turn over

girare, voltarsi

Muovere qualcosa mettendo l’altro lato verso l’alto, oppure girare il corpo sull’altro fianco.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: turn something over (Turn the card over to see the answer.)

Sinonimi: flip over

Espressioni comuni: turn over something, turn over a card, turn over in bed

consegnare, cedere

Dare qualcosa a un’altra persona, rinunciando a possederlo o controllarlo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: turn something over to someone (They turned the stolen goods over to the police.)

Sinonimi: hand over, surrender, give up

Contrari: retain

Espressioni comuni: turn over something, turn over the evidence, turn over control, turn over a business

riflettere su, rimuginare su

Pensare attentamente a un’idea, una domanda o un problema.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: turn something over in your mind (I turned the question over in my mind all evening.)

Sinonimi: consider, think over, ponder

Espressioni comuni: turn over an idea, turn over a question

mettere a soqquadro, rovistare in

Cercare in un luogo senza riguardo, spostando le cose e lasciando spesso disordine.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: ransack

Espressioni comuni: turn over a room, turn over the house

produrre, lavorare

Un’azienda o una macchina produce o svolge una certa quantità di lavoro in un determinato periodo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: process

Espressioni comuni: turn over stock, turn over units, turn over tables