turn against

se retourner contre

Commencer à s’opposer à une personne ou une chose que l’on soutenait auparavant.

En anglais simple : To start opposing someone or something you supported before.

• His friends turned against him.
• The public is turning against the war.
• Why did their supporters turn against them?

Comment l'utiliser : turn against someone/something (Many voters turned against the government.)

Synonymes : rebel against, reject

Contraires : support

Expressions courantes : turn against someone, turn against something

retourner contre, utiliser contre

Utiliser quelque chose pour nuire à une personne ou affaiblir sa position.

En anglais simple : To use something to harm someone or weaken their position.

• They turned my words against me.
• She turned his argument against him during the debate.
• Could this evidence be turned against us?

Comment l'utiliser : turn something against someone (The lawyer turned his own words against him.)

Synonymes : use against, weaponize

Expressions courantes : turn something against someone, turn evidence against someone

tourner contre, orienter face à

Tourner une chose pour qu’elle fasse face à une autre ou soit placée contre elle.

En anglais simple : To move something so that it faces or is held against something else.

• She turned her umbrella against the wind.
• He turned his face against the cold breeze.
• They turned their shields against the attack.

Comment l'utiliser : turn something against something (He turned his shield against the incoming arrows.)

Synonymes : direct against, face toward

Expressions courantes : turn something against something, turn something against wind