TURN BACK - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

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I. turn back ΡΉΜΑ [təːn -] (turn back)

1. turn back (turn around):

turn back (on foot)

tornare indietro, sui propri passi

turn back (in vehicle)

tornare indietro

it's too late to turn back

è troppo tardi per tornare indietro also μτφ

there's no turning back μτφ

non si torna più indietro

2. turn back (in book):

turn back

tornare (to a)

II. turn back ΡΉΜΑ [təːn -] (turn [sth] back, turn back [sth])

1. turn back (rotate backwards):

turn back dial, clock

(ri)mettere indietro

to turn one's watch back five minutes

mettere indietro l'orologio di cinque minuti

2. turn back (fold back):

turn back sheet, lapel

piegare, ripiegare

turn back corner, page

piegare

III. turn back ΡΉΜΑ [təːn -] (turn [sb] back, turn back [sb])

turn back marchers, heavy vehicle

fare tornare indietro

turn back refugees

respingere, ricacciare indietro

to be turned back at the border

essere respinto alla frontiera

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

voltarsi indietro

to turn back

volgersi indietro

to turn back

invertire la marcia auto:

to turn back

ricacciare immigrati, folla

to turn back

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

I. turn [βρετ təːn, αμερικ tərn] ΟΥΣ

1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn

turno αρσ

to wait one's turn

aspettare il proprio turno

it's my turn

è il mio turno or tocca a me

it's my turn (in game)

tocca a me

whose turn is it?

a chi tocca?

“miss a turn”

“perdete un turno” or “saltate un giro”

to be sb's turn to do

essere il turno di qn per fare or toccare a qn fare

it's your turn to make the coffee

tocca a te fare il caffè

it was his turn to feel rejected

fu lui (questa volta) a sentirsi rifiutato

have a turn on, at, with the computer

tocca a te usare il computer

to have a turn at driving

dare il cambio alla guida

to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do

fare a turno a fare

to do sth turn and turn about

fare qc a turno

take it in turns!

fate a turno!

by turns

a turni or a rotazione

to feel happy and depressed by turns

essere a volte felice e a volte depresso

to speak out of turn μτφ

parlare a sproposito

I hope I haven't spoken out of turn

spero di non aver parlato a sproposito

2. turn (circular movement):

turn

giro αρσ

turn

rotazione θηλ

to give sth a turn

girare qc or dare un giro a qc

to give sth half a turn to the left

far fare a qc un mezzo giro a sinistra

to do a turn dancer:

fare un giro

to take a turn in the park

fare un giro nel parco

3. turn (in vehicle):

turn

svolta θηλ

turn

curva θηλ

turn ΑΕΡΟ

virata θηλ

a 90° turn

una curva di 90°

to make or do a left, right turn

girare a sinistra, a destra

to do a turn in the road

svoltare nella strada

“no left turn”

“divieto di svolta a sinistra”

4. turn (bend, side road):

turn

curva θηλ

there's a left turn ahead

più avanti c'è una curva a sinistra

brake before you go into the turn

frena prima di entrare in curva

take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right

prenda la prossima strada a destra

5. turn (change, development):

turn

corso αρσ

turn

cambiamento αρσ

the turn of events

il corso degli eventi

this is an extraordinary turn of events

gli eventi hanno assunto un andamento straordinario

to take an encouraging, a worrying turn events:

prendere una piega incoraggiante, una piega preoccupante

to take a turn for the better person:

migliorare

to take a turn for the better situation, things, events:

andare per il meglio

to take a turn for the better situation, things, events:

mettere bene

to take a turn for the better situation, things, events:

prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse situation:

peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio

to take a turn for the worse health:

peggiorare, aggravarsi

she has taken a turn for the worse

va sempre peggio or ha preso una brutta piega

to be on the turn milk:

cominciare a inacidire

to be on the turn tide:

cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn

la fortuna sta girando or cambiando

at the turn of the century

al volgere del secolo

6. turn βρετ (attack):

turn οικ

crisi θηλ

turn οικ

attacco αρσ

she's had one of her turns again

ha avuto di nuovo una delle sue crisi

a giddy or dizzy turn

vertigini

to have a funny turn

essere, sentirsi sfasato, fuori fase

it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn

mi ha fatto venire un colpo

7. turn (act):

