turnarse

pron.v.

to take turns.

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turnarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to take turns

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VPR to take turns

se turnan para usarlo — they take it in turns to use it

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verbo pronominal to take turns

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= take + turns, take it in + turn(s), work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

Ex. They took turns in supervising the library in and out of school hours.

Ex. The two pressmen took it in turns to pull on the bar and beat the forme.

Ex. The scale of the house-keeping is so large, that just to get fresh flower arrangements in the house takes a team of 15 volunteers, working on a rota.

Ex. Staff working in the centre are given some training in the work of the Town Hall, but the original proposal that they work on a rota system in each department has not materialized.

Ex. People working shifts tend to experience a relatively high number of accidents/injuries.

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* turnándose = on a rota system, on a rota basis, on a rotating basis, on a rota.

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verbo pronominal to take turns

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= take + turns, take it in + turn(s), work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

Ex: They took turns in supervising the library in and out of school hours.

Ex: The two pressmen took it in turns to pull on the bar and beat the forme.

Ex: The scale of the house-keeping is so large, that just to get fresh flower arrangements in the house takes a team of 15 volunteers, working on a rota.

Ex: Staff working in the centre are given some training in the work of the Town Hall, but the original proposal that they work on a rota system in each department has not materialized.

Ex: People working shifts tend to experience a relatively high number of accidents/injuries.

* turnándose = on a rota system, on a rota basis, on a rotating basis, on a rota.

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turnarse (conjugate turnarse) verbo pronominal
to take turns
turnarse verbo reflexivo to take turns
'turnarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rolar
English:
turn

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vpr

to take turns, to take it in turns (con with);

se turna con él para vigilar la calle they take (it in) turns to watch the street;

normalmente nos turnamos we usually take (it in) turns

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turnarse

v/r take it in turns

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turnarse vb to take turns [pt. took; pp. taken]

nos turnamos para fregar los platos we take turns to do the washing up