turn
noun
1 noun in sequenceseal masc3 uain fem2 dreas masc3 turn masc1 they all had a turn on the swing bhí seal ag gach duine acu ar an luascánit's your turn to wash the dishes do shealsa atá ann na soithí a ní, is é do thurnsa é chun na gréithe a níwould you like to take a turn at the computer? ar mhaith leat seal a chaitheamh ar an ríomhaire?members of staff take a turn at writing minutes glacann baill foirne miontuairiscí ar a sealI had to take my turn like everyone else b'éigean dom m'uain a chur isteach ar nós gach duine eilethey took turns at the swing shuigh siad ar an luascán ar a seal, rinne siad uainíocht ar a chéile ar an luascánthey take turns at cleaning the house glanann siad an teach ar a sealyou have to wait your turn caithfidh tú fanacht le d'amsa, caithfidh tú fanacht le do shealwait your turn to talk fan go bhfaighidh tú cead cainteperhaps you could take it in turns b'fhéidir go bhféadfadh sibh sealaíocht a dhéanamh, b'fhéidir go bhféadfadh sibh babhtáil ar a chéilethey slept and drove, turn and turn about chodail siad agus thiomáin siad gach re seal, chodail siad agus thiomáin siad gach dara sealit's your turn to play is leatsa an imirtthey finally got their turn at governing fuair siad a seans ar deireadh dul isteach sa rialtas 2 noun GAMES in board or card gameseal masc3 turn masc1 you have to miss a turn caithfidh tú do sheal a ligean tharatTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun circular movementcasadh masc1 the turn of the key casadh na heochrach 4 noun DANC, SPOR pirouettecasadh masc1 5 noun short walk, dance, etcdreas masc3 píosa masc4 they had a turn on the dance floor rinne siad dreas rincehe took a turn in the garden rinne sé píosa siúlóide sa ghairdín, rinne sé geábh spaisteoireachta sa gharraí 6 noun ride in vehiclegeábh masc3 síob fem2 marcaíocht fem3 she took a turn in the racing car rinne sí geábh marcaíochta sa charr rásaíochta 7 noun also AUTO change of directioncasadh masc1 left turn casadh ar chlé 8 noun bendcasadh masc1 coradh masc the road suddenly makes a left turn casann an bóthar go tobann ar chlé, tá casadh tobann ar chlé sa bhóthara turn in the road casadh sa bhóthar 9 noun SWIM by swimmercasadh masc1 10 noun side street, side roadcasadh masc1 tiontú masc take the next turn left tóg an chéad chasadh eile ar chléto make a right turn casadh ar dheis 11 noun changecasadh masc1 cor masc1 events took a strange turn tháinig casadh aisteach sa scéal, tháinig cor ait i gcúrsaíevents took a turn for the better tháinig feabhas ar chúrsaí, tháinig athrú chun feabhais ar chúrsaí, tháinig cor chun feabhais ar chúrsaíher health took a turn for the better tháinig biseach uirthithe weather is taking a turn for the worse tá an aimsir ag dul in olcas, tá an aimsir ag briseadhthe turn of the millennium casadh na mílaoisethe turn of the tide casadh na taoide 12 noun in plot (of story, film, etc)casadh masc1 cor masc1 the story contains many twists and turns is iomaí cor agus casadh atá sa scéala plot turn casadh sa phlota, cor sa phlota 13 noun of phrase, mind, etche has a witty turn of phrase tá sé deisbhéalach, duine abartha is ea éshe has a curious turn of mind is duine fiosrach í 14 noun informal MED fit, attackbabhta masc4 taom masc3 he had a dizzy turn bhuail babhta meadhráin éshe took a turn this morning bhuail taom éigin í ar maidin 15 noun informal fright, shockit gave me quite a turn! bhain sé geit mhór asam!, bhain sé preab mhór asam!she had a nasty turn in the middle of the night baineadh droch-chroitheadh aisti i lár na hoíche 16 noun burst, blastthe horse showed an impressive turn of speed ghéaraigh go hiontach ar luas an chapaill 17 noun THEAT entertainment actseó masc4 dreas masc3 he's doing a turn in the local theatre tá sé ag déanamh seó san amharclann áitiúila musical turn dreas ceoil 18 noun THEAT acting performanceról masc1 she does a comedy turn in the film tá ról grinn aici sa scannán
verb
19 verb rotate TRANSITIVEcas verb she turned the key in the lock chas sí an eochair sa ghlasturn it to the left cas ar chlé é, cuir ar chlé éhe turned the wheel chas sé an rothturn the oven to 200° cas an t-oigheann chuig 200°, cuir an t-oigheann ar 200°turn the screw clockwise cas an scriú deiseal 20 verb flip, roll over TRANSITIVEiompaigh verb cas verb tiontaigh verb she turned the steak in the pan d'iompaigh sí an stéig sa fhriochtánshe turned the page d'iompaigh sí an leathanach, chas sí an leathanachhe turned the sod d'iompaigh sé an fódhe turned me on my back thiontaigh sé ar mo dhroim mé, leag sé ar mo dhroim méto turn sth on its side rud a iompú ar a thaobhto turn sb upside down duine a iompú bunoscionnthey were asked to turn their cards face down iarradh orthu a gcuid cártaí a iompú béal faoihe turned the card face up d'iompaigh sé an cárta in airde 21 verb to face in different direction TRANSITIVEiompaigh thart cas timpeall PhrV he turned his head d'iompaigh sé a chloigeann thart, chas sé a cheann timpeallshe turned her face to the wall thug sí a haghaidh le balla, d'iompaigh sí i leith an bhalla
