tourner
/tuʁ.ne/
#1384 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to turn
Word origin
From Latin tornare ('to turn on a lathe'), from tornus ('a lathe'), itself from Greek tornos ('a tool for drawing circles'). The same root gives English 'turn' and 'tour'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tornare
- English cognates
- turn, tour
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Examples
.
Turn left after the traffic light.
.
The Earth turns around the Sun.
.
He turned his head to hear better.
serrure.
The key no longer turns in the lock.
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We went round in circles for an hour.
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