turn

[təːn] 1. n

(rotation) obrót m; (in road) zakręt m; (change) zmiana f; (chance) kolej f; (performance) występ m; (inf) (of illness) napad m

2. vt

handle przekręcać (przekręcić perf); key przekręcać (przekręcić perf), obracać (obrócić perf); steak, page przewracać (przewrócić perf); wood, metal toczyć

3. vi

(rotate) obracać się (obrócić się perf); (change direction) skręcać (skręcić perf); (face in different direction) odwracać się (odwrócić się perf); milk kwaśnieć (skwaśnieć perf)

her hair is turning grey — włosy jej siwieją

he has turned forty — skończył czterdzieści lat

I did him a good turn — wyświadczyłam mu przysługę

a turn of events — obrót spraw

it gave me quite a turn (inf) — to mnie nieźle zaszokowało (inf)

"no left turn" — "zakaz skrętu w lewo"

it's your turn — twoja kolej

in turn — (in succession) po kolei; (indicating consequence, cause etc) z kolei

to take turns (at) — zmieniać się (zmienić się perf) (przy +loc)

at the turn of the century — u schyłku wieku, na przełomie wieków

at the turn of the year — pod koniec roku

to take a turn for the worse — przybierać (przybrać perf) zły obrót

his health/he has taken a turn for the worse — jego stan pogorszył się, pogorszyło mu się (inf)

Phrasal Verbs:

- turn around

- turn against

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn into

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

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[tə:n] 1. verb

1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obracać (się)

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrócić się

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) skręcić

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zwrócić

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) objechać, obejść

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) obrócić (się), przemieniać (się)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stać się, zmienić kolor na

2. noun

1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrót

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) zwój

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zakręt

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kolej

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numer

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- turning-point

- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up