■ turn back

■ turn back
■ turn back
A v. i. + avv.
1 tornare indietro; tornare sui propri passi: The storm forced us to turn back, il temporale ci costrinse a tornare indietro
2 piegarsi all'indietro; ripiegarsi; The lid turns back to show the contents of the box, il coperchio si piega all'indietro per rendere visibile il contenuto della scatola
3 tornare, riandare a (un certo punto: voltando pagina, ecc.)
4 (fig.) tirarsi indietro (fig.); pentirsi (fam.); recedere; mutare avviso
B v. t. + avv.
1 piegare, ripiegare, fare la piega a (lenzuola, coperte, ecc.); piegare, fare un'orecchia a (una pagina di libro, ecc.); alzare (una coperta) piegando un lembo
2 mandare indietro; rimandare; respingere: The Mexican workers were turned back at the border, i lavoratori messicani sono stati respinti al confine
3 (mil. e sport) respingere, rintuzzare (attacchi o attaccanti)
4 (calcio, ecc.) rilanciare, toccare indietro (la palla) □ to turn the clock back, rimettere indietro l'orologio; (fig.) andare contro il progresso □ to turn back to one's work, rimettersi al lavoro.

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