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turned

[/tɜːrnd/]
verb (past tense and past participle)
virou, girou, transformou-se
1. to rotate or move in a circular direction
She turned the key in the lock.
Ela virou a chave na fechadura.
2. to change direction or orientation
The car turned left at the intersection.
O carro virou à esquerda no cruzamento.
3. to transform or become something different
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
A lagarta se transformou em uma borboleta.
4. to cause to face a different direction
He turned his head to look at me.
Ele virou a cabeça para me olhar.
5. to flip or overturn
She turned the pancake in the pan.
Ela virou a panqueca na frigideira.
Synonyms
rotatedpivotedspunconvertedtransformedchanged
Antonyms
straightenedremainedstayed

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
virou, girou
Most common usage in everyday Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
virou
Colloquial usage, very common in speech
São Paulo
virou, transformou
Both forms used interchangeably
Portugal
virou, rodou, transformou-se
Rodou more common for mechanical rotation

Related Idioms & Phrases

turned a blind eye - fingir não ver, virar as costas
turned the tables - inverter a situação
turned around - dar a volta, mudar de ideia
turned over a new leaf - mudar de vida, começar do zero
turned out - acabou sendo, resultou em
turned heads - chamou atenção, impressionou
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