سلسلة تعلم الأفعال المركبة في اللغة الإنجليزية -Turn-
Turn over
To cook on the other side.
يَقْلِب
The chicken must be turned over after 3 minutes to brown on the other side.
Turn against
To become dissatisfied with someone or something.
يَنْقَلِبُ عَلى
The crowd turned against the promoter as soon as they found out the concert was cancelled.
Turn away 1
To move your head in a different direction.
يُدِيرُ رَأْسَهُ
Luckily I turned away before the futbol could hit me in the head.
Turn away 2
To be refused entry.
رَدَّهُ: منَعَه وصرفههُ
The concert sold out and we were turned away.
Turn down 1
To reject an offer or be rejected.
رُفِضَ/ يَرْفُض
I was turned down for the promotion at work.
Turn down 2
To decrease the volume of sound.
يُخَفِّض صَوْتَ
Please turn down the radio.
Turn down 3
To prepare covers on a bed for sleeping.
يُهَيِّئ السَّرِير
I like staying in hotels because they turn down your bed every night and put a chocolate on your pillow.
Turn up
To increase the volume of sound.
يَرْفَع صَوْتَ
Turn up the radio. I really like this song.
Turn in
To go to bed.
يَذْهَبُ إلى الفِرَاش
I'm really tired so I'm going to turn in for the night.
Turn out
To show how something resulted.
صارَ إلى كَذا: انتَهَى إلَيْهِ.
The charity event turned out really well because many people attended.
The weather turned out fine.
Turn off 1
To move the switch for deactivation.
يُطْفِئ
Please turn off the lights when you leave the building to save on electricity.
Turn off 2
To act in a way that causes someone to dislike you.
يُنَفِّر
That girl completely turned me off from dating her again because she was so rude.
Turn on
To move a switch for activation.
يُشْعِل/ يُشغّل
I'm sweating so much I need to turn on the air conditioning.
Turn to 1
To ask someone or an organization for help.
يَلْجَأ إلى / يَتَوَجَّه إلى
Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to turn to.
Turn to 2
To find a page in a book.
يَفْتَح عَلى (الصفحة)
Turn to page 30.