turn round in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for turn round in the English»Italian Dictionary

turn round VB [təːn -] Brit

turn round → turn around

See also turn around

I.turn around VB [təːn -] (turn around)

1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around person:

girarsi, voltarsi (to do per fare)

turn around bus, vehicle:

girare

2. turn around fig:

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

non puoi semplicemente dire che hai cambiato idea

what if he just turns around and says no?

e se cambia idea e dice di no?

3. turn around (revolve, rotate):

turn around object, windmill, dancer:

girare

4. turn around (change trend):

the market has turned around

il mercato ha avuto un'inversione di tendenza

sales have turned round

le vendite sono migliorate or c'è stata un'inversione di tendenza nelle vendite

5. turn around (unload and reload):

turn around means of transport:

scaricare e ricaricare

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

1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around car, chair, piano, head, baby

girare

2. turn around (reverse decline in):

turn around situation

raddrizzare

turn around economy, company

risollevare, risanare

turn around political party, factory

risollevare le sorti di

3. turn around (unload and reload):

turn around plane, ship

scaricare e caricare

the plane can be turned around in an hour

si può scaricare e fare ripartire l'aereo nel giro di un'ora

4. turn around (rephrase):

turn around question, sentence

rigirare, riformulare

Translations for turn round in the English»Italian Dictionary

to turn or go round the corner

girare l'angolo

Translations for turn round in the Italian»English Dictionary

voltati e guardami

turn round and look at me

voltarsi

to turn (a)round

rivoltarsi

to turn round

volgersi or voltarsi indietro

to turn back or round, to look back also fig

Translations for turn round in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Brit Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, get round, pass round etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, get, pass etc.). For go round, see both the entry go, and II2 in this entry.

1. round (on all sides):

all round

tutt'intorno

whisky all round!

whisky per tutti!

there were smiles all round

tutti sorridevano

to go all the way round fence, wall, moat:

fare tutto il giro

2. round (in circular movement):

to go round and round wheel, carousel:

girare

to go round and round person:

girare in tondo

to go round and round fig

girare intorno

the tune was going round and round in my head

non riuscivo a togliermi la musichetta dalla testa

3. round (to specific place, home):

to be or go round to office, school

passare da

to ask sb (to come) round

chiedere a qn di passare

she's coming round today

passerà oggi

to invite sb round for lunch

invitare qn a casa per pranzo

I'm just going round to Sandra's

faccio solo un salto da Sandra

I'll be round in a minute

arrivo subito

4. round (in circumference):

three metres round tree trunk

di tre metri di circonferenza

5. round (as part of cycle):

all year round

tutto l'anno

this time round

questa volta

as summer comes round

quando arriva l'estate

my birthday will soon be round again

presto sarà di nuovo il mio compleanno

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

1. round (expressing location):

round table, garden etc.

intorno a

let's sit round the table

sediamoci intorno al tavolo

to sit round the fire

sedersi intorno al fuoco

the wall goes right round the house

il muro gira tutt'intorno alla casa

he had a scarf round his neck

aveva una sciarpa intorno al collo

what do you measure round the waist?

quanto hai di vita?

2. round (expressing direction):

to go round the corner

girare l'angolo

to go round a bend (in road)

svoltare

the baker's is just round the corner

il panificio è subito dietro l'angolo

to go round a roundabout

fare la rotonda

to go round an obstacle

aggirare un ostacolo

3. round (on tour, visit):

shall I take you round the house?

vuoi che ti faccia vedere la casa?

