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turn

[tɜ:n]
noun
1. [in road, river]   curva f
2. [of knob, wheel]   vuelta f
3. [change]   cambio m
 to take a turn for the worse   empeorar
4. [in game]   turno m
 it's my turn   me toca a mí
 in turn   sucesivamente, uno tras otro
 to take (it in) turns (to do something)   turnarse (en hacer algo)
5. [of year, decade etc]   fin m
 at the turn of the century   a finales de siglo
6. [performance]   número m
7. MED   ataque m
 to do somebody a good turn   hacerle un favor a alguien


   

turn

[tɜ:n]
transitive verb Conjugation
1. [chair, page, omelette]   dar la vuelta a
2. [knob, wheel]   Conjugation girar
3. [corner]   Conjugation doblar
4. [thoughts, attention]
 to turn something to   dirigir algo hacia
5. [change]
 to turn something into   convertir or transformar algo en
6. [cause to become]
 the cold turned his fingers blue   se le pusieron los dedos azules por el frío
 to turn something inside out   volver algo del revés
7. [milk]   Conjugation cortar, Conjugation agriar


   

turn

[tɜ:n]
intransitive verb Conjugation
1. [car]   Conjugation girar
[road]   Conjugation torcer
[person]   Conjugation volverse, darse la vuelta
2. [wheel]   dar vueltas
3. [turn page over]
 turn to page two   pasen a la página dos
4. [thoughts, attention]
 to turn to   dirigirse hacia
5. [seek consolation]
 to turn to somebody/something   buscar consuelo en alguien/algo
 she has nobody to turn to   no tiene a quien acudir
6. [change]
 to turn into   convertirse or transformarse en
7. [become]
 it turned black   se volvió negro
 the demonstration turned nasty   la manifestación se puso violenta
8. [go sour]   Conjugation cortarse, agriarse


  

turn against


transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
  poner en contra de


  

turn around


transitive verb separable Conjugation
→ turn round


  

turn away


transitive verb separable Conjugation
[refuse entry to]   no dejar entrar


  

turn back


transitive verb separable Conjugation
[person, vehicle]   hacer volver

  

turn back


intransitive verb Conjugation
  Conjugation volver, Conjugation volverse


  

turn down


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [offer, person]   Conjugation rechazar
2. [volume, heating]   Conjugation bajar


  

turn in


intransitive verb Conjugation
(inf) [go to bed]   irse a dormir


  

turn off


transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[road, path]   desviarse de, salir de

  

turn off


transitive verb separable Conjugation
[radio, heater]   Conjugation apagar
[engine]   Conjugation parar
[gas, tap]   Conjugation cerrar

  

turn off


intransitive verb Conjugation
[leave road]   desviarse, Conjugation salir


  

turn on


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [radio, TV, engine]   Conjugation encender
[gas, tap]   Conjugation abrir
2. (inf) [excite sexually]   poner cachondo ( f cachonda), excitar


  

turn on


transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[attack]   Conjugation atacar


  

turn out


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [extinguish]   Conjugation apagar
2. (inf) [produce]   Conjugation producir
3. [eject]   Conjugation echar
4. [empty - pockets, bag]   Conjugation vaciar


  

turn out


transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
 to turn out to be   resultar ser
 it turns out that ...   resulta que ...

  

turn out


intransitive verb Conjugation
1. [end up]   Conjugation salir
2. [arrive]
 to turn out (for)   venir or presentarse (a)


  

turn over


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [turn upside down]   dar la vuelta a
[page]   Conjugation volver
2. [consider]   darle vueltas a
3. (UK) RADIO & TV   Conjugation cambiar
4. [hand over]
 to turn something/somebody over (to)   entregar algo/a alguien (a)


  

turn over


intransitive verb Conjugation
[roll over]   darse la vuelta


  

turn round


transitive verb separable Conjugation ,
  

turn around


transitive verb separable Conjugation
1. [generally]   dar la vuelta a
2. [knob, key]   hacer girar


  

turn round


intransitive verb Conjugation ,
  

turn around


intransitive verb Conjugation
[person]   darse la vuelta, Conjugation volverse


  

turn up


transitive verb separable Conjugation
[volume, heating]   Conjugation subir

  

turn up


intransitive verb Conjugation
(inf)
  Conjugation aparecer


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