turno

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turno
masculine noun
1turn, go (tanda)
  • cuando le llegue el turno hará como todos -> when it's his turn he'll do the same as everyone else
  • hacer algo por turnos -> to take turns to do something
2shift (de trabajo)
  • trabajar por turnos -> to work shifts
  • turno de día/noche -> day/night shift
  • tiene el turno de noche -> he's on the night shift, he's on nights
  • de turno -> on duty
  • el médico de turno -> the doctor on duty
  • el gracioso de turno -> the inevitable smart alec

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turno [toor’-no]
noun
1Turn (vez, oportunidad), successive or alternate order (orden); change, vicissitude. (m)
2Time in which sailors are employed in some particular business. (Nautical) (m)
  • Al turno -> by turns
  • Por su turno -> in one turn
  • Turno de día -> day shift
  • Trabajo de turnos -> shift working
  • Estuvo con la querida de turno -> he was with his girlfriend of the moment

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turno
sustantivo:masculino
1 (vez) turn; (en juegos) turn; go
es tu turno it's your turn; cuando te llegue el turno when your turn comes; espere su turno wait your turn; por turnos in turns; by turns; estuvo con su querida de turno he was with his lover of the moment; el tonto de turno the inevitable idiot
turno de preguntas round of questions
2 [de trabajo] shift
hago el turno de tarde I do the afternoon shift; estar de turno to be on duty; farmacia de turno duty chemist; médico de turno duty doctor; doctor on duty; trabajo por turnos shiftwork; trabajar por turnos to work shifts; do shiftwork
turno de día day shift
turno de noche night shift
turno de oficio spell of court duty
turno rotativo rotating shift

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