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I . turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] VB intr

1. turn (rotate):

turn

2. turn (change):

turn

3. turn (switch):

turn
to turn on one's heel

5. turn (change):

to turn from sth into sth

Phrases:

to turn in one's grave

III . turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] N

1. turn (change):

left turn

2. turn:

the turn of the century

3. turn (succession):

out of turn
it is your turn
in turn
z kolei

4. turn (rotation):

turn
obrót m

about-turn N fig

I . turn about VB intr

II . turn about VB trans

I . turn around VB intr

II . turn around VB trans

I . turn away VB intr

II . turn away VB trans

1. turn away (turn):

turn away

2. turn away (refuse):

turn away

3. turn away (deny):

to turn sb away

I . turn back VB intr

1. turn back (return):

turn back

2. turn back (change plans):

turn back

II . turn back VB trans

I . turn down VB trans

1. turn down (refuse):

turn down

2. turn down (reduce):

turn down
turn down radio

II . turn down VB intr

turn down level:

turn down

I . turn in VB trans

1. turn in (give back):

turn in

2. turn in (deliver to police):

turn in

3. turn in:

to turn in for sth

4. turn in essay, report:

turn in

II . turn in VB intr inf

turn into VB trans

I . turn off VB trans

1. turn off (stop operation):

turn off
turn off gas, water

2. turn off (leave):

to turn off the main road

3. turn off (lose interest):

turn off

II . turn off VB intr inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.
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Adult male round gobies turn inky black during the spawning season and develop swollen cheeks.
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Another year elapsed; it was the third monk's turn.
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Just a brief flirtation with a friendly grey whale is often all it takes to turn normal, quiet, unflappable people into delirious, jabbering extroverts.
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Fry these flattened pieces in the smoky hot oil, until they turn golden brown.
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The lessee, in turn, is also bound by the lease.
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If a battle is ended in a turn with no damage incurred, there is no expenditure in VP.
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It would be hard to turn down a ferrari and speedboat though, and that's why we need to be vigilant about the govenrments relationships with private enterprise and public wealth.
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The endurance squad were able to turn the flying start to their advantage and took a clean victory over the sprinters.
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All truths may be expressed as appropriate combinations of concepts, which can in turn be decomposed into simple ideas, rendering the analysis much easier.
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