Unturned Meaning in English

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Definición

If something is unturned, it has not been turned over or moved from its place. The word is mostly used in the phrase 'leave no stone unturned,' which means to try everything possible to achieve something.

Uso & Matices

Rarely used alone; almost always in the idiom 'leave no stone unturned.' The phrase is formal or literary, suitable for written or serious spoken English. Do not use 'unturned' to simply describe an object not turned over in everyday speech.

• Spanish: no girado - sin voltear - intacto
• Portuguese (BR): não virado - intacto
• Portuguese (PT): não virado - intacto
• Chinese (Simplified): 未翻动的 - 未转动的
• Chinese (Traditional): 未翻動的 - 未轉動的
• Hindi: अपरिवर्तित - उल्टा नहीं किया गया
• Arabic: غير مقلوب - غير مبدل
• Bengali: না ওলটানো - (কেবল বাক্যাংশে: কোনো পাথর না ওলটানো)
• Russian: неперевёрнутый - (в выражении: не оставить ни один камень неперевёрнутым)
• Japanese: 裏返されていない - （慣用句で: 石を一つも裏返さない）
• Vietnamese: chưa lật lên - (chủ yếu dùng trong thành ngữ: không bỏ sót một viên đá nào)
• Korean: 뒤집히지 않은 - (관용구에서만: 어떤 돌도 뒤집지 않다)
• Turkish: çevrilmemiş - (çoğunlukla deyimde: hiçbir taş çevrilmemiş bırakılmak)
• Urdu: اُلٹا نہ کیا گیا - (زیادہ تر محاورے میں: کوئی پتھر اُلٹا نہ چھوڑنا)
• Indonesian: belum dibalik - (umumnya hanya dalam ungkapan: tidak ada batu yang dibiarkan belum dibalik)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

All the boxes remained unturned after the move.

basic

That stone was left unturned in the garden.

basic

Some pages of the book were unturned for years.

basic

We left no stone unturned in our search for the missing dog.

natural

The detective promised to leave no clue unturned.

natural

She left no possibility unturned to get the scholarship.

natural