What does torno in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word torno in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use torno in Spanish.

The word torno in Spanish means lathe, potter's wheel, drill, turnstile, bend, turn, turn around, turn into, redo, around, around, about, on, around, revolve around, get together over, get together about, lathe workshop, turnstile. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word torno

lathe

nombre masculino (equipo para maquinar piezas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El torno se utiliza en la fabricación de piezas cilíndricas.
The lathe is used in the manufacturing of cylindrical pieces.

potter's wheel

nombre masculino (máquina para modelar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El alfarero dio forma a su vasija en el torno.
The potter shaped the jar on the potter's wheel.

drill

nombre masculino (instrumento dental eléctrico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El torno es el instrumento eléctrico que usa el dentista para eliminar caries de los dientes.
A drill is an electrical instrument dentists use to treat tooth decay.

turnstile

nombre masculino (mecanismo para graduar el acceso de las personas a un recinto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para entrar en el Museo del Ejército hay que pasar por un torno y un detector.
To enter the Army Museum you have to go through a turnstile and a metal detector.

bend

nombre masculino (recodo de un río)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cabaña se encuentra cerca del primer torno del río.
The cabin is located near the first bend in the river.

turn

nombre masculino (rodeo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La carretera da varios tornos antes de llegar al pueblo.
The road takes several turns before reaching the village.

turn around

verbo transitivo (formal (cambiar, transformar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La candidata promete tornar la situación del país. // Con sus constantes maltratos solo consiguió tornar el amor que le tenían sus hijos en rencor.
The candidate promises to turn the country's situation around

turn into

(formal (transformarse en)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
La conversación se tornó en una trifulca.
The conversation turned into a shouting match.

redo

(literario, formal (volver a) (do again)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Como el trabajo quedó mal hecho, tuvimos que tornar a hacerlo.
As the work was poorly done, we had to redo it.

around

locución preposicional (alrededor de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Los planetas se mueven en torno a una estrella. Hay varios parques en torno de la casa.
Planets move around a star. There are several parks around the house.

around

locución preposicional (tiempo: aproximadamente)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Saldremos en torno a las diez de la mañana.
We'll leave around ten o'clock in the morning.

about, on

locución preposicional (sobre, acerca de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
No quiero hablar más en torno a ese asunto.
I don't want to talk