turn on

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turn on
verbo transitivo con partícula
1abrir (water, gas); encender (light, TV, engine), prender (Am)
2entusiasmar (familiar) (excite); excitar (sexually), poner cachondo(a) a (español de España, español de México)
verbo transitivo con partícula
3(attack)
    volverse contra
4(depend on)
  • it all turns on… -> todo depende de…

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turn on
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 [+appliance] encenderse; prender; (LAm)
It turns on automatically
2 (TV) (Rad) [+viewer, listener] encender prender el receptor;or (LAm)
Millions of viewers turn on at 6 o'clock every night
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 [+appliance, electricity] encender; prender; (LAm)
When you arrive, you'll need to turn on the gas and electric (at the mains)
 [+tap] abrir; [+light] encender; [+central heating] encender
to leave the radio turned on dejar la radio encendida; to turn on the charm (informal) desplegar todos sus encantos
He really knows how to turn on the charm, doesn't he?
2 (informal) (excite) interesar; despertar; (sexually) excitar
he doesn't turn me on no me chifla; (informal) whatever turns you on lo que te guste; lo que quieras
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
to turn on sb volverse contra algn
the dog turned on him they turned on him and accused him of treachery He went to pat the dog and it turned on him It was terrible to see his former friends turning on him and accusing him of treachery

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