- turn out
- 1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) echar, expulsar2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) producir3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) vaciar4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) salir a la calle; asistir, acudir5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) apagar6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) resultarturn out vb apagarshe turned out the light apagó la luzturn out vt1) evict, expel: expulsar, echar, desalojar2) produce: producir3) turn offturn out vi1) : concurrir, presentarsemany turned out to vote: muchos concurrieron a votar2) prove, result: resultarturn outv.• quedar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (switch off) \<\<light\>\> apagar*b) (empty) \<\<pockets/cupboard\>\> vaciar*c) (dress) (usu pass)
to be well turned out — ir* or estar* bien vestido
2) v + adv + o (produce) \<\<goods/films\>\> sacar*, producir*3) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (force to leave) echarto turn somebody out of his/her home — echar or sacar* a alguien de su casa
b) (tip out) \<\<cake/loaf\>\> desmoldar4) v + adva) (attend)several thousand turned out to welcome the Pope — varios miles de personas acudieron or fueron/vinieron a recibir al Papa
b) (result, prove)everything turned out well — todo salió or resultó bien
as it o things turned out, nobody called — al final no llamó nadie
he turned out to have been there before — resulta que había estado allí antes
1. VI + ADV1) (=appear) aparecer2) (=attend) [troops] presentarse; [doctor] atenderto turn out for a meeting — asistir a una reunión
3) (=prove) resultarit turned out that ... — resultó (ser) que ...
it turns out to be harder than we thought — resulta más difícil de lo que pensábamos
4) (=transpire) salirhow are things turning out? — ¿cómo van las cosas?
it turned out well/badly — salió bien/mal
as it turns out I already have one — da la casualidad de que ya tengo uno
as it turned out, nobody went — al final no fue nadie
it's turned out nice again — [weather] vuelve a hacer bueno
5) (=point outwards)his toes turn out — tiene los dedos de los pies levantados
2. VT + ADV1) [+ appliance, light] apagar; [+ gas] cortar2) (=produce) [+ goods] producirthe college turns out good secretaries — el colegio produce buenas secretarias
3) (=empty) [+ pockets] vaciar; (=tip out) [+ cake] sacar4) (=clean out) [+ room] limpiar5) (=expel) [+ person] expulsar, echarthey turned him out of the house — lo expulsaron or echaron de la casa
6) [+ guard, police] llamar7)to be well turned out — [person] ir elegante or bien vestido
8)to turn one's toes out — caminar con los dedos de los pies levantados
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (switch off) \<\<light\>\> apagar*b) (empty) \<\<pockets/cupboard\>\> vaciar*c) (dress) (usu pass)to be well turned out — ir* or estar* bien vestido
2) v + adv + o (produce) \<\<goods/films\>\> sacar*, producir*3) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (force to leave) echarto turn somebody out of his/her home — echar or sacar* a alguien de su casa
b) (tip out) \<\<cake/loaf\>\> desmoldar4) v + adva) (attend)several thousand turned out to welcome the Pope — varios miles de personas acudieron or fueron/vinieron a recibir al Papa
b) (result, prove)everything turned out well — todo salió or resultó bien
as it o things turned out, nobody called — al final no llamó nadie
he turned out to have been there before — resulta que había estado allí antes
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
