

▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].

■ turn around:

▶ turn around

1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;

2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;

3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;

4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;

5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;

▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]

1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;

2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;

3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;

4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].

■ turn aside se détourner (from de).

■ turn away:

▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;

▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;

▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.

■ turn back:

▶ turn back

1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;

2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;

▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]

1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;

2 ( fold back) rabattre [sheet, lapel] ; replier [corner, page] ;

▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.

■ turn down:

▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;

▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]

1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;

2 ( fold over) rabattre [sheet, collar] ; retourner [corner of page] ; corner [page] ;

▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].

■ turn in:

▶ turn in

1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;

2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;

▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○

1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;

2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;

3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;

▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;

▶ turn oneself in se livrer.

■ turn off:

▶ turn off

1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;

2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;

▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;

▶ turn [sb] off ○ rebuter, dégoûter ○ ; to turn sb off sth dégoûter qn de [sex, food].

■ turn on:

▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;

▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;

▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].

■ turn out:

▶ turn out

1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;

2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;

3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;

▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]

1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;

2 ( empty) retourner, vider [pocket, bag] ; Culin démouler [mousse, mould] ;

3 ( produce) fabriquer [goods] ; former [scientists, graduates] ; sortir [novel, script, poem] ;

4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;

▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]

1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;

2 GB ( send) envoyer [guard, police, troops].

■ turn over:

▶ turn over

1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;

2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;

3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;

▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]

1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;

2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;

3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;

4 ○ GB ( rob) cambrioler [shop, place] ; I have been turned over on m'a cambriolé ;

5 Fin ( have turnover of) [company] faire un chiffre d'affaires de [amount] ;

6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].

■ turn round GB = turn around.

■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.

■ turn up:

▶ turn up

1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;

2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;

3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;

4 ( point up) [corner, edge] se remonter, être relevé ; his nose turns up il a le nez retroussé ;

5 ( take upturn) [economy, market] se redresser ; [investment, sales, profits] remonter ;

▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up

1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;

2 ( point up) remonter, relever [collar] ; a turned-up nose un nez retroussé ; ⇒ nose ;

3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête.

Big English-French dictionary > turn
2 turn off

turn off

1) (leave road) girare, svoltare (cambiando strada)

turn off at the next exit — esca alla prossima uscita

2) [motor, fan] fermarsi, spegnersi; turn off [sth.], turn [sth.] off spegnere [light, oven, TV, radio, engine]; chiudere [ tap]; togliere [water, gas]; turn [sb.] off colloq. disgustare, schifare

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1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) spegnere

2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) chiudere, spegnere

3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) spegnere

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1. vi + adv

1) (from road) girare, voltare

2) (appliance, machine) spegnersi

2. vt + adv

1) (light, radio, machine) spegnere, (tap) chiudere

I'll turn off the radio — spegnerò la radio

you haven't turned off the tap — non hai chiuso il rubinetto

2) (fam: person: also sexually) fare schifo a

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turn off

1) (leave road) girare, svoltare (cambiando strada)

turn off at the next exit — esca alla prossima uscita

2) [motor, fan] fermarsi, spegnersi; turn off [sth.], turn [sth.] off spegnere [light, oven, TV, radio, engine]; chiudere [ tap]; togliere [water, gas]; turn [sb.] off colloq. disgustare, schifare

English-Italian dictionary > turn off
3 off

off [ɒf]

1 adverb

(a) (indicating removal)

∎ to take sth off enlever ou ôter qch;

∎ to come off (sticker, handle) se détacher; (lipstick, paint) partir;

∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre votre veste;

∎ with his jacket off sans sa veste;

∎ she kicked off her shoes elle ôta ses chaussures d'un coup de pied;

∎ the knob had broken off la poignée était cassée;

∎ peel off the wallpaper décollez le papier peint;

∎ she cut off her hair elle s'est coupé les cheveux;

∎ could you take two centimetres off? (off sleeves, hemline) est-ce que vous pourriez enlever deux centimètres?;

∎ off with those wet clothes! retire(-moi) ou enlève(-moi) ces vêtements humides!;

∎ off with his head! coupez-lui la tête!

(b) (indicating departure)

∎ the truck drove off le camion démarra;

∎ to run off partir en courant;

∎ when are you off to Dublin? quand partez-vous pour Dublin?;

∎ we'd better be off on doit partir;

∎ Sport they're off! ils sont partis!;

∎ familiar I'm off! j'y vais!^□ ;

∎ off you go, you'll be late! sauve-toi ou vas-y, tu vas être en retard!;

∎ off we go! c'est parti!;

∎ off to bed with you! au lit!;

∎ isn't it time you were off to bed? n'est-il pas l'heure que tu ailles te coucher?;

∎ familiar be off with you! va-t'en!^□ ;

∎ (get) off! enlevez-vous de là!;

∎ humorous oh no, he's off again! ça y est, ça le reprend!

(c) (indicating movement away from a surface)

∎ the ball hit the wall and bounced off la balle a heurté le mur et a rebondi;

∎ I knocked the glass off with my elbow j'ai fait tomber le verre d'un coup de coude

(d) (indicating location)

∎ it's off to the right c'est sur la droite;

∎ she's off playing tennis elle est partie jouer au tennis

(e) (indicating disembarkment, dismounting etc)

∎ to get off descendre;

∎ to jump off sauter

(f) (indicating absence, inactivity)

∎ to take a week off prendre une semaine de congé;

∎ Monday's my day off le lundi est mon jour de congé;

∎ have you any time off during the week? avez-vous des heures libres pendant la semaine?;

∎ I get two hours off for lunch j'ai deux heures de libres pour le déjeuner

(g) (indicating distance in time or space)

∎ Paris/Christmas is still a long way off Paris/Noël est encore loin;

∎ it's a few miles off c'est à quelques kilomètres d'ici

(h) Theatre off;

∎ voice off voix f off;

∎ noises/voices off bruits mpl/voix fpl en coulisses

(i) (indicating disconnection)

∎ to put or switch or turn the light off éteindre la lumière;

∎ to turn the tap off fermer le robinet;

∎ leave the lights off n'allume pas

(j) (indicating separation, partition)

∎ the playing area is divided off by a low wall l'aire de jeu est délimitée par un petit mur;

∎ to fence off land clôturer un terrain;

∎ the police have cordoned off the area la police a bouclé le quartier

(k) (indicating price reduction)

∎ special offer: £5 off (sign) offre spéciale: 5 livres de réduction;

∎ the salesman gave me $20/20 percent off le vendeur m'a fait une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent

(l) (indicating relief from discomfort)

∎ to sleep/to walk sth off faire passer qch en dormant/marchant

2 preposition

(a) (indicating movement away from) de;

∎ he fell off his chair il est tombé de sa chaise;

∎ she knocked the vase off the table elle a fait tomber le vase de la table;

∎ take your elbows off the table enlève tes coudes de la table;

∎ off the sofa! (don't stand on it) descends du canapé!; (don't sit on it) lève-toi du canapé!;

∎ couples started drifting off the dance floor les couples commencèrent à quitter la piste de danse;

∎ drinks must not be taken off the premises (sign) les boissons doivent être consommées sur place;

∎ figurative it'll take your mind off it ça te changera les idées

(b) (indicating removal) de;

∎ take the top off the bottle enlève le bouchon de la bouteille;

∎ to cut a slice off sth couper une tranche de qch;

∎ I've stripped the wallpaper off the walls j'ai décollé le papier peint des murs;

∎ get that knife off him! prends-lui son couteau!;

∎ off the peg en confection, en prêt-à-porter

(c) (from)

∎ to buy sth off sb acheter qch à qn;

∎ I bought it off a stall je l'ai acheté sur le marché;

∎ can I borrow £5 off you? je peux t'emprunter 5 livres?;

∎ I caught a cold off my brother mon frère m'a passé son rhume

(d) (from the direction of) de;

∎ a cool breeze off the sea une brise fraîche venant du large

(e) (indicating location)

∎ a few miles off the coast à quelques kilomètres de la côte;

∎ off the coast of Spain au large de la côte espagnole;

∎ most students live off campus la plupart des étudiants vivent à l'extérieur du campus;

∎ we ate in a small restaurant off the main road nous avons mangé dans un petit restaurant à l'écart de la grand-route;

∎ the bathroom's off the bedroom la salle de bains donne dans la chambre;

∎ an alley off Oxford Street une ruelle qui part d'Oxford Street;

∎ just off Oxford Street there's a pretty little square à deux pas d'Oxford Street il y a une petite place ravissante

(f) (absent from)

∎ Mr Dale is off work today M. Dale est absent aujourd'hui;

∎ you need a few days off work vous avez besoin de quelques jours de congé;

∎ Wayne's off school with the flu Wayne est à la maison avec la grippe;

∎ I've been off work for over a year now voilà un an que je ne travaille plus

(g) (by means of)

∎ it runs off gas/electricity/solar power ça marche au gaz/à l'électricité/à l'énergie solaire;

∎ the radio works off the mains la radio fonctionne sur secteur

(h) (indicating source of nourishment) de;

∎ to live off vegetables vivre de légumes;

∎ to live off the land vivre (des produits) de la terre;

∎ we dined off a leg of lamb nous avons dîné d'une tranche de gigot

(i) (reduced from)

∎ I can get $20/20 percent off the list price je peux avoir une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent sur le prix de vente;

∎ familiar they'll knock or take something off it if you pay cash ils vous feront une remise si vous payez en liquide^□ ;

∎ that's 2 seconds off the record c'est 2 secondes de moins que le record

(j) familiar (no longer wanting or needing)

∎ to be off one's food ne pas avoir faim^□ ;

∎ I'm off whisky je n'aime plus le whisky^□ ;

∎ I'm off him at the moment j'en ai marre de lui en ce moment;

∎ she's off antibiotics now elle ne prend plus d'antibiotiques maintenant^□ ;

∎ he's off heroin now il ne touche plus à l'héroïne maintenant^□

3 adjective

(a) (not working → electricity, light, radio, TV) éteint; (→ tap) fermé; (→ engine, machine) arrêté, à l'arrêt; (→ handbrake) desserré;

∎ the gas is off (at mains) le gaz est fermé; (under saucepan) le gaz est éteint; (for safety reasons) le gaz est coupé;

∎ off (on switch, appliance) arrêt;

∎ make sure the switches are in the off position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) arrêt;

∎ the off button le bouton d'arrêt

(b) (bad, tainted) mauvais, avarié;

∎ the milk is off le lait a tourné;

∎ this beer's off cette bière est éventée;

∎ it smells/tastes off on dirait que ce n'est plus bon

(c) (cancelled) annulé;

∎ tonight's match is off le match de ce soir est annulé;

∎ if that's your attitude, the deal's off! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez, ma proposition ne tient plus!

