volverse

volverse

► verbo pronominal

1 (regresar - ir) to go back; (- venir) to come back

2 (darse la vuelta) to turn

3 (convertirse) to turn, become

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1) to become

2) turn around

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VPR

1) (=darse la vuelta)

a) [persona] to turn, turn round

se volvió a mí — he turned to me

se volvió para mirarlo — he turned (round) to look at it

• volverse atrás — (en camino) to turn back; (en decisión) to back out

(en negociaciones) to withdraw

a última hora se han vuelto atrás — they pulled out o backed out at the last minute

si pudiese volverme atrás en el tiempo ... — if I could go back in time ...

b) [objeto] (boca abajo) to turn upside down; (de dentro a fuera) to turn inside out

se le volvió el paraguas — his umbrella turned inside out

- volverse en contra de algn

todo se le vuelve en contra — everything is turning against him

todo se le vuelven dificultades — troubles come thick and fast for him

2) (=regresar) to turn back, go back

empezó a llover y nos volvimos — it started to rain and we turned back

vuélvete a buscarlo — go back and look for it

3) [+ adj]

se ha vuelto muy cariñoso — he's become very affectionate

en el ácido se vuelve más oscuro — it turns o goes darker in the acid

volverse loco — to go mad

4) [leche] to go off, turn sour

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(v.) = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round

Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. Garschine, who had his back to the door and was looking out of the window when she entered, swung around.

Ex. In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet.

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(v.) = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: Garschine, who had his back to the door and was looking out of the window when she entered, swung around.

Ex: In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet.

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■volverse verbo reflexivo
1 (girar el cuerpo) to turn round
2 (regresar: hacia el hablante) to come back
(ir) to go back, return
3 (cambiar el carácter) to become: se ha vuelto muy agresivo, he has become very aggressive
de repente, se volvió loco, he went mad all of a sudden
'volverse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrepentirse
- enajenarse
- loca
- loco
- mico
- teñirse
- torna
- tornarse
- trastocarse
- venirse
- vuelta
- apendejarse
- endurecer
- hacer
- rayar
- retroceder
- voltear
- volver
English:
amok
- back out
- become
- berserk
- cracker
- go
- grow
- mad
- mind
- nuts
- round on
- turn
- turn against
- turn back
- turn on
- wit
- back
- crazy
- deepen
- harden
- reassemble
- round
- soften

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vpr

1. [darse la vuelta, girar la cabeza] to turn round;

se volvió hacia mí she turned towards me;

se volvió de espaldas a mí he turned away from me, he turned his back on me;

vuélvete boca abajo/arriba turn over so you're lying face down/up;

volverse atrás [de una afirmación, promesa] to go back on one's word;

[de una decisión] to change one's mind, to back out

2. [ir de vuelta] to go back, to return;

[venir de vuelta] to come back, to return;

nos volvimos a mitad de camino we turned back halfway there;

vuélvete a casa go home

3. [convertirse en] to become;

volverse anarquista to become an anarchist;

todo se volvió muy complicado it all got very complicated;

volverse loco/pálido to go mad/pale;

volverse contra o [m5]en contra de alguien to turn against sb;

Comp

Fam

todo se le volvía decir que… all he could say was…

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volverse

v/r

1 turn around;

se volvió y me sonrió he turned around and smiled at me

2

:

se volvió a preparar la cena he went o got back to fixing dinner

3

:

volverse contra alguien turn against s.o.

4

:

volverse loco go crazy

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vr

1) : to become

se volvió deprimido: he became depressed

2) : to turn around

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volverse vb

1. (girar) to turn round

se volvió hacia mí he turned towards me

oí que me llamaban así que me volví I heard someone calling me so I turned round

2. (cambiar) to go / to become [pt. became; pp. become]

se volvió más simpática she became friendlier

se ha vuelto loco he's gone mad