INTRANSITIVEcas verb iompaigh verb tiontaigh verb he turned slowly chas sé timpeall go mall, d'iompaigh sé thart go mall, thiontaigh sé thart go mallturn left and then go straight on cas ar chlé agus lean ort ansin, díreach ar aghaidhthe van turned into the slow lane chas an veain isteach sa lána mallhe turned downhill thiontaigh sé le fánathere was no place to turn ní raibh aon áit a bhféadfaí casadh thartI turned and looked at her chas mé timpeall agus d'fhéach mé uirthi, chas mé thart agus bhreathnaigh mé uirthi, d'iompaigh mé thart agus d'amharc mé uirthi
22 verb corner etc TRANSITIVEcas verb he turned the corner chas sé an cúinne, chuaigh sé thart an coirnéal 23 verb direct TRANSITIVEdírigh verb he turned his gun on them dhírigh sé a ghunna orthuhe turned his anger on his parents dhírigh sé a chuid feirge ar a thuismitheoiríthey're turning their minds to buying a house tá siad ag díriú a n-airde ar theach a cheannach, tá siad ag díriú isteach ar theach a cheannachhe turned the conversation towards education chas sé an chaint ar an oideachas, tharraing sé an chaint ar an oideachasthe accident turned them from all thoughts of the competition chuir an timpiste an comórtas as a n-intinn 24 verb change, become TRANSITIVEiompaigh verb tiontaigh verb the stress turned his hair grey chuir an strus dath liath ar a chuid gruaige
INTRANSITIVEiompaigh verb wait until the cake turns golden brown fan go dtiocfaidh dath donnórga ar an gcísteher hair is turning grey tá a cuid gruaige ag éirí liathit turns cooler at night éiríonn sé níos fuaire san oíche, téann sé i bhfuaire istoíchehis face turned pale tháinig dath geal ar a éadanhe was a writer turned critic scríbhneoir a thiontaigh ina chriticeoir ba ea éthings turned nasty after that d'imigh cúrsaí chun gangaide ina dhiaidh sinhe wants to turn professional tá sé ag iarraidh a bheith ina phroifisiúnach, tá sé ag iarraidh dul leis ar bhonn gairmiúilshe turned Catholic d'iompaigh sí ina Caitliceachthe leaves are starting to turn yellow tá dath buí ag teacht ar na duilleoga
25 verb reach age, time TRANSITIVEbain amach PhrV slánaigh verb he's turned seven tá seacht mbliana bainte amach aige, tá seacht mbliana slánaithe aigeit's just turned 8 o'clock tá sé go díreach i ndiaidh a hocht a chlog 26 verb on lathe TRANSITIVEdeil verb 27 verb phrase, sentence, etc TRANSITIVEthat writer can turn a good sentence tá an scríbhneoir sin breá ábalta abairt a chumadh 28 verb persuade to become double agent TRANSITIVEiompaigh verb they captured and turned enemy agents ghabh siad agus d'iompaigh siad spiairí de chuid an namhad 29 verb ankle etc TRANSITIVEcas verb she turned her ankle chas sí a rúitín 30 verb place trust in INTRANSITIVEthey didn't know which way to turn ní raibh a fhios acu cé ar chóir dóibh dul ina muinín, ní raibh a fhios acu cé a bhí le trustwe have no one to turn to now níl aon duine ann le teacht i gcabhair orainn anoisshe turns to her faith for consolation faigheann sí sólás sa chreideamh 31 verb go sour INTRANSITIVEgéaraigh verb the milk has turned tá an bainne géaraithe, tá cor sa bhainne another turn of the screw
it's another turn of the screw for them cor crua eile dóibh is ea é, is drochbhuille eile dóibh éat every turn
people opposed her at every turn gach cor dár chuir sí di, bhí daoine ina coinneto be done to a turn
1 be perfectly cookedthe pork was done to a turn bhí an mhuiceoil cócaráilte díreach mar is ceart, bhí an mhuiceoil cócaráilte go paiteanta 2 humorous be well tannedthey were all done to a turn bhí dath na gréine orthu uileto be on the turn
1 milk, foodthe milk is on the turn tá an bainne ag géarú, tá cor sa bhainne 2 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 taoideby turns
gach re sealfaoi seachto do sb a bad turn
they did him a bad turn d'imir siad drochbheart airto do (sb) a good turn
gar a dhéanamh (do dhuine)áis a dhéanamh (do dhuine)in turn
1 in reciprocationdá réir sin they should in turn help you ba cheart dóibh, dá réir sin, cuidiú leat 2 one by one► (people)
duine i ndiaidh duineduine ar dhuineina nduine agus ina nduinethey took to the stage in turn chuaigh siad ar an stáitse duine i ndiaidh duine, chuaigh siad ar an stáitse ina nduine agus ina nduine► (things)
ina gceann is ina gceannceann ar cheanneach application will be examined in turn déanfar gach iarratas a scrúdú ceann ar cheann