TURNS - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

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

U-turn [βρετ ˈjuːtəːn, αμερικ ˈjuˌtərn] ΟΥΣ

U-turn

inversione θηλ a U

U-turn

conversione θηλ a U

U-turn μτφ

voltafaccia αρσ

“no U-turns”

“vietata l'inversione di marcia”

to do a U-turn μτφ

fare dietro front (on su)

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

turn down graph, curve:

turn down

scendere

his mouth turns down at the corners

ha gli angoli della bocca rivolti all'ingiù

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

1. turn down (reduce):

turn down volume, radio, heating, light, gas

abbassare

2. turn down (fold over):

turn down sheet

piegare, fare la piega a

turn down collar

piegare, tirare giù

turn down corner of page

piegare

turn down page

fare le orecchie a

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

turn down suitor, candidate, request, application, offer, suggestion:

turn down

rifiutare, respingere, non accettare

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

1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around person:

girarsi, voltarsi (to do per fare)

turn around bus, vehicle:

girare

2. turn around μτφ:

you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind

non puoi semplicemente dire che hai cambiato idea

what if he just turns around and says no?

e se cambia idea e dice di no?

3. turn around (revolve, rotate):

turn around object, windmill, dancer:

girare

4. turn around (change trend):

the market has turned around

il mercato ha avuto un'inversione di tendenza

sales have turned round

le vendite sono migliorate or c'è stata un'inversione di tendenza nelle vendite

5. turn around (unload and reload):

turn around means of transport:

scaricare e ricaricare

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

1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around car, chair, piano, head, baby

girare

2. turn around (reverse decline in):

turn around situation

raddrizzare

turn around economy, company

risollevare, risanare

turn around political party, factory

risollevare le sorti di

3. turn around (unload and reload):

turn around plane, ship

scaricare e caricare

the plane can be turned around in an hour

si può scaricare e fare ripartire l'aereo nel giro di un'ora

4. turn around (rephrase):

turn around question, sentence

rigirare, riformulare

I. turn up ΡΉΜΑ [təːn -] (turn up)

1. turn up (arrive, show up):

turn up

comparire, farsi vivo (to, at a; for per)

to turn up late

arrivare tardi

to turn up in jeans

presentarsi in jeans

she didn't turn up

non si è fatta vedere

guess who turned up at the station

indovina chi si è presentato alla stazione

2. turn up (be found):

don't worry - it will turn up

non ti preoccupare, salterà fuori

3. turn up (present itself):

turn up opportunity, job:

presentarsi, capitare

something will turn up (for me, for you etc.)

qualcosa verrà or salterà fuori (per me, te ecc.)

4. turn up (point up):

turn up corner, edge:

sporgere in fuori

his nose turns up

ha il naso all'insù

5. turn up (take upturn):

turn up economy:

crescere, migliorare

turn up market:

essere in rialzo

turn up investment, sales, profits:

crescere

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

1. turn up (increase, intensify):

turn up lighting, gas

aumentare

turn up heating, volume

aumentare, alzare

turn up TV, radio, music

alzare (il volume di)

2. turn up (point up):

turn up collar

alzare

to turn one's nose up at sth, at the idea of doing

arricciare, torcere il naso davanti a qc, all'idea di fare

3. turn up (discover):

turn up buried object

portare alla luce

turn up person: discovery, information

trovare, scoprire

facts turned up by the inquiry

fatti portati alla luce dall'inchiesta

I. turn out ΡΉΜΑ [təːn -] (turn out)

1. turn out (be eventually):

to turn out well, badly

andare a finire bene, male

to turn out differently

avere un esito diverso

to turn out all right

andare bene or per il meglio

it depends how things turn out

dipende da come si mettono le cose

this child will turn out badly

questo bambino finirà male

to turn out to be (prove to be)

dimostrarsi or rivelarsi (essere)

to turn out to be wrong

dimostrarsi falso

the job turned out (to be) difficult

il lavoro si è rivelato difficile

it turned out to be a good decision

si è dimostrata essere una decisione giusta or alla fine fu una decisione giusta

it turns out that …

risulta che …

it turned out (that) she knew him

risultò che lo conosceva

as it turned out

a conti fatti or in fin dei conti

2. turn out (come out):

turn out crowd, people:

affluire, accorrere (to do per fare; for per)

the fans turn out every Saturday

i fans arrivano, accorrono ogni sabato

we had to turn out at six βρετ

dovevamo essere là alle sei

3. turn out (point outwards):