turn

numero αρσ

a comic, variety turn

un numero comico, di varietà

to do a, one's turn

esibirsi in un, nel proprio numero

II. in turn

1. in turn (in rotation):

in turn answer, speak

a turno

she spoke to each of us in turn

ha parlato con ognuno di noi a turno or singolarmente

2. in turn (linking sequence):

in turn

a sua volta

this in turn leads to higher inflation

a sua volta ciò provoca la crescita dell'inflazione

I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert

ho invitato Andrew che a sua volta ha invitato Robert

III. turn [βρετ təːn, αμερικ tərn] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn (rotate):

turn person: knob, wheel, handle, screw

girare

turn screw

stringere

turn mechanism: cog, wheel

fare girare

to turn sth to the right, left

girare qc verso destra, sinistra

to turn sth to “on”, “off”

mettere qc sulla posizione “on”, “off”

to turn a switch through 90 degrees

girare or fare ruotare l'interruttore di 90 gradi

to turn sth halfway, the wrong way

ruotare qc di mezzo giro, nel senso sbagliato

to turn the key in the door or lock (lock up)

chiudere la porta a chiave

to turn the key in the door or lock (unlock)

aprire la porta con la chiave or fare girare la chiave nella serratura

to turn the key on sb (inside)

chiudere qn a chiave

to turn the key on sb (outside)

chiudere qn fuori di casa

2. turn (turn over, reverse):

turn mattress, steak

girare

turn page

girare, voltare

turn collar

rovesciare

turn soil

rivoltare

to turn sb onto his side, back

girare qn sul fianco, sulla schiena

to turn one's ankle

storcersi una caviglia or prendere una storta a una caviglia

it turns my stomach

mi dà il voltastomaco

3. turn (change direction of):

turn chair, car

girare

turn head, face

girare, voltare

to turn a picture to the wall

girare un quadro verso il muro

to turn one's face towards

voltarsi verso

to turn one's steps towards

dirigere i propri passi verso

to turn one's attention or mind to

volgere la propria attenzione a

to turn one's back on group, place

voltare le spalle a

to turn one's back on μτφ friend, ally

voltare le spalle a

to turn one's back on μτφ homeless, needy

voltare le spalle a, abbandonare a se stesso

as soon as my back is turned

non appena volto le spalle also μτφ

to turn one' s back on the past

lasciarsi il passato alle spalle

to turn sb from one's door

allontanare, cacciare qn

4. turn (focus direction of):

to turn sth on sb gun, hose, torch

puntare qc contro qn

to turn sth on sb μτφ anger, scorn

indirizzare, dirigere qc contro qn

5. turn (transform):

to turn sth white, black

fare diventare qc bianco, nero

to turn sth milky, opaque

rendere qc latteo, opaco

to turn sth into office, car park, desert

trasformare qc in

to turn water into ice, wine

mutare, trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, in vino

to turn a book into a film

= fare l'adattamento cinematografico di un libro

turn your old newspapers into cash!

trasformate i vostri vecchi giornali in denaro!

to turn sb into magician: frog

trasformare, mutare qn in

to turn sb into experience: extrovert, maniac

fare di qn

it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent

questo l'ha fatto diventare, dal bambino normale che era, un delinquente

to stand there as if turned to stone

rimanere come pietrificato

6. turn (deflect):

turn person, conversation

deviare, dirigere

to turn the conversation towards or onto sth

dirigere la conversazione su qc

to turn sb from a course of action, from her purpose

distogliere qn dalla propria linea d'azione, dal proprio proposito

7. turn (reach the age of) οικ:

he has turned 50

ha passato i 50 (anni)

she has just turned 20, 30

ha appena compiuto vent'anni, trent'anni

as soon as I turn 18

appena compierò 18 anni

it's just turned five o'clock

sono le cinque passate da poco

8. turn (on lathe):

turn wood, piece, spindle

lavorare al tornio, tornire

9. turn (fashion) μτφ:

to turn an elegant sentence

tornire una frase elegante

10. turn (in espionage):

turn spy, agent

fare lavorare per sé

IV. turn [βρετ təːn, αμερικ tərn] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. turn (change direction):

turn person, car, plane, road:

girare, svoltare

turn ship:

virare

to turn (to the) left, right

girare a sinistra, a destra

to turn to the east, the west

girarsi verso est, ovest

to turn down or into street, alley

girare in

to turn off main road, street

lasciare

to turn towards village, mountains

girare verso or in direzione di

I turned towards home

mi sono diretto verso casa

her thoughts turned to her family

ha rivolto i suoi pensieri alla famiglia

the conversation turned to Ellie

si è finito per parlare di Ellie

he later turned to teaching

in seguito passò all'insegnamento

2. turn (reverse direction):

turn person, vehicle:

girare

turn tide:

cambiare

turn luck:

girare, (cominciare a) cambiare

there's no room for the bus to turn

l'autobus non ha abbastanza spazio per girare or fare manovra

“no turning” (in driveway)

