turn round

voltarsi, girarsi

Girare il corpo in modo da guardare nella direzione opposta.

In inglese semplice: To move your body so that you face the opposite direction.

• Please turn round.
• She turned round when she heard her name.
• Don’t turn round until I say you can.

Sinonimi: turn around, turn about

Espressioni comuni: turn round and look, turn round slowly

girare, voltare

Girare un oggetto perché il lato o l’estremità opposta siano rivolti verso di sé o in un’altra direzione.

In inglese semplice: To move something so that its opposite side or end faces you or another direction.

• Turn the map round.
• He turned the glass round to read the label.
• Can you turn this chair round for me?

Come si usa: turn something round (Turn the chair round so it faces the window.)

Sinonimi: turn around, reverse

Espressioni comuni: turn something round, turn round a chair

girare, ruotare

Muoversi in cerchio attorno a un punto centrale.

In inglese semplice: To move in a circle around a central point.

• The wheel turns round slowly.
• The fan blades turned round above us.
• Why has the disk stopped turning round?

Sinonimi: rotate, revolve, spin

Espressioni comuni: wheels turn round, turn round slowly

cambiare atteggiamento, cambiare tono

Cambiare improvvisamente atteggiamento, spesso dicendo qualcosa di ostile o inaspettato.

In inglese semplice: To suddenly change your attitude, often by saying something hostile or unexpected.

• He turned round and blamed me.
• You agreed yesterday; now you turn round and say it’s impossible.
• Why did she turn round and refuse to help?

Come si usa: turn round and + verb (She turned round and accused me of lying.)

Sinonimi: change your tune

Espressioni comuni: turn round and blame, turn round and say

evadere, completare

Finire un lavoro in modo che sia pronto per essere consegnato o utilizzato.

In inglese semplice: To complete a piece of work so that it is ready to send or use.

• We turn round orders within a week.
• She turned the report round before lunch.
• Can you turn these documents round by Friday?

Come si usa: turn something round in + time (We can turn your order round in two days.)

Sinonimi: process, complete

Espressioni comuni: turn round orders, turn something round

preparare per la prossima partenza

Preparare un aereo, una nave o un altro mezzo per il viaggio successivo dopo l’arrivo.

In inglese semplice: To prepare a plane, ship, or other vehicle for its next journey after arrival.

• We must turn the plane round quickly.
• They turned the ship round overnight.
• How long will it take to turn this aircraft round?

Come si usa: turn something round (The crew turned the aircraft round in forty minutes.)

Sinonimi: turn around

Espressioni comuni: turn round aircraft, turn something round