turn round

darse la vuelta

Girar el cuerpo hasta mirar en la dirección contraria.

En inglés sencillo: To move your body so that you face the opposite direction.

• Please turn round.
• She turned round when she heard her name.
• Don’t turn round until I say you can.

Sinónimos: turn around, turn about

Expresiones frecuentes: turn round and look, turn round slowly

dar la vuelta, girar

Girar algo para que su lado o extremo opuesto quede mirando hacia uno u otra dirección.

En inglés sencillo: To move something so that its opposite side or end faces you or another direction.

• Turn the map round.
• He turned the glass round to read the label.
• Can you turn this chair round for me?

Cómo se usa: turn something round (Turn the chair round so it faces the window.)

Sinónimos: turn around, reverse

Expresiones frecuentes: turn something round, turn round a chair

girar, rotar

Moverse en círculo alrededor de un punto central.

En inglés sencillo: To move in a circle around a central point.

• The wheel turns round slowly.
• The fan blades turned round above us.
• Why has the disk stopped turning round?

Sinónimos: rotate, revolve, spin

Expresiones frecuentes: wheels turn round, turn round slowly

cambiar de actitud, cambiar de discurso

Cambiar de pronto de actitud, a menudo diciendo algo hostil o inesperado.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly change your attitude, often by saying something hostile or unexpected.

• He turned round and blamed me.
• You agreed yesterday; now you turn round and say it’s impossible.
• Why did she turn round and refuse to help?

Cómo se usa: turn round and + verb (She turned round and accused me of lying.)

Sinónimos: change your tune

Expresiones frecuentes: turn round and blame, turn round and say

tramitar, completar

Terminar un trabajo para que pueda entregarse o utilizarse.

En inglés sencillo: To complete a piece of work so that it is ready to send or use.

• We turn round orders within a week.
• She turned the report round before lunch.
• Can you turn these documents round by Friday?

Cómo se usa: turn something round in + time (We can turn your order round in two days.)

Sinónimos: process, complete

Expresiones frecuentes: turn round orders, turn something round

preparar para la siguiente salida

Preparar un avión, barco u otro vehículo para su siguiente viaje después de llegar.

En inglés sencillo: To prepare a plane, ship, or other vehicle for its next journey after arrival.

• We must turn the plane round quickly.
• They turned the ship round overnight.
• How long will it take to turn this aircraft round?

Cómo se usa: turn something round (The crew turned the aircraft round in forty minutes.)

Sinónimos: turn around

Expresiones frecuentes: turn round aircraft, turn something round