her sister took us round Oxford

sua sorella ci ha fatto vedere Oxford

to go round the shops

andare per negozi

III.round about ADV

1. round about (approximately):

round about

pressapoco

round about

circa

round about 50 people

più o meno 50 persone

round about 9 am

intorno alle nove

it happened round about here

è successo più o meno qui

2. round about (vicinity):

the people round about

la gente qui intorno

the streets round about

le strade nelle vicinanze, nei paraggi

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object, face

rotondo

round building

circolare

round head, glasses

tondo

her eyes grew round

sgranò gli occhi

2. round (rounded, curved):

round arch

a tutto sesto

round handwriting

rotondeggiante

round breasts

tondo

round cheeks

paffuto, pieno

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

3. round (spherical):

round

rotondo

4. round (complete):

round figure

tondo

in round figures

in cifre tonde

in round figures, that's £100

arrotondando, sono cento sterline

a round dozen

un'intera dozzina

a nice round sum

una bella sommetta

V.round- COMP

round-cheeked

con le guanciotte

round-eyed

con gli occhioni

round-faced

col viso paffuto

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

1. round (set, series):

round

serie f (of di)

the social round

i ricevimenti mondani

the daily round of activities

il trantran quotidiano

2. round (in competition):

round

turno m

qualifying round (in football, rugby, tennis)

turno di qualificazione

3. round:

round (game of golf, cards)

giro m (of di)

round (in boxing, wrestling)

round m

round (in boxing, wrestling)

ripresa f

4. round RIDING (in event):

round

percorso m

5. round POL (in election):

round

turno m

6. round (of drinks):

round

giro m (of di)

it's my round!

pago io (da bere)! offro io!

to pay for a round

pagare da bere (per tutti)

7. round MIL (unit of ammunition):

round

pallottola f

a round of ammunition

un colpo

to fire round after round

sparare un colpo dopo l'altro

8. round MIL (shot fired):

round

colpo m

rounds of machine-gun fire

raffiche di mitragliatrice

9. round (burst):

round of applause

applauso

to get a round of applause

essere applaudito

let's have a round of applause for David!

facciamo un bell'applauso per David!

10. round FOOD (of bread):

a round of toast

una fetta di pane tostato

a round of ham sandwiches

panini (imbottiti) al prosciutto

11. round (regular route):

round

giro m

12. round (circular shape):

round

cerchio m

round

tondino m (of di)

13. round MUS (canon):

round

canone m

14. round THEAT:

theatre in the round

= teatro in cui gli spettatori sono disposti tutt'intorno al palcoscenico centrale

15. round ART:

in the round sculpture

a tuttotondo

16. round (dance):

round

rondò m

17. round (of cheese):

round

forma f

18. round FOOD:

round of beef

girello

VII.rounds N

rounds npl:

to do one's rounds doctor:

fare il giro di visite

to do one's rounds postman, refuse collector:

fare il giro

to do one's rounds security guard:

fare la ronda

to be out on one's rounds doctor:

fare visite a domicilio

to do or go or make the rounds rumour, joke, document:

fare il giro

to do or go or make the rounds flu:

girare

to go the rounds of story: village, office

fare il giro di

to go the rounds of garment, book: relations, family

passare per

to do the rounds of employment agencies, relations

fare il giro di

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

1. round (go round):

round point, headland

doppiare

also NAUT to round the corner

girare l'angolo

to round a bend

svoltare

2. round (make round):

round lips

sporgere

3. round PHON:

round vowels

arrotondare

See also clear round

clear round [ˌklɪəˈraʊnd] N RIDING

clear round

(percorso) netto m

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 round in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for turn round in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.round <-er, -est> [raʊnd] ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object

rotondo, -a

round number

tondo, -a

round arch

a tutto sesto

2. round (not angular):

round

tondeggiante

3. round (sonorous):

round

pieno, -a

II.round [raʊnd] N

1. round (circle):

round

cerchio m

2. round (series):

round

serie f

round of applause

scroscio m

round of shots

raffica f

3. round pl (route):

round

giro m

round MIL

ronda f

round MED

giro di visite

4. round (routine):

round

routine f inv

5. round of elections SPORTS:

round (time period)

turno m

round (in card games)

mano f

round (in card games)

turno m

round (in boxing)

round m inv

6. round of drinks:

round

giro m

this round is on me

questo giro tocca a me

7. round (of ammunition):

round

colpo m

8. round MUS:

round

canone m

III.round [raʊnd] VB trans

1. round (movement):

round

girare intorno a

round corner

girare

2. round MATH:

round

arrotondare

to round an amount to the nearest dollar

arrotondare una somma al dollaro

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