turn Signification, définition

Signification de turn en français

• 0 to move your body or part of it, so that it faces a different way -- (se) tourner

  • She turned her head to look. Elle tourna la tête pour regarder.

  • Turn this way, so I can see you. Tournez-vous de ce côté, de façon à ce que je vous voie.

  • As I turned around, I tripped. Alors que je me retournais, j’ai trébuché.

• 1 to move or be moved around a central point -- tourner

  • The wheels began to turn. Les roues se sont mises à tourner.

  • Turn the knob to “off.” Tournez le bouton sur “off”.

• 2 to move sth so that it is in a different position -- retourner

  • She turned the painting around to look at the back. Elle a retourné le tableau pour regarder au dos.

• 3 to move or travel in a different direction -- tourner

  • The car turned onto Maple Street. La voiture a tourné dans Maple Street.

  • He tried to turn the bus around in a tiny space. Il a tenté de faire faire demi-tour au bus dans un espace très réduit.

  • Turn right at the next light. Tournez à droite au prochain feu.

• 4 to change to a different state -- tourner à

  • The mood turned angry after his speech. L’ambiance a tourné à la colère après son discours.

  • The light turned green. Le feu est passé au vert.

• 5 to focus sth on sth new -- aller / se diriger vers

  • The media turned their attention to other news. Les médias dirigèrent leur attention vers d’autres nouvelles.

  • His thoughts turned to his family. Ses pensées allèrent à sa famille.

• 6 to become a different age -- avoir

  • I’m turning 36 next week. Je vais avoir 36 ans la semaine prochaine.

• 7 to move a page to look at the next one -- tourner

  • She sat turning the pages of a magazine. Elle était assise, tournant les pages d’une revue.

• 8 to stop being involved with sb or sth completely -- tourner la page

  • He turned his back on his family. Il a coupé les ponts avec sa famille.

• 9 to pretend you do not know or see sth -- fermer les yeux

  • Prison officials turned a blind eye to the violence. Les fonctionnaires de la prison ont fermé les yeux sur la violence.

• 10 to enter a new and better period in a process -- passer un cap critique

  • Better earnings may signal that the company has turned a corner. De meilleurs bénéfices pourraient indiquer que l’entreprise a passé un cap critique.

• 11 the time when one member of a group is supposed to do sth according to an arranged order -- tour [ masculine ]

  • OK, it’s your turn to roll the dice. Ok, c’est ton tour de jeter les dés.

  • We all took turns playing on the computer. Nous avons tous joué à tour de rôle sur l’ordinateur.

• 12 a movement in which sth turns -- mouvement [ masculine ]

  • a turn of his head un mouvement pour tourner la tête

  • The car made a right turn. La voiture pris un virage à droite.

• 13 a place where a road turns or bends -- virage [ masculine ]

  • a sharp turn in the road un tournant brusque sur la route

  • Take the next turn on your right. Prends le prochain tournant sur ta droite.

• 14 the action of turning sth around a central point -- tour [ masculine ]

  • one turn of the dial un tour du cadran

• 15 a change in a situation -- tournure [ feminine ]

  • The economy took a turn for the worse. L’économie s’est aggravée.

  • In a sad turn of events, the horse died. Par une triste tournure des événements, le cheval est mort.

• 16 happening in order -- à tour de rôle

  • Each person in turn expressed an opinion. Chaque personne exprima une opinion à tour de rôle.

  • This will create more jobs, which will, in turn, be better for the economy. Cela va créer davantage d’emplois, ce qui, à son tour, sera meilleur pour l’économie.

• 17 the time around the beginning of a century -- tournant [ masculine ]

  • an art movement that began at the turn of the century un mouvement artistique qui a débuté au tournant du siècle

• 18 to (make something) move or go round; to revolve -- tourner

  • The wheels turned

  • He turned the handle.

• 19 to face or go in another direction -- (se) tourner

  • He turned and walked away

  • She turned towards him.

• 20 to change direction -- tourner

  • The road turned to the left.

• 21 to direct; to aim or point -- tourner (vers)

  • He turned his attention to his work.

• 22 to go round -- tourner

  • They turned the corner.

• 23 to (cause something to) become or change to -- (se) changer (en)

  • You can’t turn lead into gold

  • At what temperature does water turn into ice?

• 24 to (cause to) change colour/color to -- (faire) devenir

  • Her hair turned white

  • The shock turned his hair white.

• 25 an act of turning -- tour

  • He gave the handle a turn.

• 26 a winding or coil -- spire

  • There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.

• 27 (also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another -- tournant

  • Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.

• 28 one’s chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people) -- tour

  • It’s your turn to choose a record

  • You’ll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.

• 29 one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it -- numéro

  • The show opened with a comedy turn.