turn in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for turn in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.turn away VB [təːn -] (turn away)

turn away

voltarsi, girare la testa

to turn away in disgust, horror

voltarsi, distogliere lo sguardo con disgusto, orrore

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

turn away head

voltare, girare

turn away torch

girare

III.turn away VB [təːn -] (turn [sb] away, turn away [sb])

turn away spectator, applicant

rifiutare, respingere, mandare via

turn away salesman, caller

non fare entrare

turn away beggar

mandare via, cacciare

I was turned away from the Ritz

non mi hanno fatto entrare al Ritz

out-turn [Brit ˈaʊttəːn, Am ˈaʊtˌtərn] N

out-turn

produzione f

out-turn

resa f

I.turn against VB [təːn -] (turn against [sb, sth])

turn against

ribellarsi, rivoltarsi contro

II.turn against VB [təːn -] (turn [sb] against)

turn against person, ideology:

turn against

fare ribellare [qn] contro

I.turn out VB [təːn -] (turn out)

1. turn out (be eventually):

to turn out well, badly

andare a finire bene, male

to turn out differently

avere un esito diverso

to turn out all right

andare bene or per il meglio

it depends how things turn out

dipende da come si mettono le cose

this child will turn out badly

questo bambino finirà male

to turn out to be (prove to be)

dimostrarsi or rivelarsi (essere)

to turn out to be wrong

dimostrarsi falso

the job turned out (to be) difficult

il lavoro si è rivelato difficile

it turned out to be a good decision

si è dimostrata essere una decisione giusta or alla fine fu una decisione giusta

it turns out that …

risulta che …

it turned out (that) she knew him

risultò che lo conosceva

as it turned out

a conti fatti or in fin dei conti

2. turn out (come out):

turn out crowd, people:

affluire, accorrere (to do per fare; for per)

the fans turn out every Saturday

i fans arrivano, accorrono ogni sabato

we had to turn out at six Brit

dovevamo essere là alle sei

3. turn out (point outwards):

his toes or feet turn out

ha i piedi in fuori

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

1. turn out (turn off):

turn out light

spegnere

2. turn out (empty):

turn out pocket, bag

svuotare, rovesciare

turn out FOOD mousse, mould

rovesciare, togliere dallo stampo

3. turn out (produce):

turn out goods

produrre, fabbricare

turn out scientists, graduates

formare

turn out novel, script, poem

pubblicare

Phrases:

to turn one's toes or feet out

girare le punte dei piedi in fuori

III.turn out VB [təːn -] (turn [sb] out, turn out [sb])

1. turn out (evict):

turn out

buttare fuori, mettere alla porta

to turn sb out into the street

buttare qn fuori di casa

2. turn out Brit (send):

turn out guard, police, troops

inviare, mandare

Buggins' turn [Brit ˈbʌɡɪnz ˌtəːn] N

Buggins' turn

= sistema delle promozioni per anzianità

I.turn off VB [təːn -] (turn off)

1. turn off (leave road):

turn off

girare, svoltare (cambiando strada)

turn off at the next exit

esca alla prossima uscita

2. turn off motor, fan:

turn off

fermarsi, spegnersi

where does the light turn off?

dove si spegne la luce?

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

turn off light, oven, TV, radio, computer, engine

spegnere

turn off tap

chiudere

turn off water, gas, electricity

togliere

turn that rubbish off! inf

spegni quello schifo!

III.turn off VB [təːn -] (turn [sb] off) inf

turn off

disgustare

turn off

schifare

to turn sb off sth food

disgustare, schifare qn con

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

I.turn down VB [təːn -] (turn down)

turn down graph, curve:

turn down

scendere

his mouth turns down at the corners

ha gli angoli della bocca rivolti all'ingiù

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

1. turn down (reduce):

turn down volume, radio, heating, light, gas

abbassare

2. turn down (fold over):

turn down sheet

piegare, fare la piega a

turn down collar

piegare, tirare giù

turn down corner of page

piegare

turn down page

fare le orecchie a

III.turn down VB [təːn -] (turn [sb, sth] down, turn down [sb, sth])

turn down suitor, candidate, request, application, offer, suggestion:

turn down

rifiutare, respingere, non accettare

I.turn over VB [təːn -] (turn over)

