The Swedish word for to turn is
vända
Translations for to turn and their definitions
| vrida | |
| 1. v. to twist, to turn (something); to change the direction or orientation of |
| svänga | |
| 1. v. to turn | |
| Sväng till vänster! | |
| Turn left! | |
| 2. v. to swing |
| snurra | |
| 1. n. a top (rotating toy) | |
| 2. n. an outboard engine | |
| 3. v. to spin, to rotate, to turn |
| gira | |
| 1. v. (nautical) to yaw, turn (a ship at sea) |
| turas om | |
| 1. turn (someone's turn) |
| tur | |
| 1. n. a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc. | |
| John tog en tur med bilen för att titta på hela stan innan han bestämde sig för att bosätta sig i just den stadsdelen | |
| 2. n. a bus on a specific line, which leaves at a specific time | |
| De drog in de två sista turerna på söndagskvällarna eftersom ändå ingen åkte med bussen vid den tiden | |
| They canceled the last two buses on Sunday afternoons, as nobody took the bus at that time anyway. | |
| 3. n. a dance; an instance of dancing | |
| Vi tog två turer på dansgolvet innan vi gick hem | |
| We danced two dances before we went home | |
| 4. n. a turn; the chance to use an item shared in sequence with others | |
| Nu har du fått ha den jättelänge, så nu är det min tur | |
| Now you've had it for a really long time, now it's my turn | |
| Det är din tur | |
| It's your move | |
| 5. n. luck | |
| Du måste ha väldig tur om du ska vinna lotterier | |
| You've got to have a lot of luck if you're to win the lottery |
| bli | |
| 1. v. (dated) to remain, to stay | |
| Skomakare, bli vid din läst! | |
| Cobbler, stick to thy last! | |
| 2. v. to become; to turn into (with an optional preposition till) | |
| vattnet blev vin | |
| the water turned into wine | |
| grodan blev en prins | |
| the frog turned into a prince | |
| guldet blev till sand | |
| the gold turned into sand | |
| 3. v. (impersonal) to be (in a future sense) | |
| Det ska bli kul att träffa honom | |
| It will be fun to meet him | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) used together with a past participle meaning has become. | |
| det har blivit mörkt | |
| it has become dark (the sun has set) | |
| det hade blivit kallt | |
| it had become cold (the weather had gotten colder) |
| svarva | |
| 1. v. to turn, to shape (something on a lathe) |
| vända | |
| 1. v. to turn | |
| 2. v. (cooking) to flip (e.g. hamburgers), to fry on both sides | |
| 3. n. a turn |
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