turn Significado & definición

Significado de turn en español

• 0 to change direction when you are moving, or to make a car do this -- girar

  • Turn left at the traffic lights.

  • I turned the car into the drive.

• 1 to move your body so that you are facing a different direction -- darse la vuelta

  • Ricky turned and saw Sue standing in the doorway.

• 2 to move a page in a book or magazine in order to see the next one -- pasar

  • I offered to turn the pages for the pianist.

  • Turn to page 35.

• 3 to move around a central point in a circle, or to make something do this -- girar

  • Turn the steering wheel as quickly as you can.

• 4 to become blue, cold, etc. -- ponerse azul, frío, etc.

  • The sky turned black and it started to rain.

• 5 to not show any emotion when you are told something bad or when something bad happens -- no inmutarse

  • I was expecting him to be horrified when he heard the cost but he didn’t turn a hair.

• 6 to ignore someone when they complain or ask for something -- hacer caso omiso

  • In the past they’ve tended to turn a deaf ear to such requests.

• 7 to turn around and run away, usually because you are frightened -- poner pies en polvorosa

  • As soon as they saw we had guns, they turned tail and ran away.

• 8 a bend or corner in a road, river, etc. -- curva, desvío, bocacalle

  • Take the next turn on the right.

• 9 the time when you can or must do something, usually before or after someone else -- turno

  • It’s your turn to clean the flat.

  • You’ll have to be patient and wait your turn.

• 10 If two or more people take turns, one person does something, then another person does something, etc. -- turnarse

  • Mum and Dad take turns cooking.

• 11 a change in the direction in which you are moving or facing -- vuelta, giro

  • a right/left turn

• 12 one after another -- uno por uno

  • He spoke to the three boys in turn.

• 13 to move your body or part of it, so that it faces a different way -- girar

  • She turned her head to look. Ella giró la cabeza para mirar.

  • Turn this way, so I can see you. Gira hacia este lado, para que pueda verte.

  • As I turned around, I tripped. Al girarme, me tropecé.

• 14 to move or be moved around a central point -- girar

  • The wheels began to turn. Las ruedas empezaron a girar.

  • Turn the knob to “off.” Gire la palanca a “off”.

• 15 to move sth so that it is in a different position -- girar

  • She turned the painting around to look at the back. Ella giró el cuadro para mirar por atrás.

• 16 to move or travel in a different direction -- girar

  • The car turned onto Maple Street. El coche giró hacia la calle Maple.

  • He tried to turn the bus around in a tiny space. Él intentó girar el autobús en un espacio diminuto.

  • Turn right at the next light. Gire a la derecha en el siguiente semáforo.

• 17 to change to a different state -- cambiar

  • The mood turned angry after his speech. El estado de ánimo cambió a enfadado después de su discurso.

  • The light turned green. La luz cambió a verde.

• 18 to focus sth on sth new -- focalizar

  • The media turned their attention to other news. Los medios de comunicación focalizaron su atención en otras noticias.

  • His thoughts turned to his family. Sus pensamientos se focalizaron en su familia.

• 19 to become a different age -- cumplir

  • I’m turning 36 next week. Voy a cumplir 36 años la semana que viene.

• 20 to move a page to look at the next one -- pasar

  • She sat turning the pages of a magazine. Ella se sentó pasando las páginas de una revista.

• 21 to stop being involved with sb or sth completely -- rechazar

  • He turned his back on his family. Él le dio la espalda a su familia.

• 22 to pretend you do not know or see sth -- hacer la vista gorda

  • Prison officials turned a blind eye to the violence. Las autoridades carcelarias hicieron la vista gorda a la violencia.

• 23 to enter a new and better period in a process -- dar un giro

  • Better earnings may signal that the company has turned a corner. Mejores ganancias pueden indicar que la compañía ha dado un giro.

• 24 the time when one member of a group is supposed to do sth according to an arranged order -- turno [ masculine, singular ]

  • OK, it’s your turn to roll the dice. Vale, es tu turno de tirar los dados.

  • We all took turns playing on the computer. Todos nos turnamos para jugar en el ordenador.

• 25 a movement in which sth turns -- giro [ masculine, singular ]

  • a turn of his head un giro de su cabeza

  • The car made a right turn. El coche giró a la derecha.

• 26 a place where a road turns or bends -- curva [ feminine, singular ]

  • a sharp turn in the road un giro brusco en el camino

  • Take the next turn on your right. Tome el siguiente giro a su derecha.

• 27 the action of turning sth around a central point -- vuelta [ feminine, singular ]

  • one turn of the dial una vuelta del dial

• 28 a change in a situation -- cambio [ masculine, singular ]

  • The economy took a turn for the worse. La economía empeoró.

  • In a sad turn of events, the horse died. En un triste giro de los acontecimientos, el caballo murió.

• 29 happening in order -- de uno en uno

  • Each person in turn expressed an opinion. Cada persona expresó una opinión de uno en uno.

  • This will create more jobs, which will, in turn, be better for the economy. Esto creará más empleos, lo que, a su vez, será mejor para la economía.

• 30 the time around the beginning of a century -- al inicio del siglo

  • an art movement that began at the turn of the century un movimiento artístico que comenzó al inicio del siglo