Translation of "tournant" to English

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Dictionary translations for "tournant"

le tournant m noun

pl. tournants

turn [tə:n] (charnière)

twist [twɪst] (changement)

turning point (événement)

tournant adjective

tournant / tournante / tournants / tournantes

turning [ˈtə:nɪŋ] (qui fait des détours)

Essaie d'arrêter le courant d'eau en tournant la valve.

Try to check the flow of water by turning the valve.

swivel [ˈswɪvl] (qui pivote, en parlant d'un mécanisme)

rotating (qui alterne, en parlant d'une poste)

staggered (en parlant d'une action politique)

revolving [rɪˈvɔlvɪŋ] (Travel)

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tourner verb Conjugation

tourne / tournai / tourné

turn [tə:n]

Ce volant est impossible à tourner.

This handle will not turn.

bend [bend] (route)

La route tourne à ce point en épingle vers la droite.

The road bends sharply at this point to the right.

rotate [rɔuˈteɪt] (rotation)

twist [twɪst] (objets)

wind [wɪnd] (poignée de porte)

circumvent [ˌsə:kəmˈvent] (éviter)

swim [swɪm] (tête)

curdle [ˈkə:dl] (lait)

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Phrases with "tournant" (15)

fauteuil tournant - swivel chair
point tournant - waypoint
ajustement tournant - running fit
alternateur à fer tournant - inductor generator
arbre tournant - rotating shaft
bâti tournant - swivel bed
cadre tournant - gimbal ring
génératrice à champ tournant - torque synchro generator
inventaire tournant - perpetual inventory
magnéto à induit tournant - revolving armature magneto

Contexts with "tournant"

Essaie d'arrêter le courant d'eau en tournant la valve. Try to check the flow of water by turning the valve.

La bataille pour Québec fut le point tournant de la guerre. The Battle for Quebec was the turning point in the war.

En tournant à droite, vous trouverez l'hôpital sur votre gauche. Turning right, you'll find the hospital on your left.

En tournant la page, nous pouvons congédier les personnages d'un livre sans crainte de les froisser. By turning the page, we can dismiss the characters in a book without fear of hurting their feelings.

Elle me tourna le dos. She turned her back to me.

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