TURN

TURN

1. TURN OUT - Acabar, resultar, revelar, sair

   • Thinks don't always turn out as we expect them to prove to be the case To have a particular result, especially one that you did not expect. The job turned out to be stressful and turning. It turned out that I was wrong. That guy turned out to be Maria's second cousin.

2. TURN

   • To move or cause something to move in circle around a central point or line
     • She turned the doorknob and opened the door The Earth turns on it's axis once every 24 hours
   • To chane ( or cause someone / something to change the direction in which you are facing or moving
     • She told me to turn left at second traffic light Turn tour head this way so I proceed with the exam. The weather suddenly turned colder, and it started to rain.
   • Change in nature, state, form or color
     • The trees turn orange, red and purple in the fall. She turned pale after seeing him with another woman.
   • To feel that you are going to vomit, or to cause your stomach to feel this way
     • I guess that burger is making my stomach turn. The smell of that fish turned my stomach

3. TURN ON / OFF - To switch a machine or the light on / off

   • Can you turn on the lights, please? I turned the tv Off and went to sleep.

4. TURN (SOMEONE) ON / OFF - To cause someone to gain, lost interest ( motivar) excite or stimulate the interest of someone, especially sexually

   • The way the teaches has simply turned me off. Wow, that girl really turns me on. She's hot! That game doesn't turn me on actually.

5. TURN DOWN - To reduce the amount of sound, heat, or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch.

   • Could you turn down the radio, please? The lights were turned down low. Could you turn the music down a little?

6. TURN DOWN (SOMETHING) - To decline, refuse, not agree

   • How could you turn down such a fantastic job? The bank turned her down for a loan I'm sorry, but I'll have to turn down your offer!

7. TURN UP

   • To increase the amount of sound, heat or light produced by a piece of equipament by pressing a button
     • Can you turn the volume up a little? Don't turn the TV up. I'm trying to read.
   • To get wild (selvagem) / do drugs
     • They were all turning up at that party I'll turn up for sure tonight with my gang
   • To find, discover or notice it after a thorough research (pesquisa completa, minunciosa)
     • Investigations have never turned up any evidence The missing letter eventually turned up inside a book
   • To be find (found) enexpectedly
     • Everything I lose usually turn up under the couch. All those missing documents had turned up this morning.

8. TURN INTO - To change or develop from one thing to another

   • Rain in the morning will turn into snow during the afternoon The witch had turned them all into stone The sofa turns into a bed

9. TURN (SOMEBODY) IN - To tell the police who or where a criminal is

   • Are you gonna turn me in? The witnesses (testemunhas) turned the thief (ladrão) into the police

10. TURN (SOMETHING) IN - To give something to a person in authority, especially an ilegal weapon (arma) or something lost or stolen

    • My wallet was turned in to the police two days later. We should take this gun (pistola / arma) and turn in to the police.