(d) (on vacation, not working) en congé, en vacances;

∎ to be off sick être absent parce qu'on est malade, être malade;

∎ he's off today il n'est pas là aujourd'hui;

∎ are you off tomorrow? tu travailles demain?; (no school) tu (n')as (pas d')école demain?; (no college) tu (n')as (pas) cours demain?;

∎ I'm off from 3 to 5 je ne travaille pas entre 3 et 5 heures

(e) British (not available)

∎ I'm afraid the salmon's off je regrette, mais il n'y a plus de saumon

(f) (unwell)

∎ I felt decidedly off the next morning le lendemain matin, je ne me sentais vraiment pas bien;

∎ everyone has their off days on a tous nos mauvais jours

(g) (inaccurate)

∎ his timing was a bit off (when he asked for a rise etc) il n'a pas choisi un très bon moment

(h) familiar (unacceptable)

∎ that's a bit off! vous y allez un peu fort!;

∎ I thought it was a bit off the way she just ignored me je n'ai pas apprécié qu'elle m'ignore comme ça^□

(i) British Cars (when driving on right) (du côté) gauche; (when driving on left) (du côté) droit

(j) (having a certain amount of)

∎ how are we off for milk? combien de lait nous reste-t-il?

4 noun

familiar (start) départ^□ m;

∎ they're ready for the off ils sont prêts à partir^□ ;

∎ right from the off dès le départ

5 transitive verb

American familiar (kill) buter, refroidir, zigouiller

6 off chance noun

∎ on the off chance au cas où, à tout hasard;

∎ I called by just on the off chance je suis passé au cas où ou à tout hasard;

∎ I phoned on the off chance of catching him at home j'ai appelé en espérant qu'il serait chez lui;

∎ she kept it on the off chance (that) it might prove useful elle l'a gardé pour le cas où cela pourrait servir

7 off and on adverb

par intervalles;

∎ we lived together off and on for three years on a plus ou moins vécu ensemble pendant trois ans

►► Cinema & Television off camera hors champ, off;

British off sales = vente à emporter de boissons alcoolisées

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > off
4 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
5 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.

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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

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[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
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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
6 turn out

1. transitive verb
1) (expel) hinauswerfen (ugs.)

turn somebody out of a room/out into the street — jemanden aus einem Zimmer weisen od. (ugs.) werfen/auf die Straße werfen od. setzen

2) (switch off) ausschalten; abdrehen [Gas]

3) (incline outwards) nach außen drehen [Füße, Zehen]

4) (equip) ausstaffieren

5) (produce) produzieren; hervorbringen [Fachkräfte, Spezialisten]; (in great quantities) ausstoßen

6) (Brit.) (empty) ausräumen; ausschütten [Büchse]; leeren [Inhalt eines Koffers, einer Büchse]; stürzen [Götterspeise, Pudding] ( on to auf + Akk.); (clean) [gründlich] aufräumen; (get rid of) wegwerfen

turn out one's pockets — seine Taschen umdrehen
2. intransitive verb
1) (prove to be)

somebody/something turns out to be something — jemand/etwas stellt sich als jemand/etwas heraus od. erweist sich als jemand/etwas

it turns out that... — es stellt sich heraus, dass...

as it turned out, as things turned out — wie sich [nachher] herausstellte

2) (come to be eventually)

the day turned out wet — der Tag wurde regnerisch

see how things turn out — sehen, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln

turn out to be something — sich zu etwas entwickeln

everything turned out well/all right in the end — alles endete gut

3) (end)

the story turned out happily — die Geschichte ging gut aus

4) (appear) [Menge, Fans usw.:] erscheinen

he turns out every Saturday to watch his team — er kommt jeden Samstag, um seine Mannschaft zu sehen

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1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) entlassen

2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) herstellen

3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) ausräumen

4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) herauskommen

5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) ausschalten

6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) sich herausstellen

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◆ turn out

I. vi

1. (work out) sich akk entwickeln

things didn't really \turn out out the way we wanted die Dinge haben sich nicht so entwickelt, wie wir es uns gewünscht haben

nothing ever \turn outs out right for me bei mir läuft's nie so, wie's laufen soll! fam

how did it \turn out out? wie ist es gelaufen? fam

thank God everything \turn outed out well zum Glück war am Ende alles gut

it depends how things \turn out out das kommt drauf an, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln

the evening \turn outed out pleasant es wurde ein netter Abend

2. (be revealed) sich akk herausstellen

he \turn outed out to be quite a nice guy am Ende war er doch eigentlich ganz nett

it \turn outed out that... es stellte sich heraus, dass...

3. (come to) erscheinen

thousands \turn outed out for the demonstration against the government's new policy Tausende gingen auf die Straße, um gegen die neue Politik der Regierung zu demonstrieren

4. (point) sich akk nach außen drehen

II. vt

1. (switch off)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth etw ausschalten [o SCHWEIZ abstellen]

to \turn out out the gas das Gas abstellen

to \turn out out a lamp/the radio/the TV eine Lampe/das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten [o ausmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. abstellen]

to \turn out out the light[s] das Licht ausmachen [o ÖSTERR abdrehen

2. (kick out)

▪ to \turn out sb out [of sth] jdn [aus etw dat] [hinaus]werfen fam

to \turn out sb out on the street jdn auf die Straße setzen fam

3. (empty contents)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth etw [aus]leeren

he \turn outed out the kitchen cabinet er räumte den Küchenschrank aus

to \turn out out one's pockets die Taschen umdrehen

4. (manufacture, produce)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth etw produzieren

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sb specialists, experts jdn hervorbringen

he \turn outs out about ten articles a week for the paper er schreibt in der Woche etwa zehn Artikel für die Zeitung

to \turn out out sth by the dozens/hundreds/thousands etw dutzendweise/in großer Zahl/in Unmengen produzieren

5. FOOD

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth cake, jelly etw stürzen

6. (turn outwards)

she \turn outs her feet out sie läuft nach außen

7. (clean)

▪ to \turn out out ⇆ sth room etw gründlich putzen

8. MIL

to \turn out the guard out die Wache antreten lassen

9. usu passive FASHION (be dressed)

he is normally \turn outed out very smartly meistens zieht er sich sehr schick an

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turn out

A v/t

1. hinauswerfen, wegjagen, vertreiben

2. entlassen (of aus einem Amt etc)

3. eine Regierung stürzen

4. Vieh auf die Weide treiben

5. seine Taschen umdrehen, -stülpen

6. einen Schrank, ein Zimmer etc ausräumen

7. a) WIRTSCH Waren produzieren, herstellen

b) pej Bücher etc produzieren

c) fig Wissenschaftler etc hervorbringen (Universität etc):

Oxford has turned out many statesmen aus Oxford sind schon viele Staatsmänner hervorgegangen

8. → academic.ru/77135/turn_off">turn off A 1

9. die Füße etc auswärts- oder nach außen drehen oder biegen oder stellen

10. ausstatten, herrichten, besonders kleiden:

well turned-out gut gekleidet

11. MIL

a) antreten lassen

b) die Wache heraustreten lassen

B v/i

1. a) hinausziehen, -gehen

b) MIL ausrücken (auch Feuerwehr etc)

c) zur Wahl etc kommen (Bevölkerung)

d) MIL antreten

e) WIRTSCH besonders Br in Streik treten

f) (aus dem Bett) aufstehen

2. herauskommen (of aus)

3. gut etc ausfallen oder gelingen, werden

4. sich gestalten, gut etc ausgehen, ablaufen

5. sich erweisen oder entpuppen als, sich herausstellen:

he turned out (to be) a good swimmer er entpuppte sich als guter Schwimmer;

she turned out to be right es stellte sich heraus, dass sie recht hatte;

it turned out that he had never been there es stellte sich heraus, dass er nie dort gewesen war

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1. transitive verb
1) (expel) hinauswerfen (ugs.)

turn somebody out of a room/out into the street — jemanden aus einem Zimmer weisen od. (ugs.) werfen/auf die Straße werfen od. setzen

2) (switch off) ausschalten; abdrehen [Gas]

3) (incline outwards) nach außen drehen [Füße, Zehen]

4) (equip) ausstaffieren

5) (produce) produzieren; hervorbringen [Fachkräfte, Spezialisten]; (in great quantities) ausstoßen

6) (Brit.) (empty) ausräumen; ausschütten [Büchse]; leeren [Inhalt eines Koffers, einer Büchse]; stürzen [Götterspeise, Pudding] ( on to auf + Akk.); (clean) [gründlich] aufräumen; (get rid of) wegwerfen

turn out one's pockets — seine Taschen umdrehen
2. intransitive verb
1) (prove to be)

somebody/something turns out to be something — jemand/etwas stellt sich als jemand/etwas heraus od. erweist sich als jemand/etwas

it turns out that... — es stellt sich heraus, dass...

as it turned out, as things turned out — wie sich [nachher] herausstellte

2) (come to be eventually)

the day turned out wet — der Tag wurde regnerisch

see how things turn out — sehen, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln

turn out to be something — sich zu etwas entwickeln

everything turned out well/all right in the end — alles endete gut

3) (end)

the story turned out happily — die Geschichte ging gut aus

4) (appear) [Menge, Fans usw.:] erscheinen

he turns out every Saturday to watch his team — er kommt jeden Samstag, um seine Mannschaft zu sehen

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v.

ausfallen v.

hinauswerfen v.

produzieren v.

