turn around

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of changing direction to face the opposite way, or to reverse a situation, process, or trend.

ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по изменению направления на противоположное или для обращения вспять ситуации, процесса или тенденции.esVerbo compuesto que se usa para indicar la acción de girar para mirar o ir en dirección opuesta, o para referirse a cambiar el curso de una situación, proceso o tendencia.frVerbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de changer de direction pour prendre le sens opposé, ou pour inverser une situation, un processus ou une tendance.dePartikelverb, das die Änderung der Bewegungsrichtung ins Gegenteil oder eine grundlegende Wendung einer Situation, eines Prozesses oder eines Trends bezeichnet.ptVerbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de mudar a direção para o oposto ou de reverter uma situação, processo ou tendência.zh短语动词，用于表示改变方向使其相反，或扭转局面、过程或趋势。arفعل مركب يُستخدم للدلالة على تغيير الاتجاه إلى الجهة المعاكسة، أو لقلب مسار موقف أو عملية أو اتجاه ما.

1. Change direction formal

   To rotate or reverse the direction of movement.

   • He turned around when he heard his name.
   • The car turned around in the narrow street.
   • She turned around to face the audience.

   ruПовернутьсяesgirar, dar la vueltafrfaire demi-tourdeSich umdrehenptVirar-sezh转身arاستدار

   Sinónimos: about-facedouble backpivotreverseturn back

   Antónimos: advancecontinueproceed

2. Improve a situation formal

   To change a situation from bad to good, especially in business or performance.

   • The new CEO managed to turn around the struggling company.
   • They turned around their financial losses within a year.
   • A good coach can turn around a losing team.

   ruУлучшить ситуациюesdar la vuelta / revertir una situaciónfrRedresser (une situation)deEine Situation verbessernptReverter uma situaçãozh扭转局面arتحسين الوضع

   Sinónimos: boostimproveoverhaulrectifyrehabilitaterescuereverserevivesalvagetransform

   Antónimos: declinedeteriorateregressworsen

3. Complete quickly informal

   To process or finish something in a short amount of time.

   • The repair shop can turn around your car in two hours.
   • We need to turn around this report by tomorrow morning.
   • The kitchen can turn around a large order in under 30 minutes.

   ruБыстро выполнитьesResolver rápidamentefrexécuter rapidementdeSchnell erledigenptConcluir rapidamentezh快速完成arأنجز بسرعة

   Sinónimos: churn outcompletedispatchexpeditefinishhandleprocess

   Antónimos: delayprocrastinateprolong

• turned around past participle
• turned around past simple
• turning around present participle
• turns around third person singular

Verbo base: turn