Translations for turn around in the English»French Dictionary

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

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around person:

se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire)

turn around bus, vehicle:

faire demi-tour

2. turn around fig:

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

tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis

what if he just turns around and says no?

et si jamais il disait non?

3. turn around (revolve, rotate):

turn around object, windmill, dancer:

4. turn around (change trend):

the market has turned around

il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché

sales have turned round

il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes

5. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around

décharger et charger

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

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around car, chair, piano, head, baby

tourner [qc] dans l'autre sens

2. turn around (reverse decline in):

turn around situation, economy, company

turn around political party, factory

redresser la situation de

3. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around plane, ship

décharger et mettre en état de repartir

the plane can be turned around in an hour

l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure

4. turn around (rephrase):

turn around question, sentence

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I.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] ADV Around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures (come around, look around, turn around etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc.).
go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go around, and get around.

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1. around (approximately):

environ, à peu près

it sells for around £200

ça coûte environ or à peu près 200 livres sterling

at around 3 pm

3. around (in circulation):

to be around product, technology, phenomenon:

to be around person:

to be around again fashion, style:

revenir à la mode

CDs have been around for years

ça fait des années que les CD existent

I wish I'd been around 50 years ago

j'aurais aimé être là il y a 50 ans

I'm glad I won't be around when

heureusement je ne serai pas là quand

+ future not to be around long enough to do

ne pas rester assez longtemps pour faire

is he still around?

est-ce qu'il est encore là?

she's been around fig

elle a vécu, elle a roulé sa bosse inf

one of the most gifted musicians around

un des musiciens les plus doués du moment

there is far less money around

les gens ont beaucoup moins d'argent

there's a lot of corruption around

il y a beaucoup de corruption

6. around (in circumference):

three metres around tree trunk

de trois mètres de circonférence

7. around (in different, opposite direction):

a way around lit obstacle

un chemin pour contourner

there is no way around the problem

il n'y a pas moyen de contourner le problème

to go the long way around

prendre le chemin le plus long

to turn sth the other way around

to do it the other way around

faire le contraire

I didn't ask her, it was the other way around

ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse

the wrong/right way around

dans le mauvais/bon sens

to put one's skirt on the wrong way around

mettre sa jupe à l'envers

you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around?

tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça?

II.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] PREP a. Brit round

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2. around (throughout):

clothes scattered around the room

des vêtements éparpillés partout dans la pièce

in several locations around the country

dans plusieurs endroits à travers le pays

(all) around the world

partout dans le monde

from around the world

venant du monde entier

doctors around the world

les médecins à travers le monde

to go around the world

faire le tour du monde

to walk around the town

se promener dans la ville

he'll show you around the castle

il vous fera visiter le château

to go or look around the house

faire le tour de la maison

5. around (in order to circumvent):

to go around town centre

to go around obstacle

there's a way around the problem

il y a un moyen de contourner le problème

6. around (to the other side of):

to go around the corner

tourner au coin

to go around a bend

prendre un virage

around the mountain

de l'autre côté de or derrière la montagne

7. around FASHION:

he's 90 cm around the chest

il fait 90 de tour de poitrine

III.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd]

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what goes around comes around

on récolte ce qu'on a semé

See also turn, look, go around, get round, get around, come

I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

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1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn

to wait one's turn

attendre son tour

it's my turn (gen)

it's my turn (in game)

c'est à moi de jouer

whose turn is it? (gen)

c'est à qui le tour?

whose turn is it? (in game)

c'est à qui de jouer?

‘miss a turn’

‘passez votre tour’

to be sb's turn to do

être à qn or au tour de qn de faire

it's your turn to make the coffee

c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café

it was his turn to feel rejected

il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on or at or with the computer

utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to have a turn at driving

prendre son tour de conduite

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

faire qc à tour de rôle

to do sth turn and turn about

faire qc à tour de rôle

take it in turns!

chacun son tour!

