turn about in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for turn about in the English»French Dictionary

I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

III.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB trans

See also turn around, century

I.turn around VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn around)

II.turn around VB [Brit təːn -, Am tərn -] (turn [sth] around, turn around [sth])

century [Brit ˈsɛntʃʊri, Am ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri] N

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

See also turn about, worry, wit, rummage about, round, put about, move about, milk round, lie about, just2, just1, information, go round, get round, gather round, curious, change round, book, baton round

I.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] N

II.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB trans

III.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB intr (be anxious)

I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

rummage about VB [Brit ˈrʌmɪdʒ -, Am ˈrəmɪdʒ -], rummage around VB

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change round, gather round, pass around).
For go round, get round see the entries go round, get round.

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

I.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move about)

II.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move [sb/sth] about)

lie about → lie around

I.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] N

II.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADJ

III.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

it's just on 8 am Brit

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

information [Brit ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N U

1. information (facts, details):

I.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round)

II.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round [sth]) (visit)

get round → get around

get round → get around

gather round VB [Brit ˈɡaðə -, Am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

curious [Brit ˈkjʊərɪəs, Am ˈkjʊriəs] ADJ

I.change round VB [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -, Am tʃeɪndʒ -] Brit (change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb])

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

passer un savon à qn inf

turn about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for turn about in the English»French Dictionary

See also up, out

out → out of

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The commander orders them to turn about face, and salutes them in a farewell as they march back into the tunnel.
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Its propulsion consists of steerable, electrically powered water jets, allowing it to navigate in all directions, as well as turn about its vertical axis.
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Finish by half-hitching a bight around the standing part or a round turn about the post.
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Immediately after the explosion, the plane had made one big slow right turn about 20 miles in diameter.
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All parts of a rigid merry-go-round or turntable turn about the axis of rotation in the same amount of time.
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Somehow we've managed to turn about 60% of our kids into struggling readers.
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This turn about surprised her endocrinologist as well.
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If a rotating component, such as a drill chuck, does not hold the drill centrally then as it rotates the rotating drill will turn about a secondary axis.
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Strong updrafts lift the air turning about a horizontal axis and cause this air to turn about a vertical axis.
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It was to be a ten-year turn about.
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