turn over

retourner, se retourner

Mettre l’autre face d’un objet vers le haut, ou tourner son corps sur l’autre côté.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : turn something over (Turn the card over to see the answer.)

Synonymes : flip over

Expressions courantes : turn over something, turn over a card, turn over in bed

remettre, céder

Donner quelque chose à quelqu’un d’autre en lui en laissant la possession ou le contrôle.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : turn something over to someone (They turned the stolen goods over to the police.)

Synonymes : hand over, surrender, give up

Contraires : retain

Expressions courantes : turn over something, turn over the evidence, turn over control, turn over a business

réfléchir à, examiner

Réfléchir attentivement à une idée, une question ou un problème.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : turn something over in your mind (I turned the question over in my mind all evening.)

Synonymes : consider, think over, ponder

Expressions courantes : turn over an idea, turn over a question

fouiller, mettre sens dessus dessous

Fouiller un lieu sans ménagement, en déplaçant les objets et en laissant souvent du désordre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ransack

Expressions courantes : turn over a room, turn over the house

produire, traiter

Une entreprise ou une machine produit ou traite une certaine quantité de travail pendant une période donnée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : process

Expressions courantes : turn over stock, turn over units, turn over tables