The Swedish word for to turn is
vända
Translations for to turn and their definitions
| svänga | |
| 1. v. to turn | |
| Sväng till vänster! - Turn left! | |
| 2. v. to swing |
| snurra | |
| 1. n-c. a top (rotating toy) | |
| 2. n-c. an outboard motor | |
| 3. v. to spin, to rotate, to turn |
| gira | |
| 1. v. (nautical) to yaw, turn (a ship at sea) | |
| 2. v. (land vehicles) swerve, an unplanned quick deviation to avoid impact | |
| Han gira för cyklisten (He swerve for the cyclist) |
| turas om | |
| 1. v. (deponent) to take turns | |
| De turades om att köra - They took turns driving |
| vrida | |
| 1. v. to twist, to turn (something); to change the direction or orientation of |
| tur | |
| 1. n-c. 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. - John took a tour in the car to look at the whole city before he decided | |
| 2. n-c. a bus or train service 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 journeys on S | |
| 3. n-c. 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-c. a figure in a dance | |
| I square dance ropas turerna ut. - In square dance, the figures are called. | |
| 5. n-c. 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. | |
| 6. n-c. 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. |
| svarva | |
| 1. v. to turn, to shape (something on a lathe) |
| surna | |
| 1. v. to become sour (often in an undesirable way) | |
| surnad mjölk - milk that has gone sour | |
| 2. v. (often followed by till) to (suddenly) become angrily irritated | |
| Journalistens fräcka frågor fick honom att surna till - The journalist's rude questions ticked him off | |
| 3. v. to sour (become disenchanted) | |
| Äktenskapet hade surnat - The marriage had soured |
| vända |  © | |
| 1. v. to turn | ||
| 2. v. (cooking) to flip (e.g. hamburgers), to fry on both sides | ||
| 3. n-c. a turn | ||
| bli | © | |
| 1. v. (sometimes dated) to remain, to stay | ||
| Nisse kom och blev stående i dörröppningen - Nisse came and stopped and remained standing in the doorway (not dated) | ||
| Arbetet blev liggande - The work stayed lying (not being worked on) (not dated) | ||
| Skomakare, bli vid din läst! - Cobbler, stick to thy last! | ||
| 2. v. to become; to turn into (with an optional preposition till) | ||
| vattnet blev (till) vin - the water turned into wine | ||
| grodan blev (till) en prins - the frog turned into a prince | ||
| guldet blev (till) 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 an adjective or past participle, meaning "has become". | ||
| Han har blivit gammal - He has become old | ||
| Det hade blivit kallt - It had become cold (the weather had gotten colder) | ||
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