turn in

consegnare, presentare

Dare un lavoro, un documento o un oggetto alla persona o all’organizzazione che deve riceverlo.

In inglese semplice: To give work, documents, or an item to the person or organization that should receive it.

• Please turn in your homework.
• She turned in her report before the deadline.
• Have you turned your keys in to reception?

Come si usa: turn something in to someone/something (Turn your form in to the office by Friday.)

Sinonimi: hand in, submit

Espressioni comuni: turn in homework, turn in something, turn in a report

denunciare, consegnare

Segnalare o consegnare qualcuno alla polizia, oppure consegnarsi spontaneamente.

In inglese semplice: To report or hand someone to the police, or give yourself up to them.

• She turned him in to the police.
• The driver turned himself in the next morning.
• Would you turn in a friend who had committed a serious crime?

Come si usa: turn someone in to someone (His neighbor turned him in to the police.); turn oneself in (She turned herself in after seeing the news.)

Sinonimi: report, hand over, give up

Espressioni comuni: turn in someone, turn in a suspect

andare a letto, coricarsi

Mettersi a letto per dormire.

In inglese semplice: To go to bed to sleep.

• I’m tired; I’ll turn in.
• We turned in early because we had a long journey ahead.
• What time did you turn in last night?

Sinonimi: go to bed, retire

Contrari: get up

Espressioni comuni: turn in early, turn in late, turn in for tonight

segnare girandosi

Nel calcio, girare il corpo e mandare il pallone in rete.

In inglese semplice: In football, to turn your body and send the ball into the goal.

• He turned in the cross.
• The striker turned the ball in from close range.
• She turned in a pass to give her team the lead.

Come si usa: turn in something (The striker turned in a low cross from the right.)

Sinonimi: score, convert

Espressioni comuni: turn in a cross, turn in the ball

rimboccare i fili

Ripiegare le estremità libere dei fili nel tessuto per nasconderle e impedire che si sfilino.

In inglese semplice: To fold loose thread ends back into woven cloth so they stay hidden and do not come loose.

• Turn in the loose threads.
• She turned in each end as she wove.
• Have you turned in the threads along this edge?

Come si usa: turn something in (Turn the loose ends in before finishing the cloth.)

Sinonimi: tuck in

Espressioni comuni: turn in ends, turn in threads