his toes or feet turn out

ha i piedi in fuori

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

1. turn out (turn off):

turn out light

spegnere

2. turn out (empty):

turn out pocket, bag

svuotare, rovesciare

turn out ΜΑΓΕΙΡ mousse, mould

rovesciare, togliere dallo stampo

3. turn out (produce):

turn out goods

produrre, fabbricare

turn out scientists, graduates

formare

turn out novel, script, poem

pubblicare

ιδιωτισμοί:

to turn one's toes or feet out

girare le punte dei piedi in fuori

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

1. turn out (evict):

turn out

buttare fuori, mettere alla porta

to turn sb out into the street

buttare qn fuori di casa

2. turn out βρετ (send):

turn out guard, police, troops

inviare, mandare

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

turn away

voltarsi, girare la testa

to turn away in disgust, horror

voltarsi, distogliere lo sguardo con disgusto, orrore

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

turn away head

voltare, girare

turn away torch

girare

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

turn away spectator, applicant

rifiutare, respingere, mandare via

turn away salesman, caller

non fare entrare

turn away beggar

mandare via, cacciare

I was turned away from the Ritz

non mi hanno fatto entrare al Ritz

out-turn [βρετ ˈaʊttəːn, αμερικ ˈaʊtˌtərn] ΟΥΣ

out-turn

produzione θηλ

out-turn

resa θηλ

I. turn against ΡΉΜΑ [təːn -] (turn against [sb, sth])

turn against

ribellarsi, rivoltarsi contro

II. turn against ΡΉΜΑ [təːn -] (turn [sb] against)

turn against person, ideology:

turn against

fare ribellare [qn] contro

Buggins' turn [βρετ ˈbʌɡɪnz ˌtəːn] ΟΥΣ

Buggins' turn

= sistema delle promozioni per anzianità

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

turn against ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

turn against

mettersi contro

I. turn away ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

turn away

allontanare

to turn away from sb/sth

allontanarsi da qn/qc

II. turn away ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn away (refuse entry):

turn away

non fare entrare

2. turn away (deny help):

turn away

mandar via

I. turn around ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

turn around

girarsi

II. turn around ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn around (move):

turn around

girare

2. turn around:

turn around (change)

cambiare

turn around (reform)

riformare

I. turn up ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. turn up (arrive):

turn up

arrivare

2. turn up (become available):

turn up

saltar fuori

3. turn up (point upwards):

turn up

girare insù

II. turn up ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn up volume:

turn up

alzare

2. turn up (shorten):

turn up

accorciare

3. turn up (point upwards):

turn up

girare insù

4. turn up (find):

turn up

trovare

I. turn over ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (start, operate)

turn over engine

accendere

II. turn over ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn over (change the side):

turn over

girare

2. turn over criminal:

turn over

consegnare

3. turn over:

turn over control

affidare

turn over possession

cedere

4. turn over facts:

turn over

meditare

to turn over an idea

riflettere a lungo su un'idea

5. turn over ΕΜΠΌΡ, ΧΡΗΜΑΤΙΣΤ:

turn over

fatturare

6. turn over οικ (search):

turn over

mettere sottosopra frugando

turn into ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

turn into

trasformarsi in

I. turn in ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ (hand over)

turn in

consegnare

II. turn in ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ οικ (go to bed)

turn in

andare a letto

turn to ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn to (face):

turn to

dedicarsi a

2. turn to (request aid):

to turn to sb (for sth)

rivolgersi a qn (per qc)

turn on ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. turn on ΗΛΕΚ, ΤΕΧΝΟΛ:

turn on

accendere

turn on gas, faucet

aprire

2. turn on:

turn on (excite)

eccitare

turn on (attract)

attirare

3. turn on (show, demonstrate):

turn on

mettere in mostra

to turn on the charm

sfoderare tutto il proprio fascino

4. turn on (attack):

turn on

aggredire

Present

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

Past

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

Present Perfect

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

Past Perfect

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

Μονόγλωσσα παραδείγματα (μη ελεγχόμενα από το λεξικογραφικό τμήμα)

A thick layer of ash can turn into a calcium rich hardpan as tough as cement after being rained upon.

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His clothes turn into a spacesuit as he proceeds to start rap-singing the song.

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The little bears' harmless hijinks soon turn into danger on the runaway wagon.

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The ghost will turn into a normal minion after an amount of time varies directly with the minion's level.

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But, as it often happens, the belligerent youth turn into docile adults, the good citizens of an unquestioning society.

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