turn aside in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for turn aside in the English»Italian Dictionary

turn aside VB [təːn -]

turn aside

voltarsi, girare la testa (from da)

Translations for turn aside in the English»Italian Dictionary

to turn aside

voltarsi, girarsi dall'altra parte

Translations for turn aside in the Italian»English Dictionary

voltarsi (girare la testa)

to turn aside

girarsi dall'altra parte

to turn aside, to look the other way

Translations for turn aside in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.aside [Brit əˈsʌɪd, Am əˈsaɪd] ADV

1. aside (to one side):

to step or move aside

farsi da parte

to stand aside

stare in disparte

to turn aside

voltarsi, girarsi dall'altra parte

to cast or throw [sth] aside clothes, gift

mettere in un canto

to cast or throw [sth] aside idea, theory

accantonare

to set or put or lay sth aside (save)

mettere da parte qc

to set or put or lay sth aside (in shop)

mettere via qc

to brush or sweep [sth] aside objections, protests, worries

ignorare

to push or move sb aside

scartare qn

to take sb aside

prendere qn in disparte

leaving aside all these problems

lasciando da parte tutti questi problemi

to set a verdict aside LAW

cassare una sentenza

2. aside (apart):

money aside, let's discuss accommodation

lasciamo da parte i soldi, parliamo della sistemazione

joking aside

scherzi a parte

3. aside:

aside from

a parte, a prescindere da

aside from political concerns

a prescindere dalle preoccupazioni politiche

II.aside [Brit əˈsʌɪd, Am əˈsaɪd] N

aside THEAT, CINE

a parte m

to say sth as or in an aside

dire qc in un a parte

to say sth as or in an aside (as digression)

dire qc per inciso

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

turn aside in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for turn aside in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.aside [ə·ˈsaɪd] N

1. aside:

aside (in a speech)

digressione f

aside (in a conversation)

commento m a parte

2. aside THEAT:

aside

a parte m inv

II.aside [ə·ˈsaɪd] ADV

aside

da parte

to stand [or step] aside

farsi da parte

to leave sth aside

lasciar qc da parte

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

They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

www.patheos.com

Active unionists, especially those who hold office, are beset by a thousand temptations to turn aside from the road of the class struggle.

www.counterpunch.org

The principal one of course is flashing of its wings in an intimidating display of threat to approaching birds - domestic fowl even turn aside when exposed to this.

www.independent.ie

Being able, because you are employed, to stay off welfare, to turn aside from handouts -- this is good for the environment of human dignity.

news.nationalpost.com

Their bony crests and tough, scaly hides can turn aside the surest of blows.

en.wikipedia.org

That you do not turn aside to the right or to the left.

opinion.inquirer.net

Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left.

en.wikipedia.org

When faced with terrible choices of our own we may be tempted to turn aside from what we really know to be right for fear of the consequences.

www.huffingtonpost.com

Poetry was, he thought, a "natural, heady diversion", both a way of making the reader turn aside and an entertainment.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Is there still time to turn aside?

blogs.telegraph.co.uk