turn out

se passer, tourner

Aboutir à un certain résultat ou se passer d’une certaine façon.

En anglais simple : To have a particular result or be a particular way in the end.

• The party turned out well.
• My first cake turned out better than I expected.
• How did your interview turn out?

Comment l'utiliser : turn out + adjective (The cake turned out delicious.); turn out + adverb (Everything turned out well in the end.)

Synonymes : end up, work out

Expressions courantes : turn out well, turn out badly, turn out fine

s'avérer, se révéler

Se révéler vrai, souvent alors qu’on s’attendait à autre chose.

En anglais simple : You discover that something is true, often when you expected something different.

• It turns out I was wrong.
• The lost ring turned out to be in my bag.
• As it turned out, nobody needed our help.

Comment l'utiliser : it turns out that… (It turns out that we live on the same street.); turn out to be something (The stranger turned out to be her cousin.)

Synonymes : prove, emerge

Expressions courantes : turn out true, turn out false, turn out differently

réussir

Donner le résultat souhaité, en parlant de quelque chose qu’on fait ou prévoit.

En anglais simple : If something you make or plan succeeds, it gives the result you wanted.

• I hope the cake turns out.
• Our holiday turned out well.
• Did your first painting turn out as you hoped?

Comment l'utiliser : turn out + adverb (The bread turned out perfectly.)

Synonymes : work out, succeed

Contraires : fail

Expressions courantes : turn out well, turn out badly, turn out fine

venir, se déplacer

Venir à un événement, souvent en grand nombre.

En anglais simple : If people attend an event, they go there, often in large numbers.

• Lots of fans turned out.
• Only ten people turned out for the meeting.
• Will voters turn out despite the rain?

Comment l'utiliser : turn out for something (Thousands turned out for the festival.); turn out to do something (Many neighbors turned out to welcome her.)

Synonymes : show up, attend

Expressions courantes : turn out today, turn out early, turn out together

éteindre

Arrêter une lumière ou un appareil avec son interrupteur.

En anglais simple : You stop a light or device from working by using its switch.

• Turn out the light, please.
• She turned out the lamps before bed.
• Have you turned them out yet?

Comment l'utiliser : turn out something / turn something out (Please turn the lights out.)

Synonymes : turn off, switch off

Contraires : switch on

Expressions courantes : turn out lights, turn out lamps

produire, fabriquer

Fabriquer des choses, souvent en grande quantité.

En anglais simple : A person or business makes things, often many of them.

• This factory turns out shoes.
• The kitchen turned out fifty meals in an hour.
• How many books can the printer turn out each day?

Comment l'utiliser : turn out something / turn something out (The workshop turns out wooden toys.)

Synonymes : produce, make, manufacture

Expressions courantes : turn out cars, turn out bread, turn out products