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inglese > italiano
turn
     1. sost. svolta
     2. sost. curva
     3. verb. girare
inglese > inglese
turn
     1. v. to make a non-linear physical movement.:
     2. v.          (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
                   the Earth turns;  turn on the spot
     3. v.          To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
                   Turn the knob clockwise.
     4. v.          (intransitive) to change one's direction of travel.
                   She turned right at the corner.
     5. v.          (intransitive, figuratively) to change the course of.
     6. v.          To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
                   She turned the table legs with care and precision.
     7. v.          (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
     8. v.          To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
                   turn the bed covers;  turn the pages
     9. v.          (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
                   turn to page twenty;  turn through the book
     10. v.          (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
     11. v.          (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
                     
     12. v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
     13. v.          (copulative) To become (begin to be).
                   The leaves turn brown in autumn.   When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
     14. v.          To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
                   The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.
     15. v.          To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
                   Midas made everything turn to gold.  He turned into a monster every full moon.
     16. v.         # (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
              #     This milk has turned; it smells awful.
     17. v.         # To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
              #     to turn cider or wine
     18. v.          To reach a certain age.
                   Charlie turns six on September 29.
     19. v.          To hinge; to depend.
                   The decision turns on a single fact.
     20. v.          To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
                   The prisoners turned on the warden.
     21. v.          To change personal condition.
     22. v.         # (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
     23. v.         # To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
     24. v.         # To sicken; to nauseate.
              #     The sight turned my stomach.
     25. v.         # To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
     26. v.         #:  
     27. v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
     28. v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
           They say they can turn the parts in two days.
     29. v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
     30. v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
           Ivory turns well.
     31. v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
     32. v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
     33. v. (archaic) To translate.
           to turn the Iliad
     34. v. (transitive, role-playing games) To magically or divinely attack undead.
     35. subst. A change of direction or orientation.
           Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
     36. subst. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
     37. subst.          (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
     38. subst. A single loop of a coil.
     39. subst. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
           They took turns playing with the new toy.
     40. subst. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
           I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.
     41. subst. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
     42. subst. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
     43. subst. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
           They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
     44. subst. A fit or a period of giddiness.
           I've had a funny turn.
     45. subst. A change in temperament or circumstance.
           She took a turn for the worse.
     46. subst. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
     47. subst. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
     48. subst. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
     49. subst. A deed done to another.
           One good turn deserves another.
           I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunitynb....
     50. subst. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
     51. subst. Character; personality; nature.
     52. subst. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
     53. subst. (circus, theatre, especially, physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
italiano > inglese
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     1. v. (intransitive) To turn

Pronuncia




Esempi d'uso

Turn left. 
    Gira a sinistra.
Now it's my turn. 
    Ora è il mio turno.
Is it my turn? 
    È il mio turno?
Should I turn on the light? 
    Dovrei accendere la luce?
I'm reading. Turn the television off. 
    Sto leggendo. Spegni la televisione!



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