English-german dictionary > turn out
7 turn

v. 1. эргэх, эргүүлэх. 2. \turn (sb/ sth) (over) эргүүлэх, эргүүлж тавих. 3. эргэх, байршил, чиглэлийг өөрчлөх. 4. чиглүүлэх, онилох, хандуулах. 5. \turn (round) sth тойрох, эргэх. The car \turned (round) the corner and disappeared from sight. Машин булан тойроод бараа нь тасрав. 6. (зам, гол мөрөн) мурийх, тохойрох. 7. нугарах, тонгорох, эргэх. 8. болох, өнгө/ байдал нь өөрчлөгдөх, хувирах. The milk \turned sour in the heat. Халуунд сүү гашлав. Leaves \turn brown in autumn. Намар навчис шарладаг. 9. болох, хүрэх. She \turned forty last June. Тэр, өнгөрсөн зургаан сард дөч хүрэв. It's \turned midnight. Шөнө дунд болсон байв. turn (sb) against sb муудах, муудалцуулах, эсрэг тавих. turn sb away (from sth) 1. нүүр буруулах. 2. оруулахгүй байх, хөөх. turn (sb/ sth) back буцаах, ухраах. turn sb/ sth down голох, татгалзах. turn sb down намсгах, чимээгүй болгох, унтраах. Please \turn the volume down - it's much too loud. Хэтэрхий чанга байна. Дуугий нь намсгаач. turn in 1. дотогшоо. 2. унтах, унтахаар хэвтэх. turn sb in цагдаад хэлэх, барьж өгөх. turn sth in 1. буцааж өгөх. 2. хаях, болих. turn in on oneself дуугаа хураах, дотроо шаналах. turn sth inside out/ upside down 1. үймүүлэх, сандаачих. 2. орвонгоор нь эргүүлэх. turn (sb) off жигших. turn sth off хаах, унтраах. turn on sb гэнэт дайрах, довтлох. turn on sth онцлох, гол болгох. turn on sth/ doing sth хамаарах, шалтгаалах. turn sth on асаах, залгах. turn sb/ sth out гаргах, үйлдвэрлэх. turn sth out унтраах. turn sb out (of/ from sth) хөөх, хөөж гаргах. turn out to be sb/ sth; turn out that... тийм болох нь мэдэгдэх, илрэх. turn over (хөдөлгүүр) асах. turn sth over 1. (хөдөлгүүр) асаах. 2. сайтар бодох, тунгаах. 3. мөнгө эргүүлэх, бизнес хийх. 4. (дэлгүүр) бараагаа зарж дуусгах. 5. sl дээрэмдэх. turn to 1. хандах. 2. болох, хувирах. turn up 1. гарч ирэх, олдох. 2. ирэх, үзэгдэх. 3. аз дайрах. turn sth up 1. (дуу) намсгах. 2. (өмд, бошинз, г.м.) дороос нь нугалах, хасах/ богиносгох. 3. малтаж гаргах. n. 1. эргэлт. 2. өөрчлөлт. 3. ээлж, дараалал. 4. тус. 5. урлагийн үзүүлбэр, гараа, тоглолт. 6. өвчин хөдлөх. at every turn алхам тутам. turn-about n. огцом эргэлт, эрс өөрчлөлт. turn-up n. 1. өмдний шуумгийг гадагш нь эргүүлэх. 2. гайхаш.

English-Mongolian dictionary > turn
8 off

1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ein-, ausstempeln

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off

[ɒf, AM ɑ:f]

I. prep

1. (indicating removal) von + dat

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter]

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren Hund von meinem Grundstück fern!

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch genommen?

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus

he cut a piece \off the cheese er schnitt ein Stück Käse ab

to be \off the air RADIO, TV nicht mehr senden

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 pm die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

2. after vb (moving down) hinunter [von] + dat; (towards sb) herunter [von] + dat

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen von der Klippe

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad [herunter]

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3. after vb (moving away) [weg] von + dat

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen

to get \off sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

4. (away from) weg von + dat

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

\off the point nicht relevant

somehow we keep getting \off the point irgendwie kommen wir immer vom Thema ab

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt

\off the subject nicht zum Thema gehörend

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen

a long way \off doing sth weit davon entfernt, etw zu tun

we're still a long way \off finishing es dauert noch lange, bis wir fertig sind

far \off weit entfernt

we're not far \off London now wir haben [es] nicht mehr weit bis London fam

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie lange werden wir noch brauchen, um das Projekt abzuschließen?

just \off sth in der Nähe einer S. gen

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich an der Hauptstraße

5. (at sea) vor + dat

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6. (absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7. ( fam: stop liking)

▪ to be \off sb/sth von jdm/etw genug haben

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben

to go \off sb/sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit Kurzem mag ich keinen mehr

8. (not taking)

▪ to be \off sth etw nicht mehr einnehmen müssen

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, dass sie die Medizin absetzen kann

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen

9. (subsisting)

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einer kleinen Erbschaft

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10. (from source)

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

11. after n (minus) weniger

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen 10 Dollar vom Preis für die Jeans nach

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um 40 oder 50 Dollar billiger

12.

▶ \off beam BRIT ( fam) daneben fam

to be \off beam daneben liegen fam

▶ \off the cuff aus dem Stegreif

▶ to have sb \off his/her feet jdn umwerfen fam

▶ \off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost

he's \off his head er ist nicht mehr ganz bei Trost

she went completely \off her head sie hat komplett den Verstand verloren

▶ \off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif

▶ \off the wall ausgeflippt fam

to go \off the wall ausflippen fam

II. adv inv

1. (not on) aus

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2. (away) weg-

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut fam

let's try to \off early tomorrow lass uns versuchen, morgen frühzeitig loszukommen

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen

I'm \off now — see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada

to drive \off wegfahren

to go \off weggehen

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3. (removed) ab-

I'll take my jacket \off ich ziehe meine Jacke aus

he helped her \off with her jacket er half ihr aus der Jacke

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen

\off with his head! Kopf ab!

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!

4. (completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Flaschen Wein zu leeren

to burn \off ⇆ sth etw verbrennen

to kill \off ⇆ sth etw vernichten [o ausrotten]

to kill \off germs Keime abtöten

to pay \off ⇆ sth etw abbezahlen

5. (in bad shape) schlecht

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern; food schlecht werden

6. (distant in time) entfernt

your birthday is only one week \off dein Geburtstag ist schon in einer Woche

to be far \off weit weg sein

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7. (stopped) abgesagt

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen fam

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus

to call sth \off etw absagen

8. (discounted) reduziert

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40 % auf alle Wintermäntel

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9. (separated)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10. (expressing riddance)

we went out to walk \off some of our dinner wir ging raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun

III. adj inv

1. (not working) außer Betrieb; (switched off) aus[geschaltet]; tap zugedreht; heating abgestellt

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2. pred FOOD (bad) verdorben; milk sauer

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich BRD

3. (not at work)

▪ to be \off freihaben

to have/take some time \off einige Zeit freibekommen/freinehmen

4. pred ( fam: in bad shape) schlecht

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5. (provided for)

sb is badly/well \off jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut, jd ist schlecht/gut dran fam

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet

how are you \off for money? BRIT, AUS wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6. pred FOOD (run out) aus[gegangen]

7. pred esp BRIT ( fam: rude) behaviour daneben fam

that's a bit \off das ist ein dicker Hund [o nicht die feine Art] fam

IV. n no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein

V. vt AM (sl)

▪ to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen fam, jdn abmurksen sl [o fam umlegen]

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[ɒf]
1. adv

1)

(distance) the house is 5 km off — das Haus ist 5 km entfernt

some way off (from here) — in einiger Entfernung (von hier)

it's a long way off — das ist weit weg; (time) das liegt in weiter Ferne

August isn't/the exams aren't very far off —

Christmas is only a week off — es ist nur noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten

noises off (Theat) — Geräusche pl hinter den Kulissen

2)

(departure) to be/go off — gehen

he's off to school — er ist zur Schule gegangen

(be) off with you! — fort mit dir!, mach, dass du wegkommst!

off with him! — fort or weg mit ihm!

I must be off — ich muss (jetzt) gehen or weg

it's time I was off — es wird or ist (höchste) Zeit, dass ich gehe

where are you off to? — wohin gehen Sie denn?, wohin gehts denn? (inf)

off we go! — los!, auf los gehts los!, na denn man los! (inf)

he's off playing tennis every evening — er geht jeden Abend Tennis spielen

they're off (Sport) — sie sind vom Start

3)

(removal) he had his coat off — er hatte den Mantel aus

he helped me off with my coat — er half mir aus dem Mantel

with his shirt off — ohne Hemd

off with those wet clothes! — raus aus den nassen Kleidern!

the handle has come off — der Griff ist abgegangen

there are two buttons off — es fehlen zwei Knöpfe, da sind zwei Knöpfe ab

off with his head! — herunter mit seinem Kopf!, Kopf ab!

he had the back of the TV off — er hatte die Rückwand des Fernsehers abgenommen

the lid is off — der Deckel ist nicht drauf

4)

(= discount) 3% off (Comm) — 3% Nachlass or Abzug

3% off for cash (Comm) — 3% Skonto, bei Barzahlung 3%

to give sb £5/something off — jdm £ 5 Ermäßigung/eine Ermäßigung geben

he let me have £5 off — er gab es mir (um) £ 5 billiger

5)

(= not at work) to have time off to do sth — (Zeit) freibekommen haben, um etw zu tun

I've got a day off — ich habe einen Tag frei(bekommen)

she's nearly always off on Tuesdays — dienstags hat sie fast immer frei

to be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6)

(in phrases) off and on, on and off — ab und zu, ab und an

it rained off and on — es regnete mit Unterbrechungen

right or straight off — gleich

2. adj

1) attr (= substandard) year, day etc schlecht

I'm having an off day today — ich bin heute nicht in Form

2) pred (Brit: not fresh) verdorben, schlecht; milk schlecht, sauer; butter ranzig

to go off — schlecht werden

3) pred (= cancelled) match, party, talks abgesagt; (= not available in restaurant) chops, fish aus

