turn to

recurrir a, acudir a

Acudir a una persona o entidad para pedir ayuda o consejo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: turn to someone for something (She turned to her sister for advice.)

Sinónimos: ask, consult, seek help from

Expresiones frecuentes: turn to someone, turn to friends, turn to experts

convertirse en, transformarse en

Cambiar hasta convertirse en otra cosa o pasar a un estado diferente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: turn to something (The puddles turned to ice overnight.)

Sinónimos: become, turn into

Expresiones frecuentes: turn to dust, turn to ice, turn to anger

recurrir a

Empezar a usar algo o a hacer una actividad para afrontar una situación difícil.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: resort to

Expresiones frecuentes: turn to alcohol, turn to crime, turn to something

dedicarse a, pasar a, abordar

Empezar a dedicar atención o esfuerzo a un tema o una actividad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: turn to something (The discussion turned to the cost of the project.); turn to doing something (She turned to writing stories after retirement.)

Sinónimos: focus on, take up, address

Expresiones frecuentes: turn to writing, turn to something, turn to business

convertir en, transformar en

Hacer que alguien o algo se convierta en otra cosa o pase a un estado diferente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: turn someone/something to something (The fire turned the papers to ash.)

Sinónimos: transform, turn into, convert

Expresiones frecuentes: turn something to dust, turn someone to stone, turn something to ash

ponerse a trabajar

Ponerse a trabajar con empeño, especialmente cuando se ordena a los marineros que hagan sus tareas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: get to work, set to

Antónimos: stop work

Expresiones frecuentes: turn to now, turn to immediately, turn to again