turn back

tornare indietro

Cambiare direzione e tornare verso il luogo da cui si è arrivati.

In inglese semplice: To change direction and go towards the place you came from.

• It is late; let us turn back.
• We turned back when the path became too steep.
• Should we turn back before the storm arrives?

Sinonimi: go back, return

Contrari: continue

Espressioni comuni: turn back home, turn back now

respingere, negare l’accesso

Impedire a qualcuno di entrare in un luogo o di proseguire il viaggio.

In inglese semplice: To stop someone from entering a place or continuing their journey.

• The guards turned us back.
• Visitors without tickets were turned back at the entrance.
• Will the border police turn them back without passports?

Come si usa: turn someone back at/from somewhere (They turned us back at the border.)

Sinonimi: turn away, refuse entry

Contrari: admit

Espressioni comuni: turn back someone, turn someone back, turn back visitors

respingere, far arretrare

Costringere qualcuno o qualcosa a tornare verso il luogo da cui è arrivato.

In inglese semplice: To force someone or something to move back towards where they came from.

• The guards turned back the attackers.
• Heavy gunfire turned the enemy troops back.
• The defenders managed to turn back another assault.

Come si usa: turn back someone/something (The defenders turned back the advancing troops.)

Sinonimi: repel, drive back

Espressioni comuni: turn back someone, turn someone back, turn back troops

portare indietro, riportare alla regolazione precedente

Portare un orologio a un’ora precedente o riportare un comando alla regolazione di prima.

In inglese semplice: To change a clock or other control to an earlier or previous setting.

• Turn the clock back tonight.
• We turned our clocks back by an hour.
• Have you turned the dial back to its original setting?

Come si usa: turn something back by an amount (Turn the clock back by one hour.)

Sinonimi: set back, reset

Contrari: advance

Espressioni comuni: turn something back, turn back clocks

ritornare, ridiventare

Tornare a una condizione, un comportamento o un modo di vivere precedente.

In inglese semplice: To return to a condition, behaviour, or way of life you had before.

• He turned back to his old ways.
• In the story, the prince turns back into a frog.
• After years abroad, she turned back to her former way of life.

Come si usa: turn back to something (He turned back to his old habits.); turn back into something (The prince turned back into a frog.)

Sinonimi: revert, return

Espressioni comuni: turn back again, turn back eventually

ripiegare, risvoltare

Ripiegare un bordo o una parte di qualcosa in modo che si veda l’altro lato.

In inglese semplice: To fold an edge or part of something so the other side becomes visible.

• Turn back the corner of the page.
• She turned the sheet back before getting into bed.
• He turned back his cuffs to show the lining.

Come si usa: turn something back (Turn the top of the sheet back over the blanket.)

Sinonimi: fold back

Espressioni comuni: turn something back, turn back cuffs