I'm afraid veal is off today — Kalbfleisch gibt es heute leider nicht

the bet/agreement is off — die Wette/Abmachung gilt nicht (mehr)

their engagement is off — ihre Verlobung ist gelöst

4) TV, light, machine aus(geschaltet); tap zu(gedreht)

the gas/electricity was off — das Gas/der Strom war abgeschaltet

the brake was off — die Bremse war gelöst

5)

they are badly/well or comfortably off — sie sind nicht gut/(ganz) gut gestellt, sie stehen sich schlecht/(ganz) gut

I am badly off for money/time —

how are we off for time? — wie sieht es mit der Zeit aus?, wie viel Zeit haben wir noch?

he is better/worse off staying in England — er steht sich in England besser/schlechter

6) pred

(= wide of the truth etc) you're off there — da irrst du gewaltig, da vertust du dich

he was quite a bit off in his calculations — er hatte sich in seinen Berechnungen ziemlich or schwer (inf) vertan

7) pred (inf)

that's a bit off! — das ist ein dicker Hund! (inf)

it's a bit off not letting me know — das ist ja nicht die feine Art, mir nicht Bescheid zu sagen

was a bit off — er hat sich ziemlich danebenbenommen

she's been a bit off with me all week — sie hat sich die ganze Woche mir gegenüber etwas komisch verhalten

3. prep

1) (indicating motion, removal etc) von (+dat)

he jumped off the roof — er sprang vom Dach

once you are off the premises — sobald Sie vom Gelände (herunter) sind

I got it off my friend (inf) — ich habs von meinem Freund (gekriegt) (inf)

he borrowed money off his father (inf) — er lieh sich (dat)

they dined off chicken — sie aßen Hühnchen

we live off cheese on toast — wir leben von Käse und Toastbrot

I'll take something off the price for you — ich lasse Ihnen vom or im Preis etwas nach

he got £2 off the shirt — er bekam das Hemd £ 2 billiger

the lid had been left off the tin — jemand hatte den Deckel nicht wieder auf die Büchse getan

the coat has two buttons off it — am Mantel fehlen zwei Knöpfe

which coat is that button off? — von welchem Mantel ist dieser Knopf?

2) (= distant from) ab(gelegen) von (+dat); (= in a side street from) in einer Nebenstraße von (+dat); (NAUT) vor (+dat)

the house was just off the main road — das Haus lag in unmittelbarer Nähe der Hauptstraße

one mile off the main road — eine Meile von der Hauptstraße weg or entfernt

height off the ground — Höhe vom Boden (weg)

just off Piccadilly — in der Nähe von Piccadilly, gleich bei Piccadilly

a road off Bank Street — eine Querstraße zur Bank Street

3)

off the map — nicht auf der Karte

I just want it off my hands — ich möchte das nur loswerden

See:

→ duty, food etc

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off [ɒf]

A adv

1. (meist in Verbindung mit Verben) fort, weg, davon:

be off

a) weg oder fort sein,

b) (weg)gehen,

c) SPORT starten;

be off!, off you go!, off with you! fort mit dir!, weg!;

off to bed with you! ins Bett mit euch!;

where are you off to? wo gehst du hin?;

he’s off sick today er hat sich für heute krankgemeldet

2. ab…, aus…, los…:

the apple is off der Apfel ist ab;

have one’s shoes off seine oder die Schuhe ausgezogen haben; → academic.ru/33817/hat">hat Bes Redew

3. weg, entfernt:

three miles off

4. Zeitpunkt: von jetzt an, hin:

Christmas is a week off bis Weihnachten ist es eine Woche;

off and on

a) ab und zu, hin und wieder,

b) ab und an, mit (kurzen) Unterbrechungen

5. 5% off WIRTSCH 5% Nachlass

6. TECH aus (geschaltet), abgeschaltet, abgestellt (Maschine, Radio etc), (ab)gesperrt (Gas etc), zu (Hahn etc):

“off” „aus“

7. be off ausfallen, nicht stattfinden:

the bet is off die Wette gilt nicht mehr;

their engagement is off sie haben ihre Verlobung gelöst;

the whole thing is off die ganze Sache ist abgeblasen oder ins Wasser gefallen (beide umg)

8. aus(gegangen), (aus)verkauft, nicht mehr vorrätig, alle:

oranges are off

9. frei (von Arbeit):

take a day off sich einen Tag freinehmen;

have one day a week off einen Tag in der Woche freihaben;

give sb the afternoon off jemandem den Nachmittag freigeben;

she’s off today sie hat heute ihren freien Tag

10. ganz, zu Ende: → die Verbindungen mit den verschiedenen Verben

11. WIRTSCH flau:

the market is off

12. nicht mehr frisch, (leicht) verdorben (Nahrungsmittel):

the milk is off die Milch hat einen Stich umg

13. SPORT nicht in Form

14. besonders US im Irrtum:

you are off on that point da bist du auf dem Holzweg umg

15. be a little off umg einen (leichten) Stich haben

16. SCHIFF vom Lande etc ab

17. well (badly) off gut (schlecht) d(a)ran oder gestellt oder situiert;

how are you off for …? wie sieht es bei dir mit … aus?, wie steht es bei dir mit …?

B präp

1. weg von, fort von, von (… weg oder ab oder herunter):

climb off the horse vom Pferd (herunter)steigen;

take sth off the table etwas vom Tisch (weg)nehmen;

he drove them off the seas er vertrieb sie von den Weltmeeren;

eat off a plate von einem Teller essen;

cut a slice off the loaf eine Scheibe vom Laib abschneiden;

take 5 percent (Br per cent) off the price 5 Prozent vom Preis abziehen

2. weg von, entfernt von, abseits von (oder gen), von … ab:

a street off Piccadilly eine Seitenstraße von Piccadilly;

off the ball SPORT ohne Ball;

sing off the note falsch singen;

be off size vom Maß abweichen

3. frei von: → duty A 2

4. be off sth

a) etwas nicht mehr mögen,

b) kuriert von etwas sein umg:

be off smoking nicht mehr rauchen; → drug A 2

5. SCHIFF auf der Höhe von Trafalgar etc, vor der Küste etc:

three miles off shore

6. von: → dine A

C adj

1. (weiter) entfernt

2. Seiten…, Neben…:

off street

3. fig Neben…, sekundär, nebensächlich

4. recht(er, e, es) (von Tieren, Fuhrwerken etc):

the off hind leg das rechte Hinterbein;

the off horse das rechte Pferd, das Handpferd

5. SCHIFF weiter von der Küste entfernt, seewärts gelegen

6. ab(-), los(gegangen), weg:

the button is off der Knopf ist ab

7. (arbeits-, dienst)frei:

an off day ein freier Tag ( → C 8)

8. schlecht:

an off day ein schlechter Tag (an dem alles misslingt) ( → C 7);

I’m having one of my off days heute geht mir alles schief, das ist heute nicht mein Tag;

he must have written this on an off day er muss einen schlechten Tag gehabt haben, als er das geschrieben hat;

an off year for fruit ein schlechtes Obstjahr; → off year

9. besonders WIRTSCH flau, still, tot:

off season auch Nebensaison f

10. besonders WIRTSCH minderwertig, von schlechter Qualität:

off shade Fehlfarbe f

11. I am feeling rather off today ich bin heute nicht ganz auf der Höhe umg

12. fig schwach, entfernt: → chance A 3

D v/t US sl jemanden umlegen

E v/i meist imp verschwinden

F int fort!, weg!, raus!:

hands off! Hände weg!

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1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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adj.

ausgeschaltet adj.

entfernt adj.

fort adj.

von adj. prep.

aus präp.

English-german dictionary > off
9 off

[ɒf, Am ɑ:f] adv

inv

1) ( not on) aus;

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2) ( away) weg-;

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut ( fam)

if we can get \off early tomorrow morning we'll avoid most of the traffic wenn wir morgen frühzeitig loskommen, können wir den größten Verkehr vermeiden; ( fig)

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen;

I'm \off now - see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt - wir sehen uns morgen;

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada;

to drive \off wegfahren;

to go \off weggehen;

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen;

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3) ( removed) ab-;

I'll take my jacket \off ich werde meine Jacke ausziehen;

\off with his head! Kopf ab!;

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!;

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen;

to cut sth \off etw abschneiden

4) ( completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Weinflaschen zu leeren;

to burn sth \off etw verbrennen;

to kill sth \off etw vernichten [o ausrotten];

to pay sth \off etw abbezahlen

5) ( in bad shape) schlecht;

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern

6) ( distant) entfernt;

to be far \off weit weg sein;

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7) ( stopped) abgesagt;

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen ( fam)

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt;

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus;

to call sth \off etw absagen

8) ( discounted) reduziert;

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40% auf alle Wintermäntel;

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9) ( expressing separation)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren;

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10) ( expressing riddance)

we went out for a while to walk \off some of our dinner wir gingen eine Weile raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen;

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen;

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun adj

inv

1) ( switched off) aus[geschaltet];

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2) pred ( bad) verdorben; milk sour;

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich;

to go \off schlecht werden

3) ( not at work)

to be \off freihaben;

he's \off at the moment er hat momentan frei;

she had six weeks \off because of sickness last year sie hatte letztes Jahr sechs Wochen wegen Krankheit freigenommen;

to take/have some time \off einige Zeit freinehmen/freibekommen

4) pred (fam: in bad shape) schlecht;

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5) ( provided for)

to be badly/well \off schlecht/gut situiert sein;

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet;

(Brit, Aus)

how are you \off for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6) pred food ( run out) aus;

the waiter explained that the salmon was \off der Kellner sagte, dass der Lachs ausverkauft sei

7) pred ( esp Brit) ( fam);

a bit \off ein dicker Hund ( fam), nicht die feine Art prep

1) after vb ( moving away) [weg] von +dat;

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter];

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab;

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren von meinem Grundstück fern!;

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus;

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch weggenommen?;

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen;

to get \off sb/ sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

2) after vb ( moving down) herunter [von] +dat, hinunter [von] +dat;

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen die Klippe hinunter;

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad herunter;