“divieto d'accesso”, “divieto di svolta”

3. turn (revolve):

turn key, wheel, planet:

girare

turn person:

girarsi, voltarsi (to, towards verso)

to turn on its axis

girare sul proprio asse

a key turned in the lock

una chiave girò nella serratura

to turn in one's chair

girarsi sulla sedia

to turn and face the camera

girarsi verso la macchina fotografica

to turn and walk out of the room

girarsi e uscire dalla stanza

to turn to do

girarsi per fare

to turn to face sth

voltarsi verso qc

to turn and fight

girarsi per combattere

to turn to lie on one's side

girarsi su un fianco

I turned once again to my book, my work

ripresi ancora una volta il libro, il lavoro

4. turn (hinge) μτφ:

to turn on argument: point, issue

incentrarsi su

to turn on outcome: factor

dipendere da

5. turn (spin round angrily):

to turn on sb dog:

attaccare qn

to turn on sb person:

prendersela con qn

6. turn (resort to, rely on) μτφ:

to turn to person

rivolgersi a

to turn to religion

rivolgersi a or cercare conforto in

to turn to drink

darsi al bere

to turn to drugs

cominciare a drogarsi

to turn to sb for help, advice, money

rivolgersi a qn per

I don't know who to turn to for advice

non so a chi rivolgermi per chiedere consiglio

I don't know where or which way to turn

non so a che santo votarmi or che pesci pigliare

7. turn (change):

to turn into tadpole: frog

trasformarsi, mutarsi in

to turn into sofa: bed

trasformarsi in

to turn into situation, evening: farce, disaster

trasformarsi in, risolversi in

to turn into conversation: shouting match

trasformarsi in, diventare

to turn into (magically) person: animal, prince etc.

trasformarsi in

to turn to substance: ice, gold etc.

trasformarsi in, diventare

to turn to fear, surprise: horror, relief

trasformarsi in

his hopes had turned to dust

le sue speranze erano stare ridotte in polvere

8. turn (become by transformation):

turn pale, cloudy, green

diventare, farsi

to turn white, black, red

diventare bianco, nero, rosso

to turn white, black, red ΧΗΜ

virare al bianco, al nero, al rosso

the weather is turning cold, warm

il tempo sta volgendo al freddo, al caldo

events turned tragic

gli eventi presero una piega tragica

9. turn (have change of heart) οικ:

turn Conservative, Communist

diventare

businesswoman turned politician

donna d'affari diventata un politico

to turn Catholic, Muslim

convertirsi al cattolicesimo, all'islamismo

to turn traitor

diventare un traditore

10. turn (go sour):

turn milk:

inacidirsi

11. turn trees, leaves:

turn

cambiare, mutare colore, ingiallire

V. turn [βρετ təːn, αμερικ tərn]

at every turn

tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto

one good turn deserves another παροιμ

= chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to be done to a turn

essere cotto a puntino

to do sb a good turn

rendere un servizio a qn, fare un favore a qn

to feel another turn of the screw

= sentire aumentare la pressione

I. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΟΥΣ

1. back:

back

schiena θηλ

back

dorso αρσ

back ΖΩΟΛ

dorso αρσ

back ΖΩΟΛ

groppa θηλ

to be (flat) on one's back

essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino

to be (flat) on one's back μτφ

essere a letto

to sleep on one's back

dormire sulla schiena or supino or a pancia in su

he was lying on his back

era coricato sulla schiena or a pancia in su

to travel on the back of a donkey

viaggiare in groppa a un asino or a dorso d'asino

to have one's back to sb, sth

volgere or dare le spalle a qn, qc

with her back to the door

con la schiena rivolta verso la porta

to turn one's back on sb, sth

voltare le spalle, la schiena a qn, qc also μτφ

as soon as my back is turned

appena giro le spalle

to do sth behind sb's back

fare qc alle spalle di qn also μτφ

with one's back to the engine

in senso contrario a quello di marcia

to put one's back into it οικ

darci dentro or mettercela tutta

put your back into it! οικ

dacci dentro!

he's always on my back οικ

mi sta sempre addosso

get off my back! οικ

lasciami in pace!

