turn to

rivolgersi a

Rivolgersi a una persona o a un’organizzazione per chiedere aiuto o consiglio.

In inglese semplice: To ask a person or organization for help or advice.

• You can turn to me for help.
• He turned to a lawyer for advice.
• Who did you turn to when things went wrong?

Come si usa: turn to someone for something (She turned to her sister for advice.)

Sinonimi: ask, consult, seek help from

Espressioni comuni: turn to someone, turn to friends, turn to experts

trasformarsi in, diventare

Diventare un’altra cosa o passare a uno stato diverso.

In inglese semplice: To change into a different thing or state.

• The water turned to ice.
• Their joy soon turned to sadness.
• The abandoned building has turned to dust.

Come si usa: turn to something (The puddles turned to ice overnight.)

Sinonimi: become, turn into

Espressioni comuni: turn to dust, turn to ice, turn to anger

ricorrere a

Cominciare a usare qualcosa o a fare un’attività per affrontare una situazione difficile.

In inglese semplice: To begin using something or doing something to deal with a difficult situation.

• She turned to music during a lonely winter.
• Some people turn to alcohol when they feel anxious.
• He had turned to stealing to feed his family.

Come si usa: turn to something (After losing his job, he turned to gambling.); turn to doing something (They turned to selling their belongings to pay the rent.)

Sinonimi: resort to

Espressioni comuni: turn to alcohol, turn to crime, turn to something

dedicarsi a, passare a

Cominciare a dedicare attenzione o impegno a un argomento o a un’attività.

In inglese semplice: To begin giving your attention or effort to a particular subject or activity.

• Let us turn to the next question.
• After lunch, we turned to planning the trip.
• He turned to painting late in life.

Come si usa: turn to something (The discussion turned to the cost of the project.); turn to doing something (She turned to writing stories after retirement.)

Sinonimi: focus on, take up, address

Espressioni comuni: turn to writing, turn to something, turn to business

trasformare in

Far diventare qualcuno o qualcosa un’altra cosa, oppure portarlo a uno stato diverso.

In inglese semplice: To make someone or something change into a different thing or state.

• The cold turned the water to ice.
• The fire turned our furniture to ash.
• In the story, a spell turned the prince to stone.

Come si usa: turn someone/something to something (The fire turned the papers to ash.)

Sinonimi: transform, turn into, convert

Espressioni comuni: turn something to dust, turn someone to stone, turn something to ash

mettersi al lavoro

Cominciare a lavorare con impegno, soprattutto quando ai marinai viene ordinato di svolgere i propri compiti.

In inglese semplice: To begin working hard, especially when sailors are told to do their jobs.

• The captain ordered the crew to turn to.
• We turned to and cleaned the deck.
• Everyone must turn to before the ship leaves.

Sinonimi: get to work, set to

Contrari: stop work

Espressioni comuni: turn to now, turn to immediately, turn to again