to feel happy and depressed by turns

être tour à tour heureux et malheureux

to speak out of turn fig

commettre un impair

I hope I haven't spoken out of turn

j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair

5. turn (change, development):

turn

the turn of events

la tournure des événements

this is an extraordinary turn of events

les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire

to take an encouraging/a worrying turn events:

prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante

to take a turn for the better person, situation:

to take a turn for the better things, events:

prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse situation:

to take a turn for the worse health:

she has taken a turn for the worse

elle va de plus en plus mal

to be on the turn luck, milk:

commencer à tourner

to be on the turn tide:

commencer à changer

II.in turn ADV

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1. in turn (in rotation):

in turn answer, speak

à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn

elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2. in turn (linking sequence):

this in turn leads to higher inflation

ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation

I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert

j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert

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

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1. turn (rotate):

turn person: knob, wheel, handle

turn mechanism: cog, wheel

to turn sth to the right/left

tourner qc vers la droite/gauche

to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’

tourner qc sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’

to turn a switch through 90 degrees

faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés

to turn sth halfway/the wrong way

tourner qc d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens

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

fermer la porte à clé

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

tourner la clé dans la serrure

to turn the key on sb

enfermer qn à clé

3. turn (change direction of):

turn chair, head, face, car

to turn a picture to the wall

tourner un tableau face au mur

to turn one's face towards

tourner le visage vers

to turn one's steps towards

tourner or diriger ses pas vers

to turn one's attention or mind to

tourner son attention vers

to turn one's back on lit group, place

tourner le dos à

to turn one's back on fig friend, ally

to turn one's back on homeless, needy

as soon as my back is turned lit, fig

dès que j'ai le dos tourné

to turn one's back on the past

tourner la page

to turn sb from one's door

4. turn (focus, direction of):

to turn sth on sb gun, hose, torch

braquer qc sur qn

to turn sth on sb fig anger, scorn

diriger qc sur qn

5. turn (transform):

to turn sth white/black

blanchir/noircir qc

to turn sth milky/opaque

rendre qc laiteux/opaque

to turn sth into office, car park, desert

transformer qc en

to turn water into ice/wine

changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film

adapter un livre pour l'écran

turn your old newspapers into cash!

convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent!

to turn sb into magician: frog

to turn sb into experience: extrovert, maniac

faire de qn un/une

it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent

cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant

to stand there as if turned to stone

rester là comme pétrifié

8. turn (on lathe):

turn wood, piece, spindle

9. turn (fashion) fig:

to turn an elegant sentence

tourner une phrase élégante

10. turn (in espionage):

turn spy, agent

IV.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB intr

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1. turn (change direction):

turn person, car, plane, road:

to turn (to the) left/right

tourner à gauche/droite

to turn to the east/the west

tourner à l'est/l'ouest

to turn down or into street, alley

to turn off main road, street

to turn towards village, mountains

tourner en direction de

I turned towards home

j'ai repris le chemin de la maison

her thoughts turned to her family

ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille

the conversation turned to Ellie

on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

he later turned to teaching

plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement

3. turn (revolve):

turn key, wheel, planet:

turn person:

se tourner (to, towards vers)

to turn on its axis

tourner sur son axe

a key turned in the lock

une clé a tourné dans la serrure

to turn in one's chair

se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and face the camera

se tourner vers la caméra

to turn and walk out of the room

faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

to turn to do

se retourner pour faire

to turn to face sth

se retourner vers qc

to turn and fight

se retourner pour se battre

to turn to lie on one's side

se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté

I turned once again to my book/my work

j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail

5. turn (spin round angrily):

to turn on sb dog:

to turn on sb person:

se retourner contre qn

7. turn (change):

to turn into tadpole: frog

se transformer en

to turn into sofa: bed

se transformer en

to turn into situation, evening: farce, disaster

to turn into conversation: shouting match

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

se transformer en

to turn to substance: ice, gold etc

to turn to fear, surprise: horror, relief

his hopes had turned to dust

ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière

10. turn (go sour):

11. turn trees, leaves:

turn

V.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn]

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I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