I was glad to see the back of him

fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

to be at the back of conspiracy, proposal

essere dietro a

to put sb's back up

irritare qn

to live off sb's back

vivere alle spalle di qn

2. back (reverse side):

back (of page, cheque, card, envelope)

retro αρσ

back (of fabric, medal, coin)

rovescio αρσ

on the back of an envelope

sul retro di una busta

to sign the back of a cheque

girare un assegno

the back of the hand

il dorso della mano

3. back (flat side):

back (of knife, fork, spoon)

dorso αρσ

4. back (rear-facing part):

back (of vehicle, electrical appliance)

parte θηλ posteriore

back (of shirt, coat)

dietro αρσ

to hang one's coat on the back of the door

appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the shelves are oak but the back is plywood

i ripiani sono di quercia, ma il fondo è di compensato

a blow to the back of the head

un colpo alla nuca

a lump on the back of the head

un bernoccolo sulla parte posteriore della testa

the knife fell down the back of the fridge

il coltello è caduto dietro il frigorifero

5. back (area behind building):

to be out back, to be in the back αμερικ (in the garden)

essere in giardino

to be out back, to be in the back (in the yard)

essere in cortile

he's round, in the back

è in giardino

the view out back is lovely

la vista sul retro è bellissima

there's a small garden out back or round the back

c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro

the bins are out back or round the back

i bidoni sono sul retro or dietro la casa

the steps at the back of the building

la scala sul retro dell'edificio

6. back ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΟΔΡ:

to sit in the back

sedersi dietro

there are three children in the back

ci sono tre bambini dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus

sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

7. back (furthest away area):

back (of cupboard, drawer, fridge)

fondo αρσ

back (of stage)

sfondo αρσ

at or in the back of the drawer

in fondo al cassetto

right at the back of the cupboard

proprio in fondo all'armadio

at the back of the audience

in fondo alla sala

those at the back couldn't see

quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

the back of the throat

la parte posteriore della gola

the back of the mouth

il retrobocca

8. back (of chair, sofa):

back

schienale αρσ

the keys were down the back of the sofa

le chiavi si erano infilate dietro lo schienale del divano

9. back ΑΘΛ:

back

difensore αρσ

back

terzino αρσ

left back

difensore or terzino sinistro

10. back (end):

back

fine θηλ

back

fondo αρσ

at the back of the book, file

alla fine del libro, del file

11. back (book spine):

back

dorso αρσ

back

costola θηλ

II. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΕΠΊΘ

1. back (at the rear):

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

posteriore

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

di dietro οικ

back bedroom, garden, gate

sul retro

back page

ultimo

2. back (isolated):

back road

secondario

back alley, lane

vicolo, viuzza

III. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. back (indicating return after absence):

to be back

essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes, six weeks

sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti, sei settimane

to arrive or come back

tornare (indietro) (from da)

he's back at work

è tornato al lavoro or ha ripreso a lavorare

she's back in (the) hospital

è di nuovo in ospedale or è tornata in ospedale

it's good to be back home

è bello essere di nuovo a casa

when is he due back?

quando deve tornare?

to go back to work

riprendere

to go back to Italy, Canada, office

(ri)tornare in

to go back to Turin, shop, restaurant

(ri)tornare a

the mini-skirt is back (in fashion)

la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

2. back (in return):

to call, phone back

richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him)

risponderò alla sua lettera

he hasn't written back yet

non mi ha ancora risposto

“OK”, he shouted back

“OK”, rispose gridando

to punch sb back

restituire un pugno a qn

to smile back at sb

ricambiare un sorriso a qn

he was rude back

sono stata maleducata con lui e lui lo è stato con me

to answer back

ribattere

to answer sb back

rispondere (male) a qn

3. back (backwards, in a reverse direction):

back glance, step, lean

indietro

back jump

(all')indietro

4. back (away):

we overtook him 20 km back

l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back

c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

5. back (ago):

