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to turn away
01
virar-se, dar as costas
to reposition oneself to avoid facing a particular individual or object
Intransitive: to turn away from an unpleasant or irritating sight
informações gramaticais
composição morfológica
frasal
verbo de movimento
regular
separável
partícula
away
verbo base
turn
presente
turn away
3.ª pessoa do singular
turns away
particípio presente
turning away
pretérito simples
turned away
particípio passado
turned away
Exemplos
She instinctively turned away from the unpleasant scene.
Ela instintivamente se afastou da cena desagradável.
02
desviar, afastar-se
to move away from one's area of interest or original path
Intransitive: to turn away | to turn away from a course of action
Exemplos
Faced with resistance, the manager decided to turn away from the original plan and consider alternative solutions.
Diante da resistência, o gerente decidiu se afastar do plano original e considerar soluções alternativas.
03
desviar, mudar a direção
to change direction of something, causing it to face a different way or deviate from its original alignment
Transitive: to turn away sth
Exemplos
In the storm, the strong winds turned away the ship from its planned course.
Na tempestade, os ventos fortes desviaram o navio de seu curso planejado.
04
recusar, negar entrada
to not allow someone to enter or become a member
Transitive: to turn away sb
Exemplos
The school turned away students who didn't meet the enrollment criteria.
A escola recusou os alunos que não cumpriam os critérios de matrícula.
