Translations for turn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Ironically, the apparently scruffy philosophy may also turn out to be provably (under typical assumptions) optimal for many applications. en.wikipedia.org

Just a brief flirtation with a friendly grey whale is often all it takes to turn normal, quiet, unflappable people into delirious, jabbering extroverts. www.telegraph.co.uk

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. www.macleans.ca

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turn in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for turn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.turn [Am tərn, Brit təːn] N

1.1. turn (rotation):

1.2. turn (change of direction):

1.3. turn (bend, turning):

1.4. turn (change, alteration):

2.1. turn (place in sequence):

2.2. turn in phrases:

3.1. turn (service):

3.2. turn (purpose):

4. turn (form, style):

5.1. turn (bout of illness, disability):

5.2. turn (nervous shock):

6. turn (act):

7. turn (stroll, ride):

8. turn FIN:

II.turn [Am tərn, Brit təːn] VB trans

1.1. turn (to rotate):

1.2. turn (to set, to regulate):

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

2.2. turn (to direct, to apply):

3.1. turn (to reverse):

3.2. turn (to upset):

3.3. turn (execute):

4.1. turn (to go around):

4.2. turn (with numbers, to pass):

5.1. turn (to tip out, to transfer):

5.2. turn (to send away, to expel):

6.1. turn (to transform):

6.2. turn (to make sour):

6.3. turn (to confuse):

7.1. turn (to shape):

7.2. turn (in knitting):

7.3. turn (to formulate):

8. turn (to make):

9. turn Am COMM:

III.turn [Am tərn, Brit təːn] VB intr

1. turn (to rotate):

2.1. turn (to face in a different direction):

2.2. turn (to change course, direction):

2.3. turn (to curve):

3.1. turn (to become):

3.2. turn (to be transformed):

3.3. turn (to change):

3.4. turn (to change color):

3.5. turn (to go sour):

4. turn (pages, when reading):

5. turn Am COMM:

See also loose, advantage

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

1.1. loose (not tight):

1.2. loose (not secure):

1.3. loose (separate, not packaged):

1.4. loose (not compact):

2. loose (free):

3.1. loose (not precise):

3.2. loose (flexible):

4.1. loose (immoral):

4.2. loose (indiscreet):

5. loose MED:

II.loose [Am lus, Brit luːs] VB trans liter

1. loose (release):

2. loose (fire, unleash):

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

1. advantage C (superior factor):

2. advantage U (gain):

3. advantage (in tennis):

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

star turn N

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

1. Brit also turn round (to face different direction):

2. Brit also turn round (react) inf:

3. Brit also turn round (reverse):

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

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

1. Brit also turn round (set on new course):

2. Brit also turn round (get ready):

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

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