turn about in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for turn about in the English»Italian Dictionary

turn about VB [təːn -]

turn about

girarsi

turn about

voltarsi

about turn! MIL

dietro front!

I.about-turn [Brit əbaʊtˈtɛːn] N Brit MIL

about-turn

dietro front m also fig

the government has done an about-turn

il governo ha fatto dietro front or un voltafaccia

II.about-turn [Brit əbaʊtˈtɛːn] VB intr Brit MIL

about-turn

fare dietro front also fig

Translations for turn about in the English»Italian Dictionary

to do sth turn and turn about

fare qc a turno

Translations for turn about in the Italian»English Dictionary

voltarsi

to turn about

voltafaccia

about-turn

giravolta fig

about-turn

dietrofront

about-turn also fig

fare dietrofront

to do an about-face or about-turn, to about-face, to about-turn also fig

Translations for turn about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn

turno m

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 fig

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 m

turn

rotazione f

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 f

turn

curva f

turn AVIAT

virata f

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 f

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 m

turn

cambiamento m

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 Brit (attack):

turn inf

crisi f

turn inf

attacco m

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 m

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 [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB trans

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 fig friend, ally

voltare le spalle a

to turn one's back on fig homeless, needy

voltare le spalle a, abbandonare a se stesso

as soon as my back is turned

non appena volto le spalle also fig

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 fig 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) inf:

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) fig:

to turn an elegant sentence

tornire una frase elegante

10. turn (in espionage):

turn spy, agent

fare lavorare per sé

IV.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB intr

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) fig:

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) fig:

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 CHEM

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) inf:

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 [Brit təːn, Am tərn]

at every turn

tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto

one good turn deserves another prov

= 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

I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADV 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 entry (book, information, 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 entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

1. about (approximately):

about

circa, pressappoco, quasi

it's about the same as yesterday

è pressappoco come ieri

at about 6 pm

alle 18 circa

it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron

= è completamente inutile

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

that seems about right

sembra che vada bene or dovrebbe andar bene

I've had just about enough of her!

ne ho proprio abbastanza di lei!

I've had about as much as I can take!

ne ho abbastanza! non ne posso più!

3. about (in circulation):

there was no-one about

non c'era nessuno in giro

there are few people about

c'è poca gente in giro

there is a lot of food poisoning about

ci sono molti casi di intossicazione alimentare in giro

there's a lot of it about

ce n'è in giro molto or ne circola molto

4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about

essere nei dintorni

she must be somewhere about

deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about

al contrario

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

parlare di

what's it about? (of book, film etc.)

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

parla di…

may I ask what it's about?

potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?

I'm ringing about my results

telefono per i miei risultati

it's about my son's report

riguarda la pagella di mio figlio

about your overdraft…

per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

2. about (in the nature of):

there's something weird, sad about him

c'è qualcosa di strano, di triste in lui

there's something about the place that intrigues me

c'è qualcosa in questo posto che mi affascina

what I like about her is

ciò che mi piace di lei è

3. about (bound up with):

business is about profit

negli affari ciò che conta è il profitto

teaching is all about communication

insegnare vuol dire comunicare

that's what life is all about

così è la vita

4. about (occupied with):

to know what one is about

sapere che cosa si fa

mind what you're about! Brit

fa' attenzione a quel che fai!

while you're about it…

già che ci sei…

and be quick about it!

e fai alla svelta!

5. about (around):

to wander, run about the streets

girare, correre per le strade

strewn about the floor

sparpagliati sul pavimento

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?

che ne diresti or dici di un tè?

how about going into town?

che ne diresti di andare in città?

how about it?

che ne dici?

how about you?

e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?

che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?

what about us?

e noi?

“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”

“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”

what about you?

e tu?

what about Natasha?

e Natasha?

8. about (on) form:

hidden about one's person drugs, arms

nascosto sulla propria persona

to have, keep (all) one's wits about one

essere attento e pronto ad agire, conservare la propria presenza di spirito

9. about Brit (surrounding):

about

intorno a

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do

essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do

non ho intenzione di fare

3. about (awake):

about

in piedi

you were (up and) about early this morning

eri in piedi presto questa mattina

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

about

fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

it's about time (that) …

sarebbe ora (che) …

about time too!

era ora!

that's about it (that's all)

è tutto

that's about it (that's the situation)

le cose stanno più o meno così

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Translations for turn about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

su

a book about football

un libro sul calcio

what is the film about?

di cosa parla il film?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

about

intorno a

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

about

per

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

Phrases:

how about that!

però!

how about a drink?

che ne dici di bere qualcosa?

what about it? (suggestion)

che ne dici?

what about it? (so what?)

e allora?

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

pressapoco

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

circa 5 libbre

about here

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

una ventina

to have had just about enough of sth

averne avuto abbastanza di qc

that's about it for today

è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

stare (proprio) per fare qc

4. about (around):

all about

in giro

to be somewhere about

essere nei paraggi

is Paul about?

c'è Paul da queste parti?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

I.turn [tɜ:rn] VB intr

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] VB trans

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

Phrases:

to turn sth upside down

capovolgere qc

III.turn [tɜ:rn] N

1. turn (change in direction):

turn

svolta f

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 f

the turn of the century

l'inizio del secolo

3. turn (period of duty):

turn

turno m

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 m

5. turn (service):

turn

favore m

to do sb a good turn

fare un favore a qn

one good turn deserves another prov

ogni favore va contraccambiato prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Strong updrafts lift the air turning about a horizontal axis and cause this air to turn about a vertical axis.

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Once the baby penguins turn about 3 months old, they will have shed their baby down feathers and grown a slick waterproof set.

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We've been robbed plenty of times by biased referees so turn about is fair play.

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But they have a hard time ignoring it when male politicians seem to be speaking out of turn about reproductive health.

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It was to be a ten-year turn about.

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After all, this is a big ship to turn about.

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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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Immediately after the explosion, the plane had made one big slow right turn about 20 miles in diameter.

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We must turn and turn about.

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