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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 Conjugation
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 Conjugation
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 Conjugation
  mettersi contro


  

turn around


transitive verb separable Conjugation ,
  

turn round

(UK)
transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [rotate]   girare
2. [words, sentence]   rigirare
3. [quantity of work]   completare
4. [make more successful]   rimettere in sesto


  

turn around


intransitive verb Conjugation ,
  

turn round

(UK)
intransitive verb Conjugation
[person]   girarsi


  

turn away


transitive verb separable Conjugation
[refuse entry to]   mandare via

  

turn away


intransitive verb Conjugation
  voltarsi


  

turn back


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [force to return]   far tornare indietro
2. [fold back]   ripiegare


  

turn back


intransitive verb Conjugation
[return]   tornare indietro


  

turn down


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [reject]   respingere
2. [heating, lighting, sound]   abbassare


  

turn in


intransitive verb Conjugation
(inf) [go to bed]   mettersi a letto


  

turn off


transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[leave]   abbandonare

  

turn off


transitive verb separable Conjugation
[switch off - gen]   spegnere
[ - gas, tap]   chiudere

  

turn off


intransitive verb Conjugation
[leave path, road]   girare


  

turn on


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [make work - gen]   accendere
[ - gas, tap]   aprire
2. (inf) [excite sexually]   eccitare


  

turn on


transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[attack]   rigirarsi contro


  

turn out


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [switch off]   spegnere
2. (inf) [produce]   sfornare
3. [eject]   cacciare
4. [empty]   svuotare


  

turn out


transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
 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 Conjugation
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 Conjugation
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 Conjugation
1. [roll over]   rigirarsi
2. (UK) TV   cambiare stazione


  

turn round


transitive verb separable & intransitive verb Conjugation
(UK) → turn round


  

turn up


transitive verb separable Conjugation
[heat, lighting, radio, TV]   alzare

  

turn up


intransitive verb Conjugation
(inf)
1. [appear, arrive]   comparire
2. [be found]   sbucar fuori
3. [happen]   venir fuori


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