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well-turned ADJ

I . turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] VB intr

1. turn (rotate):

III . turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] N

4. turn (rotation):

obrót m

about-turn N fig

II . turn about VB trans

II . turn away VB trans

1. turn away (turn):

2. turn away (refuse):

3. turn away (deny):

I . turn back VB intr

1. turn back (return):

2. turn back (change plans):

I . turn down VB trans

1. turn down (refuse):

II . turn down VB intr

turn down level:

I . turn in VB trans

1. turn in (give back):

2. turn in (deliver to police):

4. turn in essay, report:

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The only difference in the obverse is that the king's head is turned to the left.
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Scarlet was obviously powerful, bringing with her an aura that turned the world around her into a shade of red.
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This request was turned down on the grounds that it was constitutionally impossible.
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All these things he would dismiss as trivial mental processes which will evaporate if thoughts are simply turned into more cheerful channels.
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I felt a mysterious, irresistible urge to start walking to the right whenever the researcher turned the switch to the right.
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He turned his attention to the foundation of a teaching order to combat the prevailing ignorance and the resulting vice in the diocese.
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She turned and greeted him, her salutation filling him with such joy that he retreated to his room to think about her.
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The wound turned gangrenous and an operation failed to save his life.
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The system turned on the heater, air conditioner or both, depending on the thermostat's setting and ambient temperature, automatically maintaining whatever temperature the driver selected.
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At an average rate of 175 words a minute, he turned out 63,000 words a day, enough to fill 52 columns of a newspaper.
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