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

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Translations: all80 werden43 drehen13 wenden12 umdrehen1 other translations11

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The Battle for Quebec was the turning point in the war. Die Schlacht um Quebec war der Wendepunkt des Kriegs.

Do you mind my turning on TV? Hast du was dagegen, wenn ich den Fernseher einschalte?

He glanced over the newspaper before turning in. Er schaute flüchtig in die Zeitung, bevor er ins Bett ging.

Tom is turning up the sound of the TV. Tom stellt den Fernseher lauter.

I am turning the sound of the TV on. Ich stelle den Ton des Fernsehers an.

I am turning the sound of the radio down. Ich stelle das Radio leiser.

She was idly turning over the pages of a magazine. Sie blätterte lustlos die Seiten einer Illustrierten um.

A car is a machine for turning fuel into obesity. Ein Auto ist eine Maschine, die Benzin in Übergewicht umwandelt.

I'm cold. Would you mind turning the heating on? Mir ist kalt. Mach mal bitte die Heizung an.

I think he's making a big mistake by turning down the job. Ich denke, dass er einen großen Fehler macht, wenn er die Arbeit ablehnt.

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. Die Poesie ist keine Freisetzung von Gefühlen, sondern eine Flucht vor den Gefühlen; sie ist nicht der Ausdruck der Persönlichkeit, sondern eine Flucht vor der Persönlichkeit.

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