turn around

turn around
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1) (move) sich akk umdrehen;
(while walking) umdrehen;
to \turn around around and around [or around in circles] sich akk im Kreis drehen
2) (fam: suddenly do sth)
he said he loved her but then he \turn arounded around and started dating the cheerleader er sagte, dass er sie liebt, doch begann dann, sich mit einer Cheerleaderin zu treffen;
to \turn around around and go back umkehren vt
1) (move)
to \turn around sb/sth <-> around jdn/etw umdrehen;
to \turn around one's car <-> around sein Auto wenden
2) (reverse situation)
to \turn around sth/sb around etw/jdn umkrempeln;
she took over management of the nearly bankrupt business and \turn arounded it around sie übernahm die Leitung des beinahe bankrotten Betriebs und brachte ihn wieder auf Vordermann;
to \turn around one's life around sein Leben umkrempeln
3) (change sense)
to \turn around sth around argument etw verdrehen (fam)
he's \turn arounded my words all around! er hat mir das Wort im Munde herumgedreht!
4) (un-/reload)
to \turn around a car around ein Auto be- und entladen;
to \turn around a ship around ein Schiff abfertigen

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

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