Turn around Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtɝn/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd

TURN-uh-ROWND

UK

tˈɜːn/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd

TERN-uh-ROWND

التعريف

To move so that you are facing the opposite direction. It can also mean to make something, like a situation or business, improve or become successful after problems.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Can be literal (physically change direction) or figurative (improve a bad situation: 'turn the company around'). Often used in business contexts. Note 'turn around time' refers to how quickly something is finished.

• Spanish: darse la vuelta - girar - mejorar (situación)
• Portuguese (BR): virar - dar a volta - melhorar (situação)
• Portuguese (PT): virar-se - dar a volta - melhorar (situação)
• Chinese (Simplified): 转身 - 好转（情况）
• Chinese (Traditional): 轉身 - 好轉（情況）
• Hindi: पलटना - स्थिति बदलना (सुधारना)
• Arabic: استدار - تحسن (وضع)
• Bengali: ঘুরে দাঁড়ানো - ঘুরে দেখা (দিক পরিবর্তন করা)
• Russian: развернуться - поправить (улучшить ситуацию)
• Japanese: 振り向く - 立て直す
• Vietnamese: quay lại - xoay chuyển (tình huống)
• Korean: 돌아서다 - 반전시키다
• Turkish: arkasını dönmek - toparlamak (durumu düzeltmek)
• Urdu: پلٹ جانا - بہتری لانا
• Indonesian: berbalik - membalikkan keadaan

جمل نموذجية

Please turn around and look at the board.

basic

He turned around quickly when he heard his name.

basic

We need to turn around this project before it's too late.

basic

If you turn around now, you'll see the mountains behind you.

natural

The company managed to turn around after a tough year.

natural

We can turn this around if we all work together.

natural