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1. look (glance):

look

to have or take a look at sth (briefly)

jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qc

to have or take a look at sth (closely)

to have or take a good look at car, contract, patient

examiner [qc] soigneusement

to have or take a good look at suspect, photo

regarder [qc] de près

I didn't get a good look at the thief

je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur

to have a look inside/behind sth

regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qc

to have a look round house, town

faire un tour de

I had a quick look round (in town)

j'ai fait un petit tour

I had a quick look round (in shop)

j'ai jeté un coup d'œil

to have a look round the shops

faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through (peer) telescope

to have a look through crack, window

to have a look through (scan) archives, files

to have a look through essay, report

she took one look at him and screamed

elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier

I took one look at him and knew that he was ill

j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade

let's have a look at that grazed knee

voyons ce genou écorché

to take a long hard look at sth fig

étudier sérieusement qc

3. look (expression):

look

a look of fear/anger

un regard rempli de terreur/de colère

a look of sadness

un regard triste

to give sb a kind/pitying look

regarder qn avec bonté/pitié

he gave me a look of sheer hatred

il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine

did you see the look he gave me?

tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté?

she gave me such a look!

elle m'a jeté un de ces regards!

he got some odd or funny looks

on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air

I don't like the look on his face or in his eye

je n'aime pas son air

you could tell from the look on his face that …

à son expression on voyait que …

to give sb a dirty/evil look

regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)

air m

look (of building, car, design, scenery)

to have a look of weariness/sadness about one

avoir l'air abattu/triste

the car has a dated look

la voiture ne fait pas très moderne

she has a look of her father about her

elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller

avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté

I like the look of it

ça a l'air bien

I like the look of the new computer/car

j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture

I like the look of him

il a l'air sympa inf

I like the look of him

il a une bonne tête inf

I don't like the look of him

il ne m'inspire pas confiance

I don't like the look of the weather

le ciel n'annonce rien de bon

I don't like the look of that rash

ces rougeurs m'inquiètent

by the look(s) of him he must be about 40

à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine

by the look(s) of the barometer

à en juger par le baromètre

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1. look (gaze, stare):

look

look what he's done!

regarde ce qu'il a fait!

look how/where…

regarde comment/où…

to look sb in the eye/in the face

regarder qn dans les yeux/en face

to look sb up and down (appraisingly)

regarder qn de haut en bas

to look sb up and down (critically)

toiser qn des pieds à la tête

to look one's last on house, view

jeter un dernier regard sur

look what arrived this morning

regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin

look who it is!

regarde qui voilà!

look who's just walked in!

regarde qui vient d'arriver!

now look what you've done!

regarde ce que tu as fait!

look what time it starts!

tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence!

IV.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB intr

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1. look:

look

regarder (into dans, over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door

regarder qui est à la porte

to look and see what's on TV

regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé

to look at sb/sth

to look away

détourner le regard or les yeux

to look in at the window

regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre

to look out of or through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to look the other way lit

regarder ailleurs

to look the other way fig

fermer les yeux

to look up and down the street

regarder partout dans la rue

I didn't know where to look fig

je ne savais plus où me mettre

(in shop) I'm just looking

je ne fais que regarder

3. look (appear, seem):

look

avoir l'air, paraître

he looks happy

il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux

it's nice to see you looking happy

ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux

you look hot/cold

tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid

he doesn't look French

il n'a pas l'air français , il ne fait pas français

he looks young for his age

il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge

she's 40 but she doesn't look it

elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas

he looks about 50

il doit avoir la cinquantaine

that dress makes you look younger

cette robe te rajeunit

how do I look?

comment me trouves-tu?

you look well

tu as bonne mine

you don't look well

tu as mauvaise mine

you look good in that hat

ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat!

tu es mignon à croquer! inf

that cake looks good

ce gâteau a l'air bon

the picture will look good in the study

le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

how does my tie look?

comment est ma cravate?

it doesn't look straight

il n'est pas droit, il est de travers

it doesn't look right

how does it look to you?

qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

it looks OK to me

ça m'a l'air d'aller

does the meat look cooked to you?

est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite?

