turn to

sich wenden an, um Hilfe bitten

Eine Person oder Organisation um Hilfe oder Rat bitten.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask a person or organization for help or advice.

• You can turn to me for help.
• He turned to a lawyer for advice.
• Who did you turn to when things went wrong?

So benutzt man es: turn to someone for something (She turned to her sister for advice.)

Synonyme: ask, consult, seek help from

Häufige Wendungen: turn to someone, turn to friends, turn to experts

sich verwandeln in, werden

Zu etwas anderem werden oder in einen anderen Zustand übergehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To change into a different thing or state.

• The water turned to ice.
• Their joy soon turned to sadness.
• The abandoned building has turned to dust.

So benutzt man es: turn to something (The puddles turned to ice overnight.)

Synonyme: become, turn into

Häufige Wendungen: turn to dust, turn to ice, turn to anger

zurückgreifen auf, sich zuwenden

Etwas zu nutzen oder zu tun beginnen, um mit einer schwierigen Situation zurechtzukommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To begin using something or doing something to deal with a difficult situation.

• She turned to music during a lonely winter.
• Some people turn to alcohol when they feel anxious.
• He had turned to stealing to feed his family.

So benutzt man es: turn to something (After losing his job, he turned to gambling.); turn to doing something (They turned to selling their belongings to pay the rent.)

Synonyme: resort to

Häufige Wendungen: turn to alcohol, turn to crime, turn to something

sich zuwenden, sich widmen

Beginnen, einem bestimmten Thema oder einer Tätigkeit Aufmerksamkeit oder Mühe zu widmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To begin giving your attention or effort to a particular subject or activity.

• Let us turn to the next question.
• After lunch, we turned to planning the trip.
• He turned to painting late in life.

So benutzt man es: turn to something (The discussion turned to the cost of the project.); turn to doing something (She turned to writing stories after retirement.)

Synonyme: focus on, take up, address

Häufige Wendungen: turn to writing, turn to something, turn to business

verwandeln in

Bewirken, dass jemand oder etwas zu etwas anderem wird oder einen anderen Zustand annimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone or something change into a different thing or state.

• The cold turned the water to ice.
• The fire turned our furniture to ash.
• In the story, a spell turned the prince to stone.

So benutzt man es: turn someone/something to something (The fire turned the papers to ash.)

Synonyme: transform, turn into, convert

Häufige Wendungen: turn something to dust, turn someone to stone, turn something to ash

sich an die Arbeit machen

Tatkräftig mit der Arbeit beginnen, besonders wenn Seeleute zur Arbeit aufgefordert werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To begin working hard, especially when sailors are told to do their jobs.

• The captain ordered the crew to turn to.
• We turned to and cleaned the deck.
• Everyone must turn to before the ship leaves.

Synonyme: get to work, set to

Gegenteile: stop work

Häufige Wendungen: turn to now, turn to immediately, turn to again