turn
[tɜ:n]noun
| 1. | [in road, river] curva f |
| 2. | [revolution, twist] giro m |
| 3. | [change]
svolta f
to take a turn for the better/worse avere un miglioramento/peggioramento |
| 4. | [in game, order]
turno m
in turn a turno to take (it in) turns to do sthg fare a turno a fare qc |
| 5. | [end]
fine f
the turn of the century la fine del secolo |
| 6. | [performance] numero m |
| 7. | (UK) (inf) (dated) MED crisi f inv |
| to do sb a good turn fare a qn un buon servizio |
turn
[tɜ:n]transitive verb Konjugation
| 1. | [gen] girare |
| 2. | [direct]
to turn sthg to sb/sthg volgere qc a qn/qc |
| 3. | [change]
to turn sthg into sthg trasformare qc in qc |
| 4. | [make, cause to become]
far diventare
to turn sthg inside out rivoltare qc |
turn
[tɜ:n]intransitive verb Konjugation
| 1. | [change direction]
girare
to turn to sb/sthg rivolgersi a qn/qc |
| 2. | [rotate, move around - wheel, knob, head]
girare [ - person] girarsi |
| 3. | [in book]
turn to page 239 andate a pagina 239 |
| 4. | [for consolation]
to turn to sb rivolgersi a qn to turn to sthg darsi a qc |
| 5. | [become]
diventare
to turn into sthg trasformarsi in qc |
turn against
transitive verb inseparable Konjugation
mettersi contro
turn around
transitive verb separable Konjugation ,
turn round
(UK)transitive verb separable Konjugation
| 1. | [rotate] girare |
| 2. | [words, sentence] rigirare |
| 3. | [quantity of work] completare |
| 4. | [make more successful] rimettere in sesto |
turn around
intransitive verb Konjugation ,
turn round
(UK)intransitive verb Konjugation
[person] girarsi
turn away
transitive verb separable Konjugation
[refuse entry to] mandare via
turn away
intransitive verb Konjugation
voltarsi
turn back
transitive verb separable Konjugation
| 1. | [force to return] far tornare indietro |
| 2. | [fold back] ripiegare |
turn back
intransitive verb Konjugation
[return] tornare indietro
turn down
transitive verb separable Konjugation
| 1. | [reject] respingere |
| 2. | [heating, lighting, sound] abbassare |
turn in
intransitive verb Konjugation
(inf) [go to bed] mettersi a letto
turn off
transitive verb inseparable Konjugation
[leave] abbandonare
turn off
transitive verb separable Konjugation
[switch off - gen] spegnere
[ - gas, tap] chiudere
turn off
intransitive verb Konjugation
[leave path, road] girare
turn on
transitive verb separable Konjugation
| 1. | [make work - gen]
accendere [ - gas, tap] aprire |
| 2. | (inf) [excite sexually] eccitare |
turn on
transitive verb inseparable Konjugation
[attack] rigirarsi contro
turn out
transitive verb separable Konjugation
| 1. | [switch off] spegnere |
| 2. | (inf) [produce] sfornare |
| 3. | [eject] cacciare |
| 4. | [empty] svuotare |
turn out
transitive verb inseparable Konjugation
to turn out to be sthg [be in the end] finire per essere qc
[transpire to be] risultare essere qc
it turns out (that) … è venuto fuori che …
turn out
intransitive verb Konjugation
| 1. | [end up]
andare a finire
it all turned out well è andato tutto a finire bene |
| 2. | [attend]
to turn out (for sthg) presentarsi (per qc) |
turn over
transitive verb separable Konjugation
| 1. | [playing card, stone, page] voltare, girare |
| 2. | [consider] rigirare |
| 3. | [hand over]
consegnare
to turn sb/sthg over to sb consegnare qn/qc a qn |
turn over
intransitive verb Konjugation
| 1. | [roll over] rigirarsi |
| 2. | (UK) TV cambiare stazione |
turn round
transitive verb separable & intransitive verb Konjugation
(UK) → turn round
turn up
transitive verb separable Konjugation
[heat, lighting, radio, TV] alzare
turn up
intransitive verb Konjugation
(inf)
| 1. | [appear, arrive] comparire |
| 2. | [be found] sbucar fuori |
| 3. | [happen] venir fuori |