things are looking good

les choses se présentent bien

things aren't looking too good

ça ne se présente pas très bien

it looks to me as if or though

j'ai l'impression que

this looks to me like the right street

j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue

it looks as if or though it will rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it looks likely that …

il semble probable que …

+ subj it looks certain that …

il semble certain que …

+ indic he looks to be the strongest

il semble être le plus fort

it looks to be a question of time/money

ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent

5. look:

to look like (show likelihood of) it looks like being funny/interesting

cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant

you look like being the only man there

il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

she looks like being the first to finish

il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir

it looks like he's dying

tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant

it looks like rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it certainly looks like it

ça en a tout l'air

‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

what does it look like to you? murder?

qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre?

it looks like cancer to me

je pense que c'est un cancer

you look like you could do with a drink/bath

j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal

7. look (be oriented):

to look north/south house, room:

être orienté au nord/sud

V.-looking COMP

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if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now

il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard

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

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

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I.get round VB Brit (get round)

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get round → get around

II.get round VB Brit (get round [sth])

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get round → get around

III.get round VB Brit (get round inf [sb])

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I.get around VB (get around)

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1. get around (move, spread) → get about

II.get around VB (get around [sth]) (circumvent)

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I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

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come

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

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come (now)!

come, come! (in warning, reproach)

allons, allons!

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

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1. come (travel):

come

to come 100 km to see

faire 100 km pour voir

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

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1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:

come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:

the letter came on Monday

la lettre est arrivée lundi

your turn will come

ton tour arrivera

to come after sb (chase)

to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane

I came on foot/by bike

je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down stairs, street

to come up stairs, street

to come down from Scotland/from Alaska

venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska

to come from airport, hospital

to come into house, room

the train came into the station

le train est entré en gare

to come past car, person:

to come through person: town centre, tunnel

to come through water, object: window etc

to come to school, telephone

to come to the door

to come to the surface

remonter à la surface

to come to the company as apprentice, consultant

entrer dans l'entreprise comme

to come to do

to come running

arriver en courant

to come limping down the street

descendre la rue en boitant

to come crashing to the ground structure:

s'écraser au sol

to come streaming through the window light:

entrer à flots par la fenêtre

lunch is ready, come and get it!

le déjeuner est prêt, à table!

when the time comes

lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do

le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming!

come to mummy

viens voir maman

to come and go

you can come and go as you please

tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go

les modes vont et viennent

come next week/year

la semaine/l'année prochaine

come Christmas/Summer

à Noël/en été

there may come a time or day when you regret it

tu pourrais le regretter un jour

for some time to come

encore quelque temps

there's still the meal/speech to come

il y a encore le repas/discours

2. come (approach):

come

to come and see/help sb

venir voir/aider qn

to come to sb for money, advice

venir demander [qc] à qn

I could see it coming (of accident)

je le voyais venir

don't come any closer

ne vous approchez pas (plus)

he came to the job with preconceived ideas

quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues

to come close or near to doing

3. come (call, visit):

come dustman, postman:

come cleaner:

I've come to do

I've come about

je viens au sujet de

I've come for

je viens chercher

my brother is coming for me at 10 am

mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

they're coming for the weekend

ils viennent pour le week-end

I've got six people coming to dinner

j'ai six personnes à dîner

my sister is coming to stay with us

ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous

6. come (happen):

how did you come to do?

comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing/not doing

voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas

comment ça se fait?

how come you lost?

comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu?

come what may

advienne que pourra

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles viennent

when you come to think of it

à la réflexion

come to think of it, you're right

en fait, tu as raison

7. come (begin):

to come to believe/hate/understand

finir par croire/détester/comprendre

8. come:

to come from (originate from) person: city, country etc

être originaire de, venir de

to come from word, song, legend: country, language

to come from substance, food: raw material

to come from coins, stamps: place, collection

to come from smell, sound: place

to come from France fruit, painting:

provenir de France

to come from France person:

être français/-e

to come from a long line of artists

être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes

12. come (be situated):

come

to come after

suivre, venir après

to come before (in time, list, queue)

to come before (in importance)

to come within terms

faire partie de

to come first/last athlete, horse:

arriver premier/dernier

where did you come?

tu es arrivé combien? inf

where did you come?

tu es arrivé à quelle place?

my family comes first

ma famille passe avant tout

nothing can come between us

rien ne peut nous séparer

don't let this come between us

on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to try to come between two people

essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes

nothing comes between me and my football!

pour moi le foot c'est sacré!