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett;

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3) after vb ( away from) weg von +dat;

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg after adj

far \off weit entfernt;

we're not far \off London now wir sind nicht weit von London entfernt;

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie viel Zeit haben wir noch bis zum Ende des Projekts? after adv

just \off sth in der Nähe von etw dat;

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich bei der Hauptstraße after n

a long way \off doing sth noch weit von etw dat entfernt sein;

we're still a long way \off finishing wir sind noch weit vom Ende entfernt;

\off the point nicht relevant;

somehow we keep getting \off the point wir kommen irgendwie vom Thema ab;

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt;

\off the subject of sth nicht zu einem Thema gehörend, etw nicht betreffend;

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen;

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

4) ( separated from) von +dat;

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen;

to cut a piece \off the cheese ein Stück Käse abschneiden

5) after vb ( out at sea) vor +dat;

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern after n

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6) ( absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen;

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7) (fam: stop liking)

to be \off sb/ sth jdn/etw leid sein;

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben;

to go \off sb/ sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen;

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit kurzem mag ich in nicht mehr

8) ( not using)

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen;

to be/come \off sth etw weglassen;

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, um die Medizin abzusetzen;

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen;

to have sb \off one's feet ( fig) jdn umwerfen ( fig)

9) ( utilizing)

to do sth \off sth etw von etw dat tun;

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einem kleinen Erbe;

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10) (fam: abstaining from)

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

11) ( from source)

to do sth \off sb etw von jdm tun;

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen;

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab;

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

12) after n ( minus) weniger;

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen $10 vom Preis für die Jeans nach;

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um $40 oder $50 billiger

13) radio, tv ( stopped)

to be \off the air nicht mehr senden;

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

PHRASES:

\off beam ( Brit) ( fam) daneben ( fam)

to be \off beam daneben liegen ( fam)

\off the cuff aus dem Stegreif;

\off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost;

he is \off his head er hat den Verstand verloren;

\off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif;

\off the wall ausgeflippt ( fam)

to go \off the wall ausflippen ( fam) n

no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein vt (Am) (sl);

to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen ( fam), jdn abmurksen (sl); [o ( fam) umlegen]

English-German students dictionary > off
10 turn out

vi

1) ( work out) sich akk entwickeln;

things didn't really \turn out out the way we wanted die Dinge haben sich nicht so entwickelt, wie wir es uns gewünscht haben;

nothing ever \turn outs out right for me bei mir läuft's nie so, wie's laufen soll! ( fam)

how did it \turn out out? wie ist es gelaufen? ( fam)

thank God everything \turn outed out well zum Glück war am Ende alles gut;

it depends how things \turn out out das kommt drauf an, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln;

the evening \turn outed out pleasant es wurde ein netter Abend

2) ( be revealed) sich akk herausstellen;

he \turn outed out to be quite a nice guy am Ende war er doch eigentlich ganz nett;

it \turn outed out that... es stellte sich heraus, dass...

3) ( come to) erscheinen;

thousands \turn outed out for the demonstration against the government's new policy Tausende gingen auf die Straße, um gegen die neue Politik der Regierung zu demonstrieren

4) ( point) sich akk nach außen drehen vt

1) ( switch off)

to \turn out out <-> sth etw ausschalten;

to \turn out out the gas das Gas abstellen;

to \turn out out a lamp/ the radio/ the TV eine Lampe/das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten [o ausmachen];

to \turn out out the light[s] das Licht ausmachen

2) ( kick out)

to \turn out sb out [of sth] jdn [aus etw dat] [hinaus]werfen ( fam)

to \turn out sb out on the street jdn auf die Straße setzen ( fam)

3) ( empty contents)

to \turn out out <-> sth etw [aus]leeren;

he \turn outed out the kitchen cabinet er räumte den Küchenschrank aus;

to \turn out out one's pockets die Taschen umdrehen

4) (manufacture, produce)

to \turn out sth <-> out etw produzieren;

to \turn out sb <-> out specialists, experts jdn hervorbringen;

he \turn outs out about ten articles a week for the paper er schreibt in der Woche etwa zehn Artikel für die Zeitung;

to \turn out out sth by the dozens/ hundreds/ thousands etw dutzendweise/in großer Zahl/in Unmengen produzieren

5) food

to \turn out sth <-> out cake, jelly etw stürzen

6) ( turn outwards)

she \turn outs her feet out sie läuft nach außen

7) ( clean)

to \turn out sth <-> out room etw gründlich putzen

8) mil

to \turn out the guard out die Wache antreten lassen

9) usu passive fashion ( be dressed)

he is normally \turn outed out very smartly meistens zieht er sich sehr schick an

English-German students dictionary > turn out
11 turn off

1. transitive verb
1) abschalten; abstellen [Wasser, Gas]; zudrehen [Wasserhahn]

2) (coll.): (cause to lose interest) anwidern
2. intransitive verb
abbiegen

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1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) abdrehen,-schalten

2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) ausschalten

3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) ausschalten

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◆ turn off

I. vt

1. (switch off)

▪ to \turn off off ⇆ sth etw abschalten

to \turn off off the alarm/a computer den Alarm/einen Computer abschalten

to \turn off off the engine/the power den Motor/den Strom abstellen

to \turn off off the gas das Gas abdrehen

to \turn off the light[s] off das Licht ausmachen

to \turn off the radio/TV off das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten

2. (cause to lose interest)

▪ to \turn off off ⇆ sb jdm die Lust nehmen; (disgust) jdn anekeln

the salesman's high-pressure pitch really \turn offed her off die harte Verkaufstaktik des Händlers stieß sie wirklich ab

that kind of approach to learning \turn offs students off bei dieser Art der Wissensvermittlung verlieren die Studenten die Lust am Lernen

3. ( fam: be sexually unappealing)

▪ to \turn off off ⇆ sb jdn abtörnen sl

II. vi

1. (leave one's path) abbiegen

she \turn offed off the road/onto a small dirt road sie bog von der Straße/in einen kleinen Feldweg ab

she \turn offed off the path to gather berries sie verließ den Weg, um Beeren zu pflücken

2. (lose interest) [innerlich] abschalten fam

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turn off

A v/t

1. das Gas, Wasser etc abdrehen, auch ein Gerät, den Motor abstellen, das Licht, Radio etc ausmachen, -schalten

2. einen Schlag etc abwenden, ablenken

3. Br umg jemanden feuern, rausschmeißen

4. TECH (an der Drehbank) abdrehen

5. umg

a) jemanden anwidern

b) jemandem die Lust nehmen

B v/i abbiegen (Person, auch Straße)

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1. transitive verb
1) abschalten; abstellen [Wasser, Gas]; zudrehen [Wasserhahn]

2) (coll.): (cause to lose interest) anwidern
2. intransitive verb
abbiegen

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v.

abbiegen v.

abdrehen v.

abschalten v.

absperren (Licht, Wasser) v.

abstellen v.

ausschalten v.

English-german dictionary > turn off
12 turn off

vt

1) ( switch off)

to \turn off off <-> sth etw abschalten;

to \turn off off the alarm/ a computer den Alarm/einen Computer abschalten;

to \turn off off the engine/ the power den Motor/den Strom abstellen;

to \turn off off the gas das Gas abdrehen;

to \turn off the light[s] off das Licht ausmachen;

to \turn off the radio/ TV off das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten

2) ( cause to lose interest)

to \turn off off <-> sb jdm die Lust nehmen;

( disgust) jdn anekeln;

the salesman's high-pressure pitch really \turn offed her off die harte Verkaufstaktik des Händlers stieß sie wirklich ab;

that kind of approach to learning \turn offs students off bei dieser Art der Wissensvermittlung verlieren die Studenten die Lust am Lernen

3) (fam: be sexually unappealing)

to \turn off off <-> sb jdn abtörnen (sl) vi

1) ( leave one's path) abbiegen;

she \turn offed off the road/ onto a small dirt road sie bog von der Straße/in einen kleinen Feldweg ab;

she \turn offed off the path to gather berries sie verließ den Weg, um Beeren zu pflücken

2) ( lose interest) [innerlich] abschalten ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > turn off
13 turn

turn [tɜ:n]

tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;

∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;

∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;

∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;

∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";

∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;

∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;

∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;

∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté

(b) figurative (change orientation of)

∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;

∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;

∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;

∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;

∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;

∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;

∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;

∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;

∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;

∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;

∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;

∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;

∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;

∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;

∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;

∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;

∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;

∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;

∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;

∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversés

B.

(a) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ collar, mattress, sausages, soil, hay) retourner;

∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;

∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;

∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation

(b) (send away)

∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;

∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres

(c) (release, let loose)

∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ

(d) (go round → corner) tourner

(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;

∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;

∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;

∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes

(f) (do, perform) faire;

∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;

∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue

(g) (ankle) tordre;

∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la cheville

C.

(a) (transform, change) changer, transformer; (make) faire devenir, rendre;

∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;

∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;

∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;

∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;

∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;

∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;

∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages

(b) (make bad, affect)

∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait

(c) American Commerce (goods) promouvoir la vente de; (money) gagner;

∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;

∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;

∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement

(d) Technology (shape) tourner, façonner au tour;

∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;

∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move round → handle, key, wheel) tourner; (→ shaft) tourner, pivoter; (→ person) se tourner;

∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;

∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;

∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;

∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;

∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;

∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;

∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi

(b) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ car, person, ship) se retourner;

∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur

(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;

∎ turn (to the) right (walking) tournez à droite; (driving) tournez ou prenez à droite;

∎ Military right turn! à droite!;

∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;

∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;

∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;

∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;

∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;

∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;

∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;

∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire

(d) (with adj or noun complement) (become) devenir;

∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;

∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;

∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;

∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;

∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;

∎ he turned red il a rougi;

∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;

∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;

∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam

(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;

∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;

∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;

∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;

∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine

(f) (leaf) tourner, jaunir; (milk) tourner;

∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé

3 noun

(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;

∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;

∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;

∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet

(b) (change of course, direction) tournant m; (in skiing) virage m;

∎ to make a right turn (walking) tourner à droite; (driving) tourner ou prendre à droite;

∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;

∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;

∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ

(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;

∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche

(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;

∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;

∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;

∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;

∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;

∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique

(e) (time of change)

∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;

∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle

(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;

∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;

∎ whose turn is it? (in queue) (c'est) à qui le tour?; (in game) c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;

∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;

∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;

∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;

∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;

∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;

∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle

(g) (action, deed)

∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;

∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;

∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;

∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre

(h) familiar (attack of illness) crise f, attaque f;

∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin

(i) familiar (shock)

∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;

∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!

