turn round

se retourner

Tourner son corps pour regarder dans la direction opposée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : turn around, turn about

Expressions courantes : turn round and look, turn round slowly

retourner, faire pivoter

Tourner un objet pour que son autre côté ou son autre extrémité soit orienté vers soi ou ailleurs.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : turn something round (Turn the chair round so it faces the window.)

Synonymes : turn around, reverse

Expressions courantes : turn something round, turn round a chair

tourner, pivoter

Bouger en cercle autour d’un point central.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : rotate, revolve, spin

Expressions courantes : wheels turn round, turn round slowly

changer d’attitude, changer de discours

Changer brusquement d’attitude, souvent en disant quelque chose d’hostile ou d’inattendu.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : turn round and + verb (She turned round and accused me of lying.)

Synonymes : change your tune

Expressions courantes : turn round and blame, turn round and say

traiter, finaliser

Terminer un travail pour qu’il puisse être livré ou utilisé.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : turn something round in + time (We can turn your order round in two days.)

Synonymes : process, complete

Expressions courantes : turn round orders, turn something round

préparer pour le prochain départ

Préparer un avion, un bateau ou un autre véhicule pour son prochain trajet après son arrivée.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : turn something round (The crew turned the aircraft round in forty minutes.)

Synonymes : turn around

Expressions courantes : turn round aircraft, turn something round