14. come (be a question of):

when it comes to sth/to doing

lorsqu'il s'agit de qc/de faire

15. come (have orgasm):

come inf

V.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm]

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come again inf?

I don't know if I'm coming or going

je ne sais plus où j'en suis

‘how do you like your tea?’—‘as it comes’

‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’—‘ça m'est égal’

he's as stupid/honest as they come

il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui

come to that or if it comes to that, you may be right

en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock/a surprise

être un choc/une surprise

I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

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1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn

to wait one's turn

attendre son tour

it's my turn (gen)

it's my turn (in game)

c'est à moi de jouer

whose turn is it? (gen)

c'est à qui le tour?

whose turn is it? (in game)

c'est à qui de jouer?

‘miss a turn’

‘passez votre tour’

to be sb's turn to do

être à qn or au tour de qn de faire

it's your turn to make the coffee

c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café

it was his turn to feel rejected

il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on or at or with the computer

utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to have a turn at driving

prendre son tour de conduite

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

faire qc à tour de rôle

to do sth turn and turn about

faire qc à tour de rôle

take it in turns!

chacun son tour!

to feel happy and depressed by turns

être tour à tour heureux et malheureux

to speak out of turn fig

commettre un impair

I hope I haven't spoken out of turn

j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair

5. turn (change, development):

turn

the turn of events

la tournure des événements

this is an extraordinary turn of events

les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire

to take an encouraging/a worrying turn events:

prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante

to take a turn for the better person, situation:

to take a turn for the better things, events:

prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse situation:

to take a turn for the worse health:

she has taken a turn for the worse

elle va de plus en plus mal

to be on the turn luck, milk:

commencer à tourner

to be on the turn tide:

commencer à changer

II.in turn ADV

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1. in turn (in rotation):

in turn answer, speak

à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn

elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2. in turn (linking sequence):

this in turn leads to higher inflation

ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation

I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert

j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert

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

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1. turn (rotate):

turn person: knob, wheel, handle

turn mechanism: cog, wheel

to turn sth to the right/left

tourner qc vers la droite/gauche

to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’

tourner qc sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’

to turn a switch through 90 degrees

faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés

to turn sth halfway/the wrong way

tourner qc d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens

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

fermer la porte à clé

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

tourner la clé dans la serrure

to turn the key on sb

enfermer qn à clé

3. turn (change direction of):

turn chair, head, face, car

to turn a picture to the wall

tourner un tableau face au mur

to turn one's face towards

tourner le visage vers

to turn one's steps towards

tourner or diriger ses pas vers

to turn one's attention or mind to

tourner son attention vers

to turn one's back on lit group, place

tourner le dos à

to turn one's back on fig friend, ally

to turn one's back on homeless, needy

as soon as my back is turned lit, fig

dès que j'ai le dos tourné

to turn one's back on the past

tourner la page

to turn sb from one's door

4. turn (focus, direction of):

to turn sth on sb gun, hose, torch

braquer qc sur qn

to turn sth on sb fig anger, scorn

diriger qc sur qn

5. turn (transform):

to turn sth white/black

blanchir/noircir qc

to turn sth milky/opaque

rendre qc laiteux/opaque

to turn sth into office, car park, desert

transformer qc en

to turn water into ice/wine

changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film

adapter un livre pour l'écran

turn your old newspapers into cash!

convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent!

to turn sb into magician: frog

to turn sb into experience: extrovert, maniac

faire de qn un/une

it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent

cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant

to stand there as if turned to stone

rester là comme pétrifié

8. turn (on lathe):

turn wood, piece, spindle

9. turn (fashion) fig:

to turn an elegant sentence

tourner une phrase élégante

10. turn (in espionage):

turn spy, agent

IV.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB intr

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1. turn (change direction):

turn person, car, plane, road:

to turn (to the) left/right

tourner à gauche/droite

to turn to the east/the west

tourner à l'est/l'ouest

to turn down or into street, alley

to turn off main road, street

to turn towards village, mountains

tourner en direction de

I turned towards home

j'ai repris le chemin de la maison

her thoughts turned to her family

ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille

the conversation turned to Ellie

on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

he later turned to teaching

plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement

3. turn (revolve):

