tourner
Meanings
Verb
1. to turn; to change (direction); to rotate; to spin
2. to go around; to circle (something)
3. to revolve around; to orbit (a celestial body)
4. to turn into; to become (something)
5. to revolve around; to concern (a topic) (figurative, figuratively)
6. to stir (a liquid, sauce, or mixture, especially with a circular movement) (cooking)
7. to go bad; to spoil (food)
8. to tour; to go on tour
9. to film; to shoot a film (film)
10. to run (a program, application, etc.) (computing, intransitive)
11. to run; to operate (a machine, business, system, etc.) (transitive, usually with faire)
12. to lathe
13. to wander; to roam (literary)
Examples424
Il fait tourner son entreprise.
He runs his business.
Le logiciel tourne sur mon ordinateur.
The software runs on my computer.
La conversation a tourné au vinaigre.
The conversation turned sour.
Le ventilateur tourne.
The fan is spinning.
Le chien tourne autour de la table.
The dog circles the table.
La Terre tourne autour du Soleil.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.