25 years back

25 anni fa

a week, five minutes back

una settimana, cinque minuti prima or fa

6. back (a long time ago):

back in 1964, April

nel 1964, ad aprile

back before Easter, the revolution

prima di Pasqua, prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when

ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year, 1985 that …

era già evidente l'anno scorso, nel 1985 che …

to go or date back to Roman times, 1700

risalire a

7. back (once again):

she's back in power, control

ha ripreso il potere, il controllo

Paul is back at the wheel

Paul è tornato al volante

to get back to sleep

riaddormentarsi

to go back home

tornare a casa

to go back to bed

tornare a letto, ricoricarsi

8. back (nearer the beginning):

ten lines back

dieci righe più su

ten pages back

dieci pagine indietro, fa

9. back (indicating return to sb's possession):

to give, send sth back

rendere, rispedire qc (to a)

to put sth back

rimettere a posto qc

I've got my books back

ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back

essere rimborsato

he wants his dictionary back now

vuole indietro il suo dizionario adesso

10. back (expressing a return to a former location):

to travel to London and back

andare e tornare da Londra

the journey to Madrid and back

il viaggio a Madrid e ritorno

we walked there and took the train back

(ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in treno

how long will it take to drive back?

quanto ci vorrà per tornare (in auto)?

11. back (in a different location):

meanwhile, back in Italy, he…

nel frattempo, in Italia, lui…

back in the studio, recording had begun

intanto allo studio era cominciata la registrazione

I'll see you back at the house, in the office

ci rivediamo a casa, in ufficio

ιδιωτισμοί:

back and forth to go, travel back and forth (commute) person, bus

fare la spola (between tra)

to walk, go back and forth

andare avanti e indietro (between tra)

to swing back and forth pendulum

oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to sway back and forth

dondolare avanti e indietro

the film cuts or moves back and forth between New York and Rome

il film si svolge tra New York e Roma

IV. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. back (support):

back candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action, enterprise, project

sostenere, appoggiare

back application

appoggiare

the strike is backed by the union

lo sciopero è appoggiato dal sindacato

the junta is backed by the militia

la giunta ha l'appoggio della milizia

2. back (finance):

back project, undertaking

finanziare

3. back (endorse):

back currency

sostenere

to back a bill ΕΜΠΌΡ, ΟΙΚΟΝ

avallare una cambiale

4. back (substantiate):

back argument, claim

suffragare, convalidare (with con)

5. back (reverse):

back horse

fare rinculare, fare indietreggiare

to back the car into the garage

mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb into, against sth

fare indietreggiare qn fino dentro, contro qc

to back oars, water

sciare, remare all'indietro

6. back (bet on):

back horse, favourite, winner

puntare, scommettere su

to back a loser race goer:

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to back a loser (invest ill-advisedly)

investire in modo sconsiderato

to back a loser (support a lost cause)

sostenere una causa persa

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente also μτφ

7. back (stiffen, line):

back structure

rinforzare

back book

foderare

back painting

rinforzare, rintelare

back fabric

intelare, foderare

8. back ΜΟΥΣ:

back singer, performer

accompagnare

9. back ΝΑΥΣ:

back sail

accollare, bracciare

V. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. back (reverse):

back

fare marcia indietro

2. back ΝΑΥΣ:

back wind:

cambiare direzione

VI. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk]

to break the back of a journey, task

fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to be in the back of beyond house, farm:

essere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

to live in the back of beyond

vivere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

it's like water off a duck's back

= non ha alcun effetto

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to have one's back to the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

to get one's own back

vendicarsi (on sb di qn)

back in the day

ai tempi

back in the day

a quei tempi

στο λεξικό PONS

I. turn back ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (return to starting point)

turn back

tornare indietro

II. turn back ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn back (send back):

turn back

far ritornare

2. turn back (fold towards itself):

turn back bedcover, corner of paper

ripiegare

στο λεξικό PONS

αγγλικά

ιταλικά

to turn one's back on sb μτφ

abbandonare qu

to turn one's back on sb

girare le spalle a qu

ιταλικά

αγγλικά

volgersi indietro

to turn back

volgere le spalle a qu a. μτφ

to turn one's back on sb

tornare indietro

to turn back

voltare le -e a qu a. μτφ

to turn one's back on sb

voltare le spalle a qu a. μτφ

to turn one's back on sb

στο λεξικό PONS

I. back [bæk] ΟΥΣ

1. back:

back (opposite of front)

dietro αρσ

back of a hand

dorso αρσ

back of a chair

schienale αρσ

back (of fabric)