(j) old-fashioned (short trip, ride, walk) tour m;

∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin

(k) (tendency, style)

∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;

∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;

∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;

∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;

∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit

(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;

∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps

(m) Music doublé m

(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente

(o) British Theatre numéro m;

∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie

(p) British Cookery

∎ done to a turn cuit à point; familiar humorous (tanned) tout bronzé

4 in turn adverb

∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;

∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;

∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant

5 on the turn adjective

∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;

∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;

∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner

6 out of turn adverb

∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;

∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à propos

►► (shift) turn of duty (gen) tour m de service; Military tour m de garde;

American turn signal clignotant m, Belgian clignoteur m, Swiss signofil(e) m;

American turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant m

➲ turn against inseparable transitive verb

se retourner contre, s'en prendre à

➲ turn around = turn round

➲ turn aside

1 intransitive verb

(move to one side) s'écarter; also figurative (move away) se détourner;

∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucher

2 separable transitive verb

also figurative écarter, détourner

➲ turn away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (avert) détourner;

∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui

(b) (reject → person) renvoyer; (stronger) chasser;

∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;

∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;

∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;

∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travail

2 intransitive verb

se détourner;

∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos

➲ turn back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return → person) revenir, rebrousser chemin; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;

∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus

(b) (go back in book)

∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (force to return) faire faire demi-tour à; (refugee) refouler

(b) (fold → collar, sheet) rabattre; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser; (→ corner of page) corner

(c) (idiom)

∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière

➲ turn down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser

(b) (fold → sheet) rabattre, retourner; (→ collar) rabattre;

∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;

∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit

(c) (reject → offer, request, suitor) rejeter, repousser; (→ candidate, job) refuser;

∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;

∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader

2 intransitive verb

(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;

∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice

➲ turn in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;

∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police

(b) (fold in)

∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords

(c) (produce)

∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;

∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record

2 intransitive verb

(a) (feet, toes)

∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans

(b) (go through entrance off road etc)

∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré

(c) familiar (go to bed) se coucher^□

(d) (idiom)

∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même

➲ turn off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;

∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur

(b) familiar (fail to interest) rebuter^□ ; (sexually) couper l'envie à; (repulse) débecter;

∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave road) tourner;

∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5

(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;

∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement

➲ turn on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;

∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut

(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser^□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue^□ ;

∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;

∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;

∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste

2 inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer;

∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;

∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol

3 intransitive verb

(take drugs) se droguer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (switch on) s'allumer;

∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement

(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;

∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;

∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non

➲ turn out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ gas) éteindre, couper

(b) (point outwards)

∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard

(c) (dismiss, expel) mettre à la porte; (tenant) expulser, déloger;

∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;

∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé

(d) (empty → container, pockets) retourner, vider; (→ contents) vider; (→ jelly) verser;

∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette

(e) British (clean) nettoyer à fond;

∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond

(f) (produce) produire, fabriquer;

∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;

∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut

(g) (police, troops) envoyer;

∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!

(h) (usu passive) (dress) habiller;

∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;

∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;

∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants

2 intransitive verb

(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;

∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;

∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit

(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;

∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking

(c) (point outwards)

∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors

(d) (prove) se révéler, s'avérer;

∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;

∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;

∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;

∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative

(e) (end up)

∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;

∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;

∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;

∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;

∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;

∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci

(f) British familiar (get out of bed) se lever^□, sortir du lit^□

➲ turn over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;

∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;

∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;

∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre

(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;

∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête

(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;

∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;

∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités

(d) (change) transformer, changer;

∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail

(e) Commerce

∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine

(f) (search through) fouiller

(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler^□, dévaliser^□ ; (→ store) dévaliser^□ ; (→ house) cambrioler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer

(b) (engine) commencer à tourner

(c) (when reading) tourner;

∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP

(d) Television (change channel) changer de chaîne

(e) Commerce (merchandise) s'écouler, se vendre

➲ turn round

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (rotate → person) se retourner; (→ object) tourner;

∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;

∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)

(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;

∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?

(b) (quantity of work) traiter

(c) (change nature of)

∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;

∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite

(d) (sentence, idea) retourner

➲ turn to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) se tourner vers; (→ page) aller à;

∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre

(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;

∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;

∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;

∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;

∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;

∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire

(c) figurative (shift, move on to)

∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;

∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre

(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;

∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;

∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet

➲ turn up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;

∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;

∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;

∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!

(b) (find, unearth) découvrir, dénicher; (buried object) déterrer;

∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants

(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;

∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé

(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet

(e) (uncover → card) retourner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (appear) apparaître; (arrive) arriver;

∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;

∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;

∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera

(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;

∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac

(c) (happen) se passer, arriver;

∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;

∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux

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turn [tɜ:n]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of wheel] tour m

   b. ( = bend) virage m

• take the next turn on the left prenez la prochaine route (or rue) à gauche

• the economy may at last be on the turn l'économie pourrait enfin se redresser

► to take a turn (for)

• to take a turn for the worse s'aggraver

• to take a turn for the better s'améliorer

• the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré

   c. ( = attack) (inf) he had one of his turns last night il a eu une nouvelle crise la nuit dernière

   d. ( = fright) it gave me quite a turn ça m'a fait un sacré coup (inf)

   e. ( = action) to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn

   f. ( = act) numéro m

   g. (in game, queue) tour m

• it's your turn c'est votre tour c'est à vous

• whose turn is it? c'est à qui (le tour) ?

• to take it in turn(s) to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle

   h. (set structures)

► at every turn à tout instant

► by turns

• he was by turns optimistic and despairing il était tour à tour optimiste et désespéré

• my sister and I visit our mother by turns ma sœur et moi rendons visite à notre mère à tour de rôle► in turn ( = one after another) à tour de rôle ; ( = then) à mon (or son or notre etc) tour

• they answered in turn ils ont répondu à tour de rôle

• and they, in turn, said... et, à leur tour, ils ont dit...► out of turn

• I don't want to speak out of turn but... je ne devrais peut-être pas dire cela mais...► to a turn

• done to a turn [food] à point► turn of + noun

• at the turn of the century au début du siècle

• this was a surprising turn of events les événements avaient pris une tournure inattendue

• to be of a pragmatic turn of mind avoir l'esprit pratique

• turn of phrase tournure f

• at the turn of the year en fin d'année

2. transitive verb

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   a. [+ handle, key, wheel, page] tourner

• turn it to the left tournez-le vers la gauche

• he turned the wheel sharply il a donné un brusque coup de volant

   b. [+ mattress] retourner

   c. ( = direct) [+ car, object, attention] tourner ( towards vers ) ; [+ gun, searchlight] braquer

• without turning a hair sans sourciller

• they turned his argument against him ils ont retourné son argument contre lui

   d. ( = reach) [+ age, time] as soon as he turned 18 dès qu'il a eu 18 ans

   e. ( = transform) transformer ( into en)

• the experience turned him into a misogynist cette expérience a fait de lui un misogyne

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = move round) tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers ) ; (right round) se retourner

• turn to face me tourne-toi vers moi

• he turned and saw me il s'est retourné et m'a vu

• his stomach turned at the sight le spectacle lui a retourné l'estomac

• he would turn in his grave if he knew... il se retournerait dans sa tombe s'il savait...

► to turn on sth ( = depend)

it all turns on whether he has the money tout dépend s'il a l'argent ou non

• the plot turns on a question of mistaken identity l'intrigue repose sur une erreur d'identité

   b. ( = move in different direction) [person, vehicle] tourner ; ( = reverse direction) faire demi-tour ; [road, river] faire un coude ; [tide] changer de direction

• they turned and came back ils ont fait demi-tour et sont revenus sur leurs pas

• the car turned into a side street la voiture a tourné dans une rue transversale

• our luck has turned la chance a tourné pour nous

• he didn't know which way to turn il ne savait plus où donner de la tête

► to turn against sb se retourner contre qn

► to turn to sb se tourner vers qn ; (for help) s'adresser à qn

• he turned to me for advice il s'est adressé à moi pour me demander conseil► to turn to sth

• turn to page 214 voir page 214

• to turn to the left tourner à gauche ; ( = resort) se tourner vers qch

• he turned to drink il s'est mis à boire

   c. ( = become)

► turn + adjective

• to turn nasty/pale devenir méchant/pâle

• to turn professional passer professionnel

• the weather has turned cold le temps s'est rafraîchi► to turn into + noun devenir

• the whole thing turned into a nightmare c'est devenu un véritable cauchemar► to turn to + noun

• his love turned to hatred son amour se changea en haine

   d. ( = change) [weather] changer ; [leaves] jaunir

4. compounds

► turn signal noun (US in car) clignotant m

► turn-off noun (on road) embranchement m (où il faut tourner)

• it's a (real) turn-off! (inf!) c'est vraiment rebutant ! ► turn-on (inf!) noun

• it's a (real) turn-on! c'est excitant ! ► turn-up noun (British) [of trousers] revers m

• that was a turn-up (for the books)! (inf) (figurative) ça a été une belle surprise !

