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[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) sukti(s)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) apsigręžti, atsigręžti3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) sukti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) nukreipti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) pasukti už6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) paversti, pavirsti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) pasidaryti (kitos spalvos), pakeisti spalvą2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (pa)sukimas2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vija3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) posūkis4) (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.) eilė5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numeris•- 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
См. также в других словарях:
turn (your) back on (someone) — to refuse to help someone. These people are appealing to our government to help them. We can t just turn our backs on them … New idioms dictionary
turn (your) back on someone — turn (your) back on (someone/something) to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? … New idioms dictionary
turn (your) back on something — turn (your) back on (someone/something) to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? … New idioms dictionary
turn (your) back on — (someone/something) to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? … New idioms dictionary
turn your back — to turn so that you are facing away from someone He turned his back and walked away from me. often + on He turned his back on me and walked away. often used figuratively His former supporters have turned their backs on him. [=have abandoned him] … Useful english dictionary
turn your back on — 1) to turn your body so that your back is pointing towards someone or something She turned her back on him coldly. 2) to refuse to accept someone or something that you have previously accepted He turned his back on his former beliefs … English dictionary
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… … 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
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