rovescio αρσ

back of a piece of paper, envelope

retro αρσ

back to front

al contrario

to know sth back to front

sapere qc a menadito

2. back (end):

back of a book

fine αρσ

3. back ΑΝΑΤ:

back

schiena θηλ

back of an animal

dorso αρσ

to be on one's back

stare a pancia in su

to break one's back οικ

spaccarsi la schiena

to do sth behind sb's back a. μτφ

fare qc alle spalle di qu

to turn one's back on sb

girare le spalle a qu

to turn one's back on sb μτφ

abbandonare qu

4. back ΑΘΛ:

back

difesa θηλ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to know sth like the back of one's hand

conoscere qc a menadito οικ

to have one's back against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to stab sb in the back

pugnalare qc alle spalle

II. back [bæk] ΕΠΊΘ (rear)

back

posteriore

III. back [bæk] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. back:

to be back

essere di ritorno

to come back

tornare

to want sb back

desiderare che qu torni

I want the money back

rivoglio i miei soldi

to bring back memories

far venire in mente ricordi

2. back (to the rear, behind):

back

dietro

back and forth

avanti e indietro

to look back

pensare al passato

to sit back

rilassarsi

3. back (in return):

back

indietro

4. back (into the past):

back

fa

IV. back [bæk] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

back

appoggiare

I. turn [tɜ:rn] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. turn (rotate):

turn

girare

to turn on sth

girare su qc

2. turn (switch direction):

turn

voltare

turn tide

cambiare

turn car

svoltare

to turn around

voltarsi

to turn right/left

girare a destra/sinistra

3. turn:

turn (change)

trasformarsi in

turn (for worse)

diventare

to turn traitor

rivelarsi un traditore

he turned gray (overnight)

gli son venuti i capelli bianchi (da un giorno all'altro)

4. turn (change color):

turn leaves

cambiare colore

5. turn (feel nauseous):

turn stomach

rivoltarsi

6. turn (spoil):

turn cream, milk

inacidire

II. turn [tɜ:rn] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn key:

turn (rotate)

(far) girare

turn (rotate)

girare

turn (screw on)

avvitare

turn (unscrew)

svitare

2. turn (switch direction):

turn

voltare

to turn one's head

voltare la testa

to turn a page

voltare pagina

to turn the coat inside out

rivoltare il cappotto

3. turn (attain a particular age):

turn

compiere

4. turn (pass a particular hour):

it has turned three o'clock

sono le tre

5. turn (cause to feel nauseated):

it turned my stomach

mi ha fatto rivoltare lo stomaco

ιδιωτισμοί:

to turn sth upside down

capovolgere qc

III. turn [tɜ:rn] ΟΥΣ

1. turn (change in direction):

turn

svolta θηλ

to make a turn to the right

svoltare a destra

to take a turn for the worse/better

cambiare in peggio/meglio

2. turn (changing point):

turn

svolta θηλ

the turn of the century

l'inizio del secolo

3. turn (period of duty):

turn

turno αρσ

to be sb's turn to do sth

toccare a qn fare qc

it's your turn

tocca a te

to do sth in turn

fare qc a turno

to miss a turn

saltare un turno

to speak out of turn

parlare a sproposito

4. turn (rotation, twist):

turn

giro αρσ

5. turn (service):

turn

favore αρσ

to do sb a good turn

fare un favore a qn

one good turn deserves another παροιμ

ogni favore va contraccambiato παροιμ

Present

I	turn back
you	turn back
he/she/it	turns back
we	turn back
you	turn back
they	turn back

Past

I	turned back
you	turned back
he/she/it	turned back
we	turned back
you	turned back
they	turned back

Present Perfect

I	have	turned back
you	have	turned back
he/she/it	has	turned back
we	have	turned back
you	have	turned back
they	have	turned back

Past Perfect

I	had	turned back
you	had	turned back
he/she/it	had	turned back
we	had	turned back
you	had	turned back
they	had	turned back

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Granule cells send information from the spinal cord and the motor cortex which in turn translates the information in a process called state mapping.

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The malt, in turn, gets its colour during the roasting procedure.

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The whole dome may in turn be supported by pendentives (which in turn support each other).

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The lessee, in turn, is also bound by the lease.

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The school, in turn, has sought legal advice on whether it can boot out certain students as a way of severing relations with parents it doesn't like.

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