turn key, wheel, planet:

turn person:

se tourner (to, towards vers)

to turn on its axis

tourner sur son axe

a key turned in the lock

une clé a tourné dans la serrure

to turn in one's chair

se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and face the camera

se tourner vers la caméra

to turn and walk out of the room

faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

to turn to do

se retourner pour faire

to turn to face sth

se retourner vers qc

to turn and fight

se retourner pour se battre

to turn to lie on one's side

se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté

I turned once again to my book/my work

j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail

5. turn (spin round angrily):

to turn on sb dog:

to turn on sb person:

se retourner contre qn

7. turn (change):

to turn into tadpole: frog

se transformer en

to turn into sofa: bed

se transformer en

to turn into situation, evening: farce, disaster

to turn into conversation: shouting match

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

se transformer en

to turn to substance: ice, gold etc

to turn to fear, surprise: horror, relief

his hopes had turned to dust

ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière

10. turn (go sour):

11. turn trees, leaves:

turn

V.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn]

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

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around person:

se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire)

turn around bus, vehicle:

faire demi-tour

2. turn around fig:

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

tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis

what if he just turns around and says no?

et si jamais il disait non?

3. turn around (revolve, rotate):

turn around object, windmill, dancer:

4. turn around (change trend):

the market has turned around

il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché

sales have turned round

il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes

5. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around

décharger et charger

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

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1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around car, chair, piano, head, baby

tourner [qc] dans l'autre sens

2. turn around (reverse decline in):

turn around situation, economy, company

turn around political party, factory

redresser la situation de

3. turn around TRANSP (unload and reload):

turn around plane, ship

décharger et mettre en état de repartir

the plane can be turned around in an hour

l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure

4. turn around (rephrase):

turn around question, sentence

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

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2. century (in cricket):

score m de cent (au cricket)

Translations for turn around in the English»French Dictionary

I.turn around VB trans

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1. turn around (twist):

turn around

2. turn around (turn back):

turn around ship, plane

faire faire demi-tour à

3. turn around (reverse):

turn around situation

4. turn around (improve):

turn around business

remettre sur pied

II.turn around VB intr

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2. turn around (turn back):

turn around ship, plane

faire demi-tour

3. turn around (reverse):

turn around

4. turn around (improve):

turn around

se remettre sur pied

Translations for turn around in the French»English Dictionary

virer personne

Translations for turn around in the English»French Dictionary

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I.around [əˈraʊnd] PREP Am, Aus

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around → round

II.around [əˈraʊnd] ADV

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1. around (round about):

2. around (in circumference):

for 50 m around

dans un rayon de 50 m

for miles around

à des lieues à la ronde

3. around (aimlessly):

to walk around

to stand [or hang] around

rester là sans but précis

4. around (near by):

dans les parages

is he around?

est-il (par) là?

See also up, round

I.up [ʌp] ADV

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2. up (to another point):

3. up (more intensity):

to be up river, temperature

to be up price

avoir augmenté

7. up SPORTS:

to be 2 goals up

mener par deux buts

8. up COMPUT, TECH:

II.up [ʌp] PREP

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1. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

monter l'escalier

2. up (at top of):

to be/climb up a tree

être/grimper sur un arbre

3. up (along):

to go/drive up the street

remonter la rue

4. up (increase):

to turn the sound/heat up a notch

monter le son/chauffage d'un cran

5. up (to point of):

up until [or till] midnight/yesterday [or to]

jusqu'à minuit/hier

III.up [ʌp] N

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IV.up [ʌp] VB intr inf

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se lever brusquement

to up and go

V.up [ʌp] VB trans inf

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1. up (towards a higher place):

2. up (under repair):

3. up (healthy):

to be up and about [or around]

4. up (ready):

to be up for doing sth

être partant pour faire qc

I.round [raʊnd] N

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1. round (shape):

6. round MUS:

II.round [raʊnd] ADJ

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1. round (shape):