1. turn over (roll over):

turn over person:

girarsi, rivoltarsi

turn over car:

ribaltarsi, capottare

turn over boat:

rovesciarsi, capovolgersi

to turn over and over person, object:

fare più giri su se stesso

to turn over and over car:

ribaltarsi or capottare più volte

2. turn over (turn page):

turn over

girare la pagina

3. turn over engine:

turn over

girare

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

1. turn over (turn):

turn over page, paper

girare, voltare

turn over object, mattress, soil

girare, rivoltare

turn over card, baby, patient

girare

turn over ship

rovesciare

he turned the car over

fece capottare la macchina

2. turn over (hand over):

turn over object, money, find, papers

affidare, consegnare (to a)

turn over person, fugitive

consegnare (to a)

turn over company, business

affidare, cedere (to a)

turn over control, power

affidare, trasmettere (to a)

I'm turning the new recruits over to you

affido a te i nuovi assunti

3. turn over (reflect):

I've been turning it over in my mind

ho meditato or riflettuto bene

4. turn over Brit (rob) inf:

turn over shop, place

svaligiare

I have been turned over

mi hanno derubato

5. turn over ECON (have turnover of) company:

turn over amount

avere un giro, un volume di affari di

6. turn over battery, starter motor engine:

turn over

fare partire, fare avviare

turn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for turn in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

turn against VB trans

turn against

mettersi contro

I.turn away VB intr

turn away

allontanare

to turn away from sb/sth

allontanarsi da qn/qc

II.turn away VB trans

1. turn away (refuse entry):

turn away

non fare entrare

2. turn away (deny help):

turn away

mandar via

I.turn around VB intr

turn around

girarsi

II.turn around VB trans

1. turn around (move):

turn around

girare

2. turn around:

turn around (change)

cambiare

turn around (reform)

riformare

I.turn up VB intr

1. turn up (arrive):

turn up

arrivare

2. turn up (become available):

turn up

saltar fuori

3. turn up (point upwards):

turn up

girare insù

II.turn up VB trans

1. turn up volume:

turn up

alzare

2. turn up (shorten):

turn up

accorciare

3. turn up (point upwards):

turn up

girare insù

4. turn up (find):

turn up

trovare

I.turn over VB intr (start, operate)

turn over engine

accendere

II.turn over VB trans

1. turn over (change the side):

turn over

girare

2. turn over criminal:

turn over

consegnare

3. turn over:

turn over control

affidare

turn over possession

cedere

4. turn over facts:

turn over

meditare

to turn over an idea

riflettere a lungo su un'idea

5. turn over COMM, FIN:

turn over

fatturare

6. turn over inf (search):

turn over

mettere sottosopra frugando

turn into VB trans

turn into

trasformarsi in

I.turn in VB trans (hand over)

turn in

consegnare

II.turn in VB intr inf (go to bed)

turn in

andare a letto

turn to VB trans

1. turn to (face):

turn to

dedicarsi a

2. turn to (request aid):

to turn to sb (for sth)

rivolgersi a qn (per qc)

turn on VB trans

1. turn on ELEC, TECH:

turn on

accendere

turn on gas, faucet

aprire

2. turn on:

turn on (excite)

eccitare

turn on (attract)

attirare

3. turn on (show, demonstrate):

turn on

mettere in mostra

to turn on the charm

sfoderare tutto il proprio fascino

4. turn on (attack):

turn on

aggredire

turn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to turn the whole room inside out fig

mettere una stanza sottosopra

to have a good turn of phrase

essere molto eloquente

to make a turn to the right

svoltare a destra

to turn a blind eye (to sth)

far finta di non vedere (qc)

to turn as red as a beet

diventare rosso come un peperone

not to know which way to turn

non sapere che -i prendere [o pigliare] fig inf

to take a turn for the worse

prendere una brutta piega fig

to turn as red as a tomato

diventare rosso come un gambero

not to know which way to turn

non sapere da che parte voltarsi fig

to not know which way to turn

non sapere dove sbattere la testa fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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 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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But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.

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If a battle is ended in a turn with no damage incurred, there is no expenditure in VP.

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It makes possible an initial accumulation of wealth, which in turn enables the formation of an elite or ruling class.

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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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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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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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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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But, as it often happens, the belligerent youth turn into docile adults, the good citizens of an unquestioning society.

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