tourner.
to turn; to change (direction); to rotate; to spin
Meaning & usage
to turn; to change (direction); to rotate; to spin
Tourner à gauche.
Le ventilateur tourne.
to go around; to circle (something)
Le chien tourne autour de la table.
to revolve around; to orbit (a celestial body)
La Terre tourne autour du Soleil.
to turn into; to become (something)
La conversation a tourné au vinaigre.
to revolve around; to concern (a topic)
La discussion tourne autour de ce problème.
to stir (a liquid, sauce, or mixture, especially with a circular movement)
to go bad; to spoil (food)
to tour; to go on tour
to film; to shoot a film
to run (a program, application, etc.)
Le logiciel tourne sur mon ordinateur.
to run; to operate (a machine, business, system, etc.)
Il fait tourner son entreprise.
to lathe
to wander; to roam
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French tourner, from Old French torner, from Latin tornāre (“turn”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.