New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: turn into · turn over to · burn into · turn on · turn out · turn to · add on to · burn out · come on to · give on to

turn on to

(US) 1 become interested in INTRANSITIVEsuim a chur i c m uspéis a chur i c m udúil a chur i c m uI started to turn on to rowing recently thosaigh mé ag cur suime sa rámhaíocht le deireanas 2 get sb interested in TRANSITIVEa friend turned me on to yoga cara liom a mhúscail mo chuid spéise san iógahe turned them on to music with his songs mheall sé chun an cheoil iad lena chuid amhrán → see turn

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to turn your back on1 reject cúl a thabhairt le, droim láimhe a thabhairt dohe turned his back on his family thug sé cúl lena mhuintir, thug sé droim láimhe dá mhuintirthey both turned their back on each other thug siad beirt cúl le chéile2 abandon cúl a thabhairt le, droim láimhe a thabhairt do, tréigthey turned their back on their own language thug siad cúl lena dteanga féin, thug siad droim láimhe dá dteanga féin, thréig siad a dteanga féin
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I turned on the radio to catch the news chuir mé an raidió ar siúl le héisteacht leis an nuacht, chas mé air an raidió chun an nuacht a fháil
charm »

to turn on the charm informalshe could easily turn on the charm bhí sí in ann an chluain a chur ar dhaoine go réidh, bhí neart bladair aici nuair a thogair sí
gun »

to turn the gun on yourself tú féin a scaoileadh, tú féin a lámhach
head »

to stand sth on its head (also to turn sth on its head) rud a chur bunoscionn
heel »

to turn on your heel (also to spin on your heel) tiontú ar do sháil, casadh ar do sháil
page »

to turn the page on sth bogadh ar aghaidh ó rud, rud a fhágáil i do dhiaidh
screw »

to turn the screw on (also to turn the screws on, to tighten the screws on) informal tuilleadh brú a chur arto turn the screw on students tuilleadh brú a chur ar mhic léinn
table »

to turn the tables on sb cor in aghaidh an chaim a thabhairt do dhuineCork finally turned the tables on Kerry fuair Corcaigh an lámh in uachtar ar Chiarraí faoi dheireadh
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to turn on a tap sconna a chur ar siúl, sconna a chur air
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to be on the turn1 milk, foodthe milk is on the turn tá an bainne ag géarú, tá cor sa bhainne2 weather, tidethe weather is on the turn tá athrú ar an aimsir, tá athrú ag teacht ar an aimsirthe tide is on the turn tá casadh sa taoide
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to turn your back on sb/sth1 turn to face away from sb/sth do chúl a thabhairt le duine/rudhe turned his back on the rest of them thug sé a chúl leis an gcuid eile acu2 reject cúl a thabhairt le duine/rud, droim láimhe a thabhairt do dhuine/rudshe turned her back on her family thug sí cúl lena muintir, thug sí droim láimhe dá muintir
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to turn sth on its side rud a iompú ar a thaobh
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he'd be well able to turn on the charm bheadh sé ábalta an chluain a chur ar aon dream, mheallfadh sé an mhil ón gcuasnóg, mheallfadh sé an chaora ón uan
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they started to turn on the pressure in the second half thosaigh siad ag neartú ar na maidí sa dara leath, ghéaraigh siad ar an imirt sa dara leath
turn out »

turn the cake out on to a plate iompaigh an cáca amach ar phláta

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