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1 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) zahnout za roh2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) překonat nejhorší* * *• zahnout za roh -
2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točit (se)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátit se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) přeměnit (se)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stát se, učinit2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zatáčka, odbočka4) (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.) řada5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *• točit• točit se• zahnout• zahýbat• zakroutit se• pootočit• přelom• obrat• obrátit se• obrátit• otáčet• obracet se• otočit se• otáčka• obracet• kroutit se• natočit -
3 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) vyhnat2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) vyrábět3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) vyprázdnit4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) vyrukovat5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) zhasnout, zavřít6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) ukázat se* * *• ukázat se• vylézt z postele• vyklubat se• vyrukovat• vyprodukovat -
4 turn up
1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) objevit se, přijít2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) najít se3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) zesílit* * *• přidat teplo• pustit hlasitěji• náhodou najít• objevit se• dostavovat se• dostavit se -
5 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) zavřít, zhasnout2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) vypnout, zavřít3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) vypnout* * *• vypnout• zahnout• vypínat• zahýbat• odbočit• odbočovat -
6 turn on
1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) otevřít, zapnout2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) otevřít, rozsvítit3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) zapnout4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) zaútočit* * *• zapínat• zapnout -
7 turn down
1) (to say `no' to; to refuse: He turned down her offer/request.) odmítnout2) (to reduce (the level of light, noise etc) produced by (something): Please turn down (the volume on) the radio - it's far too loud!) zeslabit* * *• ztišit• zeslabit• ztlumit• zamítnout• stáhnout• ochabovat• klesnout -
8 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.) záložka* * *• přehyb -
9 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.) vrátit (se)* * *• vrátit se• změnit názor -
10 turn away
(to move or send away: He turned away in disgust; The police turned away the crowds.) odvrátit se; odehnat* * *• zamítnout• odvrátit• odehnat -
11 turn in
(to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority: They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police.) vydat, udat* * *• jít spát -
12 turn over
(to give (something) up (to): He turned the money over to the police.) předat* * *• uvažovat• převrátit se• převrátit• překlopit• obrátit -
13 turn loose
(to set free: He turned the horse loose in the field.) pustit volně -
14 turn up one's nose at
(to treat with contempt: He turned up his nose at the school dinner.) ohrnovat nos nad -
15 star turn
(the most successful or spectacular performance or item (in a show etc): The acrobats were the star turn of the evening.) zlatý hřeb -
16 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.) zlepšit se; zhoršit se -
17 U-turn
noun (a turn, in the shape of the letter U, made by a motorist etc in order to reverse his direction.) zatáčka do protisměru* * *• otočení o 180 stupňů -
18 in turn
(one after another, in regular order: They answered the teacher's questions in turn.) postupně* * *• pro změnu -
19 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) předbíhat pořadí -
20 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) vyrovnat se, využít
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