turn up

apparire, presentarsi, arrivare

Arrivare o apparire, spesso inaspettatamente o dopo essere scomparsi.

In inglese semplice: To arrive or appear, often unexpectedly or after being missing.

• He turned up late.
• My missing keys turned up under the sofa.
• Will anyone else turn up at the meeting?

Come si usa: turn up at somewhere (He turned up at my house without warning.); turn up in somewhere (The missing ring turned up in a drawer.)

Sinonimi: appear, show up, arrive

Contrari: disappear

Espressioni comuni: turn up late, turn up somewhere

alzare, aumentare

Usare un comando per aumentare il volume, la luminosità o la temperatura.

In inglese semplice: To use a control to make sound louder, light brighter, or something hotter.

• Please turn up the volume.
• She turned the heating up because she was cold.
• Can you turn it up a little?

Come si usa: turn something up (Could you turn the radio up?)

Sinonimi: increase, raise

Contrari: turn down

Espressioni comuni: turn up the volume, turn up the heat

trovare, scoprire

Trovare qualcosa, solitamente attraverso una ricerca o un’indagine.

In inglese semplice: To find something, usually by searching or investigating.

• The search turned up nothing.
• Police turned up new evidence yesterday.
• Did your research turn up any useful information?

Come si usa: turn up something (The search turned up a useful clue.)

Sinonimi: find, discover, uncover

Espressioni comuni: turn up evidence, turn up something

rivoltare, alzare

Piegare, sollevare o spostare qualcosa in modo che sia rivolto verso l’alto.

In inglese semplice: To fold, lift, or move something so that it points upwards.

• Turn up your collar.
• She turned up the cuffs of her jeans.
• He turned the edge of the rug up to check underneath.

Come si usa: turn something up (He turned his collar up against the wind.)

Sinonimi: fold up, lift

Contrari: turn down

Espressioni comuni: turn up a collar, turn up the cuffs

fare baldoria, fare festa

Festeggiare con grande energia, spesso bevendo alcol o assumendo droghe.

In inglese semplice: To celebrate very energetically, often while drinking alcohol or taking drugs.

• We are going to turn up tonight.
• They turned up all weekend at the festival.
• The DJ told the crowd to turn up and dance.

Sinonimi: party hard

Espressioni comuni: turn up tonight, turn up together

nauseare, rivoltare lo stomaco

Far venire la nausea a qualcuno, soprattutto sconvolgendogli lo stomaco.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel sick, especially by upsetting their stomach.

• That smell turns up my stomach.
• The sight of the rotten food turned up her stomach.
• Even thinking about it could turn up his stomach.

Come si usa: turn up someone’s stomach (The smell of the drains turned up my stomach.)

Sinonimi: sicken, nauseate

Espressioni comuni: turn up someone’s stomach, turn up my stomach