turn over

dar la vuelta, voltearse

Mover algo para que su otra cara quede arriba, o cambiar el cuerpo al otro lado.

En inglés sencillo: You move something so its other side faces up, or move your body onto the other side.

• Turn over the page.
• He turned over in bed.
• She turned the pancakes over when the edges were brown.

Cómo se usa: turn something over (Turn the card over to see the answer.)

Sinónimos: flip over

Expresiones frecuentes: turn over something, turn over a card, turn over in bed

entregar, ceder

Dar algo a otra persona y dejar de poseerlo o controlarlo.

En inglés sencillo: You give something to someone else, giving up your possession or control of it.

• Please turn over the keys.
• She turned the evidence over to the police.
• The soldiers were ordered to turn over their weapons.

Cómo se usa: turn something over to someone (They turned the stolen goods over to the police.)

Sinónimos: hand over, surrender, give up

Antónimos: retain

Expresiones frecuentes: turn over something, turn over the evidence, turn over control, turn over a business

dar vueltas a, reflexionar sobre

Pensar detenidamente en una idea, una pregunta o un problema.

En inglés sencillo: You think carefully about an idea, question, or problem.

• I need time to turn over your suggestion.
• She turned the problem over in her mind.
• He kept turning over the idea as he walked home.

Cómo se usa: turn something over in your mind (I turned the question over in my mind all evening.)

Sinónimos: consider, think over, ponder

Expresiones frecuentes: turn over an idea, turn over a question

revolver, registrar

Buscar bruscamente en un lugar, moviendo las cosas y dejando a menudo todo desordenado.

En inglés sencillo: You search a place roughly, moving things around and often leaving a mess.

• Burglars turned over the house.
• I turned the whole room over looking for my keys.
• They had turned over every drawer but found nothing valuable.

Sinónimos: ransack

Expresiones frecuentes: turn over a room, turn over the house

producir, procesar

Una empresa o máquina produce o procesa cierta cantidad de trabajo en un período determinado.

En inglés sencillo: A business or machine produces or deals with a certain amount of work in a period of time.

• The factory can turn over hundreds of units daily.
• This restaurant turns over its tables twice each evening.
• They turn over fresh stock every week.

Sinónimos: process

Expresiones frecuentes: turn over stock, turn over units, turn over tables