III.round [raʊnd] ADV

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IV.round [raʊnd] PREP

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3. round (to other side of):

to go round the corner

tourner au coin

just round the corner fig

a deux pas d'ici

4. round (visit):

to go round the hotels

faire le tour des hôtels

to show sb round a place

faire visiter un lieu a qn

5. round (here and there):

to wander round the world

errer de par le monde

to drive round France

parcourir la France

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1. round (form into a curve):

2. round (move):

I.turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] N

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2. turn (rotation):

turn

3. turn (walk):

turn

to take a turn

5. turn (changing condition):

turn

to take a turn for the worse

to take a turn for the better

6. turn (allotted time):

turn

to be sb's turn to +infin

être le tour de qn de +infin

to take turns at doing sth

faire qc à tour de rôle

it's your turn at the wheel

c'est ton tour de conduire

to wait one's turn

attendre son tour

à tour de rôle

he paid each of us in turn

il nous a payés l'un après l'autre

in one's turn

to miss a turn

manquer son tour

to speak out of turn

parler mal à propos

7. turn (shape):

turn

8. turn (service):

turn

to do sb a bad turn

jouer un mauvais tour à qn

to do sb a good turn

rendre service à qn

9. turn (odd sensation):

turn

to give sb a turn

donner un choc à qn

10. turn MED:

turn

11. turn (queasiness):

turn

to have turns

avoir des nausées

12. turn (stage performance):

turn

II.turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] VB intr

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1. turn (rotate):

turn

3. turn (switch direction):

turn

to turn left

tourner à gauche

to turn round the corner

tourner au coin de la rue

my mind turned to food fig

je me suis mis à penser au repas

talk turned to politics

la conversation est passée à la politique

to turn to religion/drugs

se tourner vers la religion/la drogue

who can I turn to?

vers qui puis-je me tourner?

5. turn BOT, BIOL:

turn leaves

6. turn FOOD:

turn cream, milk

III.turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] VB trans

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1. turn (rotate):

turn page, handle

to turn somersaults

faire des sauts périlleux

2. turn (cause to rotate):

turn

3. turn (turn round):

turn

to turn sth upside down

4. turn (switch direction):

turn

to turn the corner

tourner au coin de la rue

to turn the corner fig

6. turn (transform):

to turn sb/sth into sth

transformer qn/qc en qc

to turn water blue

donner à l'eau une couleur bleue

7. turn (sprain):

turn

to turn one's ankle

se fouler la cheville

8. turn (feel nauseated):

to turn one's stomach

soulever le cœur

9. turn (shape):

turn

Phrases:

to turn one's back on sb

tourner le dos à qn

to turn the other cheek

tendre l'autre joue

to turn a deaf ear to sth

rester sourd à qc

to turn a blind eye to sth

fermer les yeux sur qc

not to turn a hair

ne pas bouger d'un poil

to turn sb's head

faire tourner la tête à qn

to turn the tables

inverser les rôles

to turn tail and run

prendre ses jambes à son cou

to turn sth upside down

mettre qc sens dessus dessous

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He condescendingly told me they were required by law to turn around, and they were sorry, but were sending out vouchers for a future trip. news.travel.aol.com

This reminded us not to pass up a good mooring, because narrow boats are too long to turn around in the slender canals. www.stuff.co.nz

The three truck drivers tried to turn around and flee the fire but could not escape and died from smoke burns. en.wikipedia.org

The gyrocompass guides the torpedo to the target, allowing even rear-launched torpedoes to turn around and hit a target in front. en.wikipedia.org

One of the biggest mistake a pilot can make is attempting to turn around and return to the airport for an emergency landing. en.wikipedia.org

Visitors can enjoy wandering through the mansion, taking a turn around the beautiful walled garden, and dropping into the craft shop. www.irishcentral.com

The handler must continue moving (10 feet) and turn around to face the dog. en.wikipedia.org

The cephalofoil also serves as a hydrofoil that allows the shark to quickly turn around and strike at a ray once detected. en.wikipedia.org

From here, visitors must turn around and walk back through the caves to reach the entrance. en.wikipedia.org

That you can seem totally down-and-out or even dead in your life, marriage, or career and things can miraculously turn around. www.lfpress.com

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