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1 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snúa(st)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snúa sér við/að3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) beygja4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) beina5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) fara/beygja fyrir6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) breyta(st)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) verða, breyta2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) snúningur2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vafningur, snúningur3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) beygja4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tækifæri, skipti5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) atriði•- 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
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2 turn up
1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) birtast2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) finnast, koma í ljós3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) hækka -
3 turn on
1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) kveikja á2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) skrúfa frá3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) kveikja á4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) ráðast á -
4 turn-up
noun (a piece of material which is folded up at the bottom of a trouser-leg: Trousers with turn-ups are not fashionable at the moment.) uppbrot -
5 turn in
(to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority: They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police.) afhenda; gefa sig fram -
6 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) vísa brott/á dyr2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) framleiða3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) tæma4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) mæta5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) slökkva á6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) reynast -
7 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) hafna2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) lækka -
8 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) slökkva á2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) skrúfa fyrir3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) slökkva á -
9 turn on one's heel
(to turn one's back (and walk off).) snúast á hæli -
10 turn a blind eye
(to pretend not to see or notice (something): Because he works so hard, his boss turns a blind eye when he comes in late.) horfa fram hjá -
11 turn a deaf ear to
(deliberately to ignore: They turned a deaf ear to my advice.) daufheyrast -
12 turn against
(to become dissatisfied with or hostile to (people or things that one previously liked etc): He turned against his friends.) snúast gegn -
13 turn away
(to move or send away: He turned away in disgust; The police turned away the crowds.) vísa frá; snúa sér undan -
14 turn back
(to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) súa við/aftur -
15 turn loose
(to set free: He turned the horse loose in the field.) sleppa -
16 turn over
(to give (something) up (to): He turned the money over to the police.) fá (öðrum) í hendur -
17 turn over a new leaf
(to begin a new and better way of behaving, working etc.) snúa við blaðinu -
18 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) beygja fyrir horn2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) komast yfir það versta -
19 turn up one's nose at
(to treat with contempt: He turned up his nose at the school dinner.) sÿna fyrirlitningu -
20 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) skána; versna
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Turn — (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s chisel, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… … English World dictionary
turn — ► VERB 1) move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis. 2) move into a different position, especially so as to face or move in the opposite direction. 3) change in nature, state, form, or colour; make or become. 4) shape on a… … English terms dictionary
Turn — Turn, v. i. 1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turn — Turn, n. 1. The act of turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel. [1913 Webster] 2. Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order, position, or aspect of affairs;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn — TURN, turnuri, s.n. 1. Construcţie prismatică sau cilindrică, clădită separat sau făcând parte dintr un complex arhitectural, fiind de obicei mai înaltă decât celelalte construcţii. ♢ Turn de răcire = construcţie de lemn, de piatră, de beton… … Dicționar Român
turn — turn; coun·ter·turn; re·turn·abil·i·ty; re·turn·able; re·turn·ee; re·turn·less; tac·i·turn; tac·i·turn·ly; top·sy·turn; turn·able; turn·bull s; turn·dun; turn·halle; turn·pik·er; turn·sole; turn·ver·ein; un·turn; noc·turn; re·turn; turn·wrest;… … English syllables
Turn — may refer to:In music: *Turn (music), a sequence of several notes next to each other in the scale *Turn (band), an Irish rock group:* Turn LP, a 2005 rock album by Turn * Turn (The Ex album), a 2004 punk album by The Ex * Turn (Feeder song), a… … Wikipedia
Turn It Up — «Turn It Up» Sencillo de Paris Hilton del álbum Paris Publicación 15 de julio de 2006 Formato Descarga digital, sencillo en CD Grabación 2006 … Wikipedia Español
turn — [n1] revolution, curving about face, angle, bend, bias, bow, branch, change, changeabout, circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, corner, curve, cycle, departure, detour, deviation, direction, drift, flection, flexure, fork, gyration, gyre … New thesaurus
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