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turn round(
tuhrn
raund
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
The sheriff turned round and shot the bandit.El comisario se dio la vuelta y le disparó al bandido.
b. darse vuelta
It must have been someone else. I said his name, but he didn't turn round.Debe haber sido otra persona. Dije su nombre, pero no se dio vuelta.
a. cambiar de opinión
Our landlady told us we would have a parking place, and then she turned round and told us we couldn't.La casera nos había dicho que tendríamos un lugar para estacionarnos, y luego cambió de opinión y nos dijo que no.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I sold the watch at the pawnshop knowing full well that they would turn round and sell it for three times the price.Le vendí el reloj en la casa de empeños aunque sabía bien que cogerían y lo venderían por tres veces su precio.
The salesman told me the lorry would cost 10,000, and then he turns round and says it'll be 12!El dependiente me dijo que el camión costaría 10,000, ¡y ahora me sale con que 12!
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. cambiar
I hope the new job will turn our luck round. I can't deal with this any longer.Espero que el nuevo trabajo cambie nuestra suerte. Ya no puedo más con esto.
b. dar un vuelco a
My brother went through a rough patch, but he's turned his life round.Mi hermano pasó una mala racha, pero le ha dado un vuelco a su vida.
a. darle la vuelta a
I turned the fan round to bring the cool air in.Le di la vuelta al ventilador para que entre aire fresco.
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