_La fe en una gran idea es la vida de la inteligencia._[37]
--EMILIO CASTELAR.
=113.= The verb _to turn_ has many translations. _To turn_ (_round_) is
=volver= or =volverse=.
_He turned and looked him straight in the face._
=Se volvio y le miró cara a cara.=--EMILIA PARDO BAZÁN.
_All heads turned towards him._
_Todas las cabezas se volvieron hacia él._--JUAN VALERA.
(_a_) In the sense of _to grow_, _get_, _become_, _to turn_ is
rendered =ponerse=.
_Auntie turned all the colors of the rainbow_ (literally,
_twenty-five colors_).
=La tía se puso de veinticinco colores.=--PALACIO VALDÉS.
(_b_) In the sense of _to go round_ or _to make go round_, _turn_
is =dar vuelta(s)=. In the phrase, _to turn the corner_, the verb may
be translated =doblar=.
_He was turning the wheel._
=Daba vueltas a la rueda.=
_It was two o'clock when he turned_ (_the corner_) _into
Reconquista Street._
=Eran las dos cuando dobló por la calle Reconquista.=
--JOSÉ MÁRMOL.
_Upon turning the corner he found himself in a small plaza._
=Al dar vuelta a la esquina se halló en una plazuela.=
(_c_) _To turn to_ in the sense of _to address_, _appeal to_, _have
recourse to_ is rendered =dirigirse a=. Where the appeal is specifically
for help, =recurrir a= may be used.
_"Now you have heard it," he continued, turning to the young lady._
=Ya lo ha oido Vd.,--prosiguió dirigiéndose a la señorita.=
--JOSÉ MÁRMOL.
_Since my family will not help me, I turn to my friends._
=Ya que mi familia no quiere ayudarme, me dirijo a mis amigos.=
(_d_) _To turn over_ (invert) is =invertir=; meaning _to revolve_ it is
=revolver=.
_When he turned the plate over he found what had been hidden._
=Al invertir el plato halló lo escondido.=
_But, man alive, I can hardly turn over myself!_
=¡Pero, hombre de Dios, si apenas puedo revolverme yo!=
--PALACIO VALDÉS.
(_e_) _To turn out_ (prove to be) is rendered =resultar ser= or =resultar=
alone.
_It turns out that you are the father of a genius._
=Resulta que eres el padre de un genio.=--ECHEGARAY.
Meaning _to put out_, _expel_, _dismiss_, it is rendered =expeler=, =echar=,
=poner de patitas en la calle=, or =despedir=.
_This servant is absolutely worthless. I am going to turn him out._
=Este criado no vale absolutamente nada. Voy a ponerle de patitas en la
calle.=
(_f_) _To turn into_ (become) is rendered =convertirse en= or =cambiar(se)
en=.
_I told the children the story of the prince who turned into a dragon._
=Conté a los niños el cuento del principe que se cambió en un dragón.=
_The witch turned the princess into a cat._
=La bruja cambió a la princesa en un gato.=
_We took the furniture out of the room and turned it into a gymnasium._
=Sacamos los muebles del cuarto y lo convertimos en= (=un=) =gimnasio.=
(_g_) _To turn up_ in the sense of _to appear_ is rendered =aparecer=,
=llegar=, =dejarse ver=; in the sense of _to happen_ it may be rendered
=suceder=, =ocurrir=, =acaecer=.
_That man always turns up when he is least wanted. I hope something will
turn up to keep him from coming to-day._
=Aquel hombre aparece siempre cuando menos queremos verle. ¡Ojalá que
suceda algo que le impida el venir hoy!=
=114.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. La alfombra se había puesto roja donde la había manchado el
ácido. 2. Apenas hube dado vuelta a la esquina cuando vi al que buscaba.
3. Dirigiéndome entonces a la señora que acababa de hablar, vi que se
había puesto muy pálida. 4. Compramos un erial y resultó que el subsuelo
era un inmenso almacén de carbón. 5. Entonces se convirtió en una hada
con alas blancas. 6. Al fin cuando íbamos perdiendo la paciencia se
dejaron ver. 7. Tan pequeña era la habitación que apenas podíamos
revolvernos en ella. 8. Me he puesto a revolver papeles. 9. Mi buen
deseo resultó ser inútil.
(_b_) 1. I wonder how that affair will turn out. 2. He turned the glass
upside down. 3. Turn them all out if they bother you. 4. It is not worth
while to do that, because they will surely turn up again. 5. They have
turned that building into a school for the blind. 6. When you turn the
next corner you will see the building that you are looking for. 7. The
poor woman does not know to whom to turn in her distress. 8. The leaves
are turning yellow and red. They will fall soon. 9. He was turning the
handle of a little organ that belonged to a blind man. 10. All eyes
turned in the direction of the speaker.