5. Phrasal Verbs

► turn around separable transitive verb

[+ business, economy] remettre sur pied

► turn aside

1. intransitive verb

se détourner

2. separable transitive verb

[+ head, face] tourner ; [+ eyes] détourner► turn away

1. intransitive verb

se détourner

2. separable transitive verb

( = send away) [+ spectator] refuser l'entrée à ; [+ immigrants] refouler► turn back

1. intransitive verb

[traveller] faire demi-tour ; ( = reverse a decision) faire marche arrière

• there is no turning back on ne peut pas retourner en arrière

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = send back) faire faire demi-tour à ; [+ demonstrators] faire refluer

   b. [+ clock] retarder ; (hands of clock) reculer

• we can't turn the clock back on ne peut pas revenir en arrière► turn down separable transitive verb

   a. to turn down the bed rabattre les draps

   b. [+ heat, sound] baisser

   c. [+ offer, candidate, volunteer] refuser► turn in

1. intransitive verb

   a. to turn in to a driveway [car, person] tourner dans une allée

   b. ( = go to bed) (inf) aller se coucher

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = hand over) [+ wanted man] livrer (à la police)

• to turn o.s. in se rendre

   b. (US = return) [+ borrowed goods, equipment] rendre

3. inseparable transitive verb

(Sport) to turn in a good performance [player, team] réaliser une bonne performance► turn off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person, vehicle] tourner

   b. to turn off automatically [heater, oven] s'éteindre automatiquement

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ road] quitter

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ water, tap] fermer ; [+ radio, television, electricity, gas, heater] éteindre ; [+ water, electricity] (at main) couper

• he turned the programme off (TV) il a éteint la télé

• to turn off the light éteindre (la lumière)

• to turn off the engine couper le moteur

   b. ( = repel) (inf) rebuter

• what turns teenagers off science? qu'est-ce qui fait que les sciences n'attirent pas les adolescents ?► turn on

1. intransitive verb

   a. [oven] to turn on automatically s'allumer automatiquement

   b. millions of viewers turn on at 6 o'clock des millions de téléspectateurs allument la télé à 6 heures

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = attack) attaquer

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tap] ouvrir ; [+ gas, electricity, television, heater] allumer ; [+ engine, machine] mettre en marche

• to turn on the light allumer (la lumière)

   b. ( = excite) (inf) exciter► turn out

1. intransitive verb

   a. not many people turned out to see her peu de gens sont venus la voir

   b. (in car) to turn out of a driveway sortir d'une allée

   c. ( = happen) se passer

• it all depends how things turn out tout dépend de la façon dont les choses vont se passer

• as it turned out, nobody came en fin de compte personne n'est venu

• it turned out nice [weather] il a fait beau en fin de compte

► to turn out to be s'avérer

• it turned out to be true cela s'est avéré juste

• it turned out to be harder than we thought cela s'est avéré plus difficile que l'on ne pensait

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ light] éteindre

   b. ( = empty out) [+ pockets, suitcase] vider ; [+ room, cupboard] nettoyer à fond ; ( = expel) [+ tenant] expulser

   c. ( = produce) fabriquer

   d. to be well turned out être élégant► turn over

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = roll over) se retourner

• she turned over and went back to sleep elle s'est retournée et s'est rendormie

   b. ( = change channel) changer de chaîne ; ( = turn page) tourner la page

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ page] tourner ; [+ mattress, earth, playing card, tape] retourner

• to turn over an idea in one's mind retourner une idée dans sa tête

   b. ( = hand over) [+ person] livrer (to à)

3. inseparable transitive verb

• the firm turns over $10,000 a week l'entreprise réalise un chiffre d'affaires de 10 000 dollars par semaine► turn round

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person] se retourner ; ( = change direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; ( = rotate) [object] tourner

• to turn round and round tourner sur soi-même

• he turned round and came back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas

   b. ( = improve) se redresser

2. separable transitive verb

   a. tourner ; [+ person] faire tourner

• he turned the ship round [captain] il a fait demi-tour

   b. ( = make successful) redresser ; ( = rephrase) reformuler

• to turn things round renverser la situation

• he managed to turn her round ( = change her mind) il a réussi à la faire changer d'avis► turn up

1. intransitive verb

( = arrive) arriver

• something will turn up on va bien trouver quelque chose

• don't worry about your ring, I'm sure it will turn up ne t'en fais pas pour ta bague, je suis sûr que tu finiras par la retrouver

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ collar] relever ; [+ sleeve] retrousser

• to have a turned-up nose avoir le nez retroussé

   b. ( = find) [+ evidence] trouver

• a survey turned up more than 3,000 people suffering from AIDS une enquête a révélé que plus de 3 000 personnes étaient atteintes du sida

   c. [+ radio, television] mettre plus fort

• to turn up the sound monter le son

• to turn up the heat (figurative) accentuer la pression

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[tɜːn] 1.
noun

1) (in games, sequence) tour m

whose turn is it? — c'est à qui le tour?

‘miss a turn’ — ‘passez votre tour’

to be somebody's turn to do — être au tour de quelqu'un de faire

it was his turn to feel rejected — il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on ou at ou with the computer — utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to take turns at doing —

to take it in turns to do — faire quelque chose à tour de rôle

take it in turns! — chacun son tour!

by turns — tour à tour

to speak out of turn — fig commettre un impair

2) ( circular movement) tour m

to give something a turn — tourner quelque chose

to do a turn — [dancer] faire un tour

to take a turn in the park — faire un tour dans le parc

3) ( in vehicle) virage m

to make ou do a left/right turn — tourner à gauche/à droite

to do a turn in the road — faire un demi-tour

‘no left turn’ — ‘défense de tourner à gauche’

4) (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m

take the next right turn —

take the next turn on the right — prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite

5) (change, development) tournure f

to take a turn for the better — [person, situation] s'améliorer; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse — [situation] se dégrader; [health] s'aggraver

to be on the turn — [luck, milk] commencer à tourner; [tide] commencer à changer; century

6) (colloq) GB ( attack) crise f

a giddy ou dizzy turn — un vertige

to have a funny turn — se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)

it gave me quite a turn —

it gave me a nasty turn — ça m'a fait un coup (colloq)

7) ( act) numéro m
2.
in turn adverbial phrase

1) ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn — elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2) ( linking sequence) à son tour
3.
transitive verb

1) ( rotate) [person] tourner [wheel, handle]; serrer [screw]; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel]

to turn the key in the door ou lock — ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure

2) (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar]; tourner [page]

to turn one's ankle — se tordre la cheville

it turns my stomach — cela me soulève le cœur

3) ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car]

to turn one's back on — lit tourner le dos à [group, place]; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally]; abandonner [homeless, needy]

4) ( focus direction of)

to turn something on somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [gun, hose, torch]; fig diriger quelque chose sur quelqu'un [anger, scorn]

5) ( transform)

to turn something white/black — blanchir/noircir quelque chose

to turn something milky/opaque — rendre quelque chose laiteux/opaque

to turn something into — transformer quelque chose en [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice/wine — changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film — adapter un livre pour l'écran

to turn somebody into — [magician] changer quelqu'un en [frog]; [experience] faire de quelqu'un [extrovert, maniac]

6) ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ( towards vers; from de)

7) (colloq) ( pass the age of)

he has turned 50 — il a 50 ans passés

she has just turned 20/30 — elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans

8) ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle]
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner; [ship] virer

to turn down ou into — tourner dans [street, alley]

to turn towards — tourner en direction de [village, mountains]

the conversation turned to Ellie — on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

2) ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour; [tide] changer; [luck] tourner; turn around

3) ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner; [person] se tourner

to turn in one's chair — se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and walk out of the room — faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

I turned once again to my book — j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture

4) fig ( hinge)

to turn on — [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue]; [outcome] dépendre de [factor]

5) ( spin round angrily)

to turn on somebody — [dog] attaquer quelqu'un; [person] se retourner contre quelqu'un

6) fig ( resort to)

to turn to — se tourner vers [person, religion]

to turn to drink/drugs — se mettre à boire/se droguer

I don't know where ou which way to turn — je ne sais plus où donner de la tête (colloq)

7) ( change)

to turn into — [person, tadpole] se transformer en [frog]; [sofa] se transformer en [bed]; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [substance] se changer en [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief]

8) ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green]

to turn white/black/red — blanchir/noircir/rougir

the weather is turning cold/warm — le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe

9) (colloq) ( become) devenir [Conservative, Communist]

businesswoman turned politician — ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne

10) ( go sour) [milk] tourner

11) [trees, leaves] jaunir

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Phrasal Verbs:

- 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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at every turn — ( all the time) à tout moment; ( everywhere) partout

one good turn deserves another — Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu

to be done to a turn — être cuit à point

to do somebody a good turn — rendre un service à quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > turn
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turn out

1) (be eventually)

to turn out well, badly — andare a finire bene, male

to turn out differently — avere un esito diverso

to turn out all right — andare bene o per il meglio

it depends how things turn out — dipende da come si mettono le cose

to turn out to be wrong — dimostrarsi falso

it turns out that — risulta che

as it turned out — a conti fatti, in fin dei conti

2) (come out) [crowd, people] affluire, accorrere ( to do per fare; for per)

3) (point outwards)

his toes o feet turn out — ha i piedi in fuori; turn [sth.] out, turn out [sth.]

4) (turn off) spegnere [ light]

5) (empty) svuotare, rovesciare [pocket, bag]; gastr. rovesciare, togliere dallo stampo [ mousse]

6) (produce) produrre, fabbricare [ goods]; formare [scientists, graduates]; turn [sb.] out, turn out [sb.] (evict) buttare fuori, mettere alla porta

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1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) (mandare fuori)

2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) produrre

3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) vuotare

4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) comparire

5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) spegnere

6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) rivelarsi, (venire fuori)

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1. vi + adv

1) (appear, attend: troops, doctor) presentarsi

to turn out for a meeting — presentarsi a un'assemblea

2) (prove to be) rivelarsi

it turned out to be true/a mistake — è risultato essere vero/un errore

things will turn out all right — andrà tutto bene

how did the cake turn out? — come è venuta la torta?

it turned out that... — si è scoperto che...

it turned out that she was right — è risultato che aveva ragione lei

2. vt + adv

1) (light, appliance, gas) chiudere, spegnere

2) (produce: goods) produrre, (novel, good pupils) creare

to be well turned out fig — essere ben vestito (-a)

3) (empty: pockets) vuotare, (tip out: cake) capovolgere

4) (clean out: room) dare una bella pulita a

5) (expel: tenant, employee) mandar via

6) (guard, police) far uscire

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turn out

1) (be eventually)

to turn out well, badly — andare a finire bene, male

to turn out differently — avere un esito diverso

to turn out all right — andare bene o per il meglio

it depends how things turn out — dipende da come si mettono le cose

to turn out to be wrong — dimostrarsi falso

it turns out that — risulta che

as it turned out — a conti fatti, in fin dei conti

2) (come out) [crowd, people] affluire, accorrere ( to do per fare; for per)

3) (point outwards)

his toes o feet turn out — ha i piedi in fuori; turn [sth.] out, turn out [sth.]

