■ turn over

■ turn over
■ turn over
A v. i. + avv.
1 girarsi; voltarsi; rivoltarsi; rovesciarsi; ribaltarsi; capovolgersi: I turned over in my sleep, mi rivoltai nel sonno; The locomotive turned over, il locomotore si rovesciò
2 (mecc.) girare (al minimo): The engine turns over but the car won't start, il motore gira ma la macchina non parte
3 (fig.) cambiare partito
4 (canale TV) cambiare; girare: DIALOGO → -Television- Do you mind if I turn over?, ti dispiace se cambio?
5 (fig.: di un'attività, un lavoro) procedere normalmente; andare di passo regolare
6 (econ.: di un'azienda e sim.) diversificarsi; passare (a una produzione diversa, ecc.)
7 (dello stomaco) venire su
8 (del cuore) stringersi
9 (slang USA) smettere di drogarsi
B v. t. + avv.
1 girare; voltare; rivoltare: I turned the wounded man over, rivoltai (sulla schiena) il ferito; to turn over the pages of a book, voltare le pagine di un libro
2 rovesciare (un lottatore, ecc.); rivoltare (un bavero, carte da gioco, ecc.): You've turned a chair over, hai rovesciato una sedia
3 mettere sottosopra, buttare all'aria (un appartamento); perquisire (un locale notturno); rovistare in (una biblioteca, ecc.)
4 (mecc.) avviare, far partire (un motore)
5 considerare attentamente; meditare, riflettere su: to turn an idea over for a whole month, riflettere su un'idea per un mese intero
6 (anche leg.) consegnare; cedere; trasferire (beni, ecc.): to turn sb. over to the police, consegnare q. alla polizia
7 affidare: He'll turn over the business to his nephew, affiderà l'azienda al nipote
8 (fin.) avere un giro (o un volume) d'affari di: Our firm turns over one million pounds a year, la nostra ditta ha un giro d'affari di un milione di sterline l'anno
9 (fin.) far girare (il denaro); impiegare (capitali) in modo proficuo
10 (org. az.) fare la rotazione di (scorte di magazzino)
11 (calcio, ecc.) allontanare, deviare, respingere (un tiro, ecc.)
12 (calcio, ecc.: dell'allenatore) avvicendare (i giocatori in campo)
13 (fam.) svaligiare (una casa)
14 (fam. ingl.) picchiare; pestare
15 (fam. ingl.) imbrogliare; fregare (fam.)
16 (fam.) far rivoltare lo stomaco a (q.) □ (fig.) to turn over a new leaf, voltare pagina (fig.); cambiare vita.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • turn over — {v.} 1. To roll, tip, or turn from one side to the other; overturn; upset. * /He s going to turn over the page./ * /The bike hit a rock and turned over./ 2, To think about carefully; to consider. * /He turned the problem over in his mind for… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn over — {v.} 1. To roll, tip, or turn from one side to the other; overturn; upset. * /He s going to turn over the page./ * /The bike hit a rock and turned over./ 2, To think about carefully; to consider. * /He turned the problem over in his mind for… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn-over — ou turnover [ tɶrnɔvɶr ] n. m. • 1972; angl. turnover « rotation », de to turn over « se retourner, chavirer » ♦ Anglic. Écon. Taux de renouvellement du personnel d une entreprise. Le turn over des jeunes cadres. Des turn over, des turnovers. ♢… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn over — [v1] give, transfer assign, come across with, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, entrust, feed, find, furnish, give over, give up, hand, hand over, pass on, provide, relegate, relinquish, render, supply,… …   New thesaurus

  • turn over — /tə:rn oʊvə/, it. /tur nɔver/ (anche turn over e turnover) locuz. ingl. [comp. di turn giro, rotazione e over di nuovo ], usata in ital. come s.m. 1. (econ.) [suddivisione di un processo lavorativo in più turni di lavoro] ▶◀ [➨ turnazione]. 2.… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • turn (N. Amer. also roll over or turn over) in one's grave — (of a dead person) be thought of as angry or distressed about something had they been alive. → grave …   English new terms dictionary

  • turn\ over\ in\ one's\ grave — • turn (over) in one s grave v. phr. To be so grieved or angry that you would not rest quietly in your grave. If your grandfather could see what you re doing now, he would turn over in his grave …   Словарь американских идиом

  • turn over — ► turn over 1) (of an engine) start or continue to run properly. 2) (of a business) have a turnover of. 3) change or transfer custody or control of. Main Entry: ↑turn …   English terms dictionary

  • turn over something — ˌturn ˈover sth derived to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time • The company turns over £3.5 million a year. related noun ↑turnover Main entry: ↑turnderived …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”