Usage examples of "turn" in English with translation to German

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Could you turn on your headlights? Könnten Sie Ihre Scheinwerfer einschalten?

I don't know when you must turn off the device. Ich weiß nicht, wann man das Gerät abschalten muss.

Could you turn on the light please? Könntest du bitte das Licht anmachen?

Frogs turn into princes only in fairy tales. Frösche verwandeln sich nur in Märchen in Prinzen.

She did not turn up after all. Sie ist schließlich gar nicht aufgetaucht.

Turn right at the second corner. Biegen Sie an der zweiten Ecke nach rechts ab.

You have to turn in the reports on Monday. Du musst die Berichte am Montag einreichen.

Mathematicians have this in common with the French: whatever you're trying to say to them, they take it and translate it in their own way and turn it around into something completely different. Mathematiker sind wie die Franzosen: Sie nehmen alles, was man ihnen sagt, übersetzen es sich in ihre eigene Sprache und verwandeln es dabei in etwas völlig Verschiedenes.

Let's turn and go back now. Lass uns jetzt umkehren!

Turn on the radio, please. Schalte bitte das Radio ein.

Let's turn off the tele. Schalten wir den Fernseher ab.

I can't turn it on, because the switch is broken. Ich kann es nicht anmachen, weil der Schalter kaputt ist.

I'm a make-up artist. I can turn any girl into a beautiful woman. Ich bin Visagist. Ich kann jedes Mädchen in eine schöne Frau verwandeln.

Please turn on the television. Schalte bitte den Fernseher ein!

George, if you are not listening to the radio, turn it off. George, wenn dich nicht interessiert, was im Radio läuft, schalte es ab.

Turn on the rice cooker, please. Schalte bitte den Reiskocher ein.

Turn right at the crossroad. Biegen Sie an der Kreuzung rechts ab.

Go straight, then turn right. Gehe geradeaus und dann nach rechts.

Please turn off the TV. Bitte schalte den Fernseher aus.

Please turn on the radio. Schalte bitte das Radio an.

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