tornar

v.

1 to return.

María tornó ayer Mary returned yesterday.

2 to turn, to turn around.

El coche tornó de repente The car turned suddenly.

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tornar

► verbo transitivo

1 (devolver) to give back (a, to), return (a, to)

2 (mudar) to transform (en, into), turn (en, into)

► verbo intransitivo

1 (regresar) to go back (a, to), return (a, to)

2 (volver a) to start again

■ tornó a beber he started drinking again

► verbo pronominal tornarse

1 to become, turn

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tornar en sí to regain consciousness

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1. VT

1) (=devolver) to give back, return

2) (=cambiar) to change (en into)

alter

2. VI

1) (=volver) to return, go back

2)

tornar a hacer algo — to do sth again

tornó a llover — it began to rain again

tornó a estudiar el problema — he studied the problem again

3)

tornar en sí — to regain consciousness, come to

3.

See:

tornarse

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1.

verbo intransitivo (liter)

a) (regresar) to return

tornó a nevar — it snowed again

b) (volver, hacer) to make, render

2.

tornarse v pron (liter) to become

tornarse EN algo — to turn into something

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1.

verbo intransitivo (liter)

a) (regresar) to return

tornó a nevar — it snowed again

b) (volver, hacer) to make, render

2.

tornarse v pron (liter) to become

tornarse EN algo — to turn into something

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tornar [A1 ]

vi

(liter)

1 (regresar) to return tornar A + INF:

tornó a nevar it snowed again

2 (volver, hacer) to make, render

tornaría su existencia más llevadera it would make o render her life more bearable

■ tornarse

v pron

(liter); to become

el general que se tornó dictador the general who became a dictator

la situación se torna difícil the situation is becoming difficult

tornarse EN algo to turn INTO sth

el problema se tornó en un conflicto internacional the problem developed o turned into an international conflict

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tornar (conjugate tornar) verbo intransitivo (liter)

a) (regresar) to return;

◊ tornó a nevar it snowed again

b) (volver, hacer) to make, render

tornarse verbo pronominal (liter) to become;
tornarse EN algo to turn into sth
tornar frml
I vtr (cambiar) to turn [en, into]
II vi (volver) to return

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tornar Literario

♦ vt

1. [convertir] to make;

los celos lo tornaron insoportable jealousy made him unbearable;

tornar algo en algo to turn sth into sth;

los estudiantes tornaron el encuentro en un grito de protesta the students turned the meeting into a noisy protest

2. [devolver] to return

♦ vi

1. [regresar] to return

2. [volver a hacer]

tornar a hacer algo to do sth again

♦ See also the pronominal verb tornarse

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tornar

I v/t make

II v/i return;

tornar a hacer algo do sth again

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tornar vt

1) : to return, to give back

2) : to make, to render

tornar vi

: to go back

♦ See also the reflexive verb tornarse