4) (turn off) spegnere [ light]

5) (empty) svuotare, rovesciare [pocket, bag]; gastr. rovesciare, togliere dallo stampo [ mousse]

6) (produce) produrre, fabbricare [ goods]; formare [scientists, graduates]; turn [sb.] out, turn out [sb.] (evict) buttare fuori, mettere alla porta

English-Italian dictionary > turn out
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'turn-off [ʼtɜ:nɒf, Am ʼtɜ:rnɑ:f] n

1) ( sth unappealing) Gräuel nt;

they find computers a \turn-off ihnen sind Computer ein Gräuel

2) ( sth sexually unappealing)

to be a real \turn-off unattraktiv sein, abtörnen (sl)

English-German students dictionary > turn-off
17 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
18 turn-off

noun

1) (turning) Abzweigung, die; (off motorway) Ausfahrt, die

2) (coll.): (repellent person or thing)

be a turn-off — abstoßend sein

be a turn-off for somebody — jemanden abstoßen

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ˈturn-off

[ˈtɜ:nɒf, AM ˈtɜ:rnɑ:f]

n

1. (sth unappealing) Gräuel nt

they find computers a \turn-off ihnen sind Computer ein Gräuel

2. (sth sexually unappealing)

to be a real \turn-off unattraktiv sein, abtörnen sl

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turn-off s

1. Abzweigung f

2. umg

a) etwas Widerliches

b) widerlicher Kerl

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noun

1) (turning) Abzweigung, die; (off motorway) Ausfahrt, die

2) (coll.): (repellent person or thing)

be a turn-off — abstoßend sein

be a turn-off for somebody — jemanden abstoßen

English-german dictionary > turn-off
19 turn *****

[tɜːn]
1. n

1) (rotation) giro

to give sth a turn — girare qc

done to a turn Culin — cotto a puntino

2) (change of direction: in road) curva

"no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"

to do a left turn Auto — girare a sinistra

take the next left turn — prendi la prossima a sinistra

a road full of twists and turns — una strada a zigzag or tutta a curve

a sharp turn — una curva secca

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

at the turn of the year/century — alla fine dell'anno/del secolo

at every turn fig — a ogni piè sospinto

things took a new turn fig — le cose hanno preso una nuova piega

to take a turn for the better — (situation, events) volgere al meglio, (patient, health) migliorare

to take a turn for the worse — (situation, events) volgere al peggio, (patient, health) peggiorare

an odd turn of mind — una strana disposizione mentale

turn of phrase — modo di esprimersi

3) Med attacco, crisi f inv

he had a bad turn last night — la scorsa notte ha avuto una crisi or un peggioramento

the news gave me quite a turn fam — la notizia mi ha fatto prendere un bello spavento

4) (in series) turno

by turns — a turno

in turn — a sua volta

hot and cold by turns — ora caldo ora freddo

and he, in turn, said... — e lui, a sua volta, ha detto...

they spoke in turn — hanno parlato a turno

to take turns at (doing) sth; take it in turn(s) to do sth — fare qc a turno

to take/wait/miss one's turn — fare/aspettare/saltare il proprio turno

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

whose turn is it? — a chi tocca?

your turn will come — verrà anche il tuo momento

to take turn and turn about — fare i turni

to take turns at the wheel — fare i turni al volante

to take a turn at the wheel — fare un turno al volante

to speak out of turn fig — parlare a sproposito

5) (performance) numero

to do a comedy turn — fare un numero comico

6)

(action) to do sb a good turn — rendere un servizio a qn

to do sb a bad turn — fare un brutto tiro a qn

his good turn for the day — la sua buona azione quotidiana

one good turn deserves another — una mano lava l'altra

2. vt

1) (wheel, handle) girare, (mechanically) far girare

turn the key in the lock — gira la chiave nella toppa

2) (also: turn over) (record, mattress, steak) girare, voltare, rivoltare

to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia

it turns my stomach — mi fa rivoltare lo stomaco

3) (direct: car, object) voltare, (attention) rivolgere, (gun, telescope) puntare

the fireman turned the hose on the building — il pompiere ha puntato l'idrante verso l'edificio

to turn a gun on sb — puntare la pistola contro qn

to turn one's back on sb (also) fig — voltare le spalle a qn

to turn one's back on the past — tagliare i ponti col passato

as soon as his back is turned — non appena volta le spalle

power/success turned his head — il potere/il successo gli ha dato alla testa

without turning a hair — senza battere ciglio

to turn the other cheek fig — porgere l'altra guancia

he turned his hand to cookery — si è dato alla cucina

to turn the tables on sb fig — capovolgere la situazione a danno di qn

they turned him against us — ce l'hanno messo contro

4) (go past, round) girare, voltare

the car turned the corner — la macchina ha voltato l'angolo

to have turned the corner fig — aver superato la fase critica

he's turned 50 — ha passato i 50

it's turned four o'clock — sono le quattro passate

5)

(change) to turn sb/sth into sth — trasformare qn/qc in qc

to turn iron into gold — trasformare il ferro in oro

to turn a book into a film — fare un film da un libro

it turned him into a bitter man — lo ha reso un uomo pieno d'amarezza

the shock turned her hair white — le sono venuti i capelli bianchi dallo shock

the heat has turned the milk — il caldo ha fatto andare a male il latte

6) (shape: wood, metal) tornire

to turn wood on a lathe — lavorare il legno con il tornio

a well-turned phrase — un'espressione molto elegante

a well-turned ankle — una caviglia ben tornita

3. vi

1) (rotate) girare, (change direction: person) girarsi, voltarsi, (vehicle) girare, svoltare, (ship) virare, (wind, tide, weather) cambiare, (reverse direction) girarsi indietro

my head is turning fig — mi gira la testa

everything turns on his decision fig — tutto dipende dalla sua decisione

to turn and go back — girare or girarsi e tornare indietro

to turn left/right Auto — girare a sinistra/destra

turn right at the lights — al semaforo gira a destra

the car turned into a lane — la macchina ha svoltato in una stradina

to wait for the weather to turn — aspettare che il tempo cambi

he turned to me and smiled — si è girato verso di me e mi ha sorriso

to turn to sb for help — rivolgersi a qn per un aiuto

she has no-one to turn to — non ha nessuno cui potersi rivolgere

he turned to politics — si è messo in politica, si è dato alla politica

he turned to drink — si è dato al bere

I don't know which way to turn fig — non so dove sbattere la testa

the conversation turned to religion — la conversazione passò alla religione

2) (become) diventare

(change) to turn into sth — trasformarsi in qc, cambiare in qc

the holiday turned into a nightmare — la vacanza si è trasformata in un incubo

the milk has turned — il latte è andato a male

to turn red — arrossire

to turn nasty — diventare cattivo (-a)

when he's drunk he turns nasty — quando è ubriaco diventa cattivo

he turned into a cynic — è diventato cinico

they turned communist — sono diventati comunisti

a singer turned songwriter — un cantante divenuto autore

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- turn about

- turn against

- 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 *****
20 turn

حَوَّلَ \ convert: to change sth. from one state to another: The hotel was converted into a school. divert: to turn (sth., such as a vehicle, a stream or sb.’s attention, etc.) off its usual course. switch: to make sth. start or stop, by moving a switch: Please switch the electric fire on. transfer: to move from one place to another: We transferred our account to a different bank. transform: to change in shape, appearance, character, etc.: The desert had been transformed into fields of corn. turn: (with into or to) to change: He is turning his sitting room into an office.

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turn something off — SWITCH OFF, shut off, put off, extinguish, deactivate; informal kill, cut. → turn * * * stop the operation or flow of something by means of a valve, switch, or button remember to turn off the gas ■ operate a valve or switch in order to do this *… … Useful english dictionary
turn off something — ˌturn ˈoff | ˌturn ˈoff sth derived no passive to leave a road in order to travel on another • Is this where we turn off? • The jet began to turn off the main runway. Main entry: ↑turnderived … Useful english dictionary
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
turn*/*/*/ — [tɜːn] verb I 1) [I/T] to change the position of your body or your head so that you are facing in a different direction She turned and smiled at me.[/ex] He turned his head and looked around the room.[/ex] Maria turned to the reporters and said:… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
turn back — verb 1. retrace one s course (Freq. 7) The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back • Syn: ↑backtrack, ↑double back • Hypernyms: ↑return • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
turn-off — noun 1 road that leads away from another ADJECTIVE ▪ next VERB + TURN OFF ▪ take ▪ Take the next turn off. ▪ miss, overshoot … Collocations dictionary
ˌturn sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to stop using a piece of equipment or a supply of gas, electricity, or water by pressing, turning, or moving something Ant: turn sth on Will you turn the television off, please?[/ex] The emergency crew turned off the power and gas… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌturn sth ˈon — phrasal verb to start using a piece of equipment or a supply of gas, electricity, or water by pressing, turning, or moving something Ant: turn sth off Is your computer turned on?[/ex] Let s turn the radio on and see if it works.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
twist something off — ˌtwist sthˈoff derived to turn and pull sth with your hand to remove it from sth • I twisted off the lid and looked inside. • a twist off top Main entry: ↑twistderived … Useful english dictionary
switch something off — TURN OFF, shut off, stop, cut, halt, deactivate. → switch * * * turn off an electrical device ■ switch off informal cease to pay attention as he waffles on, I switch off * * * ˌswitch ˈoff/ˈon | ˌswitch sthˈoff/ˈon derived … Useful english dictionary

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