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1 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) vika (vända) om hörnet2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) ha det värsta bakom sig -
2 turn the collar
vända kragen -
3 turn the key
vrida om nyckeln -
4 turn the scale
förändra ställningen; vara tungan på vågen -
5 turn the tables
vända på situationen, få övertaget -
6 turn the tide
orsaka en förändring, drastiskt förändra situationen -
7 turn
n. sväng, kurva; svängning, vändning; tur, omgång; tjänst (gentjänst etc.); syfte--------v. svänga; vända; vrida; snurra* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snurra, vrida2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) vända []3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) svänga4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) vända mot, rikta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) svänga runt, vika om, runda6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) förvandla, göra, bli7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) bli, göra2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) vridning, vändning2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) varv, omgång3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) avtagsväg, tvärgata4) (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.) tur5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer•- 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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8 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) köra (kasta) ut2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) producera, tillverka3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) röja ur, tömma4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) bege sig ut, ställa upp sig5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) stänga av, släcka6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) visa sig vara -
9 turn up
1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) dyka upp, infinna sig2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) komma fram (till rätta)3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) skruva upp, höja volymen -
10 turn off
v. stänga av (apparat); släcka (ljus); avleda; vika av* * *1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) stänga (slå, skruva, vrida) av2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) stänga (slå, skruva, vrida) av3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) stänga av, släcka -
11 turn on
sätta på; tända (ljus); bero på; öppna; gå lös på; gå omkring* * *1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) sätta (slå, vrida) på2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) sätta (slå, vrida) på3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) sätta (slå, vrida) på4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) ge sig på -
12 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) avvisa, avslå2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) sänka, dämpa -
13 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.) slag -
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.) vända tillbaka, avvisa -
15 turn away
(to move or send away: He turned away in disgust; The police turned away the crowds.) vända sig bort, köra bort -
16 turn in
(to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority: They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police.) ange, överlämna -
17 turn loose
(to set free: He turned the horse loose in the field.) släppa [] -
18 turn over
(to give (something) up (to): He turned the money over to the police.) överlämna -
19 turn up one's nose at
(to treat with contempt: He turned up his nose at the school dinner.) -
20 turn for the better
en vändning till det bättre
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