tourner meaning in English
| French | English |
|---|---|
| tourner verbe | turn [turned, turning, turns]◼◼◼(to change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation) turn [turned, turning, turns]◼◼◼(to move around an axis through itself) turn [turned, turning, turns]◼◼◼(to change one's direction of travel) tour [toured, touring, tours]◼◼◼(to make a journey) film [filmed, filming, films]◼◼◻(to record a motion picture) rotate [rotated, rotating, rotates]◼◼◻(to spin, turn, or revolve) revolve [revolved, revolving, revolves]◼◼◻(to orbit a central point) revolve [revolved, revolving, revolves]◼◼◻(to turn on an axis) corner [cornered, cornering, corners]◼◼◻(automotive: to turn a corner) bend [bent, bending, bends]◼◼◻(to change direction) lathe [lathed, lathing, lathes]◼◻◻(to shape with a lathe) veer [veered, veering, veers]◼◻◻(to change direction or course suddenly) spoil [spoilt, spoiling, spoils]◼◻◻(become sour or rancid, to decay) |
| tourner au ralenti verbe | idle [idled, idling, idles]◼◼◼(to run at a slow speed, or out of gear) |
| tourner au vinaigre verbe | go sour◼◼◼((figuratively) to become unpleasant) |
| tourner autour du pot verbe | fudge [fudged, fudging, fudges](To try to avoid giving a direct answer) |
| tourner autour du pot (circle around the pot) verbe | beat around the bush◼◼◼(to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) beat around the bush◼◼◼(to treat a topic but omit its main points) |
| tourner casaque verbe | turn one's coat(to turn against a previous affiliation of allegiance) |
| tourner de l'œil verbe | pass out◼◼◼(to faint) |
| tourner en dérision verbe | ridicule [ridiculed, ridiculing, ridicules]◼◼◼(to make fun of someone) |
| tourner en ridicule verbe | ridicule [ridiculed, ridiculing, ridicules]◼◼◼(to make fun of someone) scoff [scoffed, scoffing, scoffs](to jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision) |
| tourner en rond verbe | go round in circles◼◼◼(To repeatedly do the same thing) |
| tourner le dos verbe | turn one's back◼◼◼(to forsake, to abandon; to ignore) |
| tourner les talons verbe | turn on one's heel(to turn around and leave the other way) |
| tourner une nouvelle page verbe | turn over a new leaf◼◼◼(to engage in self-improvement) |
| tournerie nom | turnery [turneries]◼◼◼(art of using a lathe) |
| [informal] tourner de l'œil verbe | black out(lose consciousness) |
| [the media is the subject] tourner verbe | play [played, playing, plays](use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording) |
| contourner verbe | circumvent [circumvented, circumventing, circumvents]◼◼◼(to avoid or get around something) circumvent [circumvented, circumventing, circumvents]◼◼◼(to outwit) bypass [bypassed, bypassing, bypasses]◼◼◼(to avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass) bypass [bypassed, bypassing, bypasses]◼◼◼(to ignore the usual channels or procedures) get around◼◼◻verb dodge [dodged, dodging, dodges]◼◻◻(to avoid by moving out of the way) |
| détourner verbe | hijack [hijacked, hijacking, hijacks]◼◼◼(to seize control of a vehicle) deflect [deflected, deflecting, deflects]◼◼◼(to make deviate) embezzle [embezzled, embezzling, embezzles]◼◼◼(to steal money that one has been trusted with) detour [detoured, detouring, detours]◼◼◻(intransitive: to make a detour) |
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