turn in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.turn [Am tərn, Brit təːn] N

1.4. turn (change, alteration):

a turn in the weather
un cambio en el tiempo
they were worried by the turn of affairs
les preocupaba el cariz que estaban tomando las cosas
this dramatic turn of events
este dramático giro de los acontecimientos
events took an unexpected turn
los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado
to take a turn for the better
empezar a mejorar
to take a turn for the worse
empeorar
to take a turn for the worse
ponerse peor
the turn of the century
el final del siglo (y el principio del siguiente)
a turn-of-the-century house
una casa de finales de siglo
to be on the turn events/situation/tide:
estar cambiando
to be on the turn leaves:
estar cambiando de color
to be on the turn milk/food: Brit
estar echándose a perder

2.1. turn (place in sequence):

whose turn is it?
¿a quién le toca?
I think it's my/your turn
creo que me toca (el turno) a mí/te toca (el turno) a ti
you've had your turn
a ti ya te ha tocado
you've been playing with it for ages: I want a turn!
hace un rato largo que estás jugando con él, ahora déjame a mí or me toca a mí
you miss a turn next
tú la próxima vez no juegas
you'll have to wait your turn
vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)
turn at sth it's your turn at the wheel
te toca a ti manejar
turn at sth it's your turn at the wheel
te toca a ti conducir Spain
turn to + infin whose turn is it to pay?
¿a quién le toca pagar?
she waited her turn to speak
esperó que le tocara (el turno de) hablar
your turn will come
ya te tocará a ti
your turn will come
ya tendrás tu oportunidad
to take turns or to take it in turn(s)
turnarse
we'll take turns or we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking
nos vamos a turnar para cocinar
we'll take turns or we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking
vamos a cocinar por turnos
they took turns (at) sleeping on the sofa
se turnaron para dormir en el sofá
they took turns (at) sleeping on the sofa
durmieron en el sofá por turnos

II.turn [Am tərn, Brit təːn] VB trans

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2.1. turn (to change the position, direction of):

turn head
volver
turn head
voltear LatAm excl RioPl
she turned her back on them
les volvió or les dio la espalda
she turned her back on them
les volteó la espalda LatAm excl RioPl
he slipped out while my back was turned
se escapó en un momento en que me distraje or en que estaba de espaldas
she turned her eyes heavenward
volvió los ojos al cielo
all eyes were turned on him
todas las miradas estaban puestas en él
the nurse turned her onto her side
la enfermera la puso de lado
she turned her desk to face the window
corrió or puso el escritorio de cara a la ventana
nothing could turn the torpedo from its course
nada podría desviar al torpedo de su trayectoria
a TV set stood with the screen turned to the wall
había un televisor con la pantalla vuelta or mirando hacia la pared
can you turn the screen more this way?
¿puedes poner la pantalla más para este lado?
this turned her career in a new direction
esto dio un nuevo rumbo a su carrera

3.1. turn (to reverse):

turn mattress/omelette
darle la vuelta a
turn mattress/omelette
voltear LatAm excl CSur
turn mattress/omelette
dar vuelta CSur
turn page
pasar
turn page
volver
turn page
dar vuelta CSur
turn soil
remover
turn soil
voltear LatAm excl CSur
turn soil
dar vuelta CSur
she turned the card face down
puso or volvió la carta boca abajo
turn the stocking inside out
vuelve la media del revés
turn the stocking inside out
voltea la media LatAm excl CSur
turn the stocking inside out
da vuelta la media CSur
she sat turning the pages of a magazine
estaba sentada hojeando una revista

III.turn [Am tərn, Brit təːn] VB intr

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2.2. turn (to change course, direction):

the army then turned north
entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte
we turned for home
cambiamos de rumbo or nos volvimos, emprendiendo el camino a casa
the ship began to turn
el barco empezó a virar
there is no room for cars to turn
no hay lugar para que los coches den la vuelta
there is no room for cars to turn
no hay lugar para que los coches den vuelta CSur
the truck turned into a side street
el camión se metió en una calle lateral
they turned left out of Franklin Avenue
giraron or doblaron a la izquierda al salir de la avenida Franklin
to turn left/right
girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda/derecha
the tide is turning
está cambiando la marea
the tide is turning
está empezando a bajar/subir la marea
the wind has turned
el viento ha cambiado de dirección

See also loose, advantage

I.loose <looser, loosest> [Am lus, Brit luːs] ADJ

1.2. loose (not secure):

loose tile/screw/knot
flojo
loose tile/screw/knot
suelto
loose thread/end
suelto
this tooth is loose
tengo este diente flojo
this tooth is loose
se me mueve este diente
the button's very loose
el botón se está por caer
some of the pages were loose
algunas páginas estaban sueltas
a loose connection
un mal contacto
loose covers Brit
fundas para sillones y sofás
the knot had come loose
el nudo se había aflojado
the piece had worked (itself) loose
la pieza se había soltado or desprendido
to wear one's hair loose
llevar el pelo suelto
to be at a loose end or Am also ends
no tener nada que hacer
to tie up the loose ends
atar (los) cabos sueltos

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I.advantage [Am ədˈvæn(t)ɪdʒ, Brit ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] N

II.advantage [Am ədˈvæn(t)ɪdʒ, Brit ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] VB trans

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␂enesenre-Brit-s␂ also turn round">

I.turn against VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + prep + o)

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II.turn against VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + prep + o)

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I.turn back VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

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II.turn back VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.turn away VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

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II.turn away VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.turn aside VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

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II.turn aside VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv)

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II.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (hand over)

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III.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv + o)

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IV.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

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I.turn on VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.turn on VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

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III.turn on VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + prep + o)

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IV.turn on VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + prep + o) (aim at)

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I.turn out VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.turn out VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv + o) (produce)

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III.turn out VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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IV.turn out VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

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turn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for turn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] VB intr

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II.turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] VB trans

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III.turn [tɜ:n, Am tɜ:rn] N

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U-turn [ˈju:tɜ:n, Am ˈju:tɜ:rn] N

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turn-up [ˈtɜ:nʌp, Am ˈtɜ:rn-] N Brit

turn-off [ˈtɜ:nɒf, Am ˈtɜ:rnɑ:f] N

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turn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to turn a blind eye (to sth)
hacer la vista gorda (a algo)
to be a turn-up for the book(s)
ser una gran sorpresa
to turn a deaf ear (to sth)
hacer oídos sordos (a algo)
to make a turn to the right
girar hacia la derecha
to turn the page/the pancake over
voltear la página/el pastel
to turn as red as a beetroot [or beet Am]
ponerse como una amapola
your grandfather would turn in his grave
tu abuelo se revolvería en su tumba
not to know which way to turn
no saber dónde poner los ojos
to turn to one's friends for help
buscar remedio en sus amigos
this key doesn't turn in the lock
esta llave no hace juego con la cerradura
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Fry these flattened pieces in the smoky hot oil, until they turn golden brown.
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Just a brief flirtation with a friendly grey whale is often all it takes to turn normal, quiet, unflappable people into delirious, jabbering extroverts.
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The lessee, in turn, is also bound by the lease.
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We can not turn a blind eye to this gruesome maritime tragedy which is now a dark page in our nation's history.
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It would be hard to turn down a ferrari and speedboat though, and that's why we need to be vigilant about the govenrments relationships with private enterprise and public wealth.
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All truths may be expressed as appropriate combinations of concepts, which can in turn be decomposed into simple ideas, rendering the analysis much easier.
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The endurance squad were able to turn the flying start to their advantage and took a clean victory over the sprinters.
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Ironically, the apparently scruffy philosophy may also turn out to be provably (under typical assumptions) optimal for many applications.
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The school, in turn, has sought legal advice on whether it can boot out certain students as a way of severing relations with parents it doesn't like.
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With each twist and turn, and a tongue roll, the community came out, 100 bikes for the tikes.
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