Meaning of tornar | Babel Free
toɾˈnaɾDefinitions
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(to do something) again; to return to catenative
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to turn transitive
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to turn back transitive
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to drive away transitive
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to be repugnant, to be disgusting intransitive
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to return intransitive
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to change; to transform; to become intransitive
Equivalents
Examples
“Acaba se por fin a noit'escura E o día torna a vir”
The dark night finally ends And the day comes again
“é ó mesmo que tornar os paxaros de un tarreo para que non coman ó grao, é deixar ó mesmo tempo portelos abertos para que ó coman os porcos”
it is the same as driving away the birds from a terrain so that they don't eat the grain, and then leaving the gates open for the pigs to do it
“Ese caldo torna! Está podre!”
That broth is disgusting! It's spoiled!
“Para esto ual a çebolla assada pisada con miucas da terra et con as llesmez et con manteyga rretuda desuu, todo amasado et coyto et meixudo todo ataa que se torne espeso como jngento”
for this is valid roasted onion crushed with earthworms and with slugs and melted butter, all together, kneaded and cooked and stirred till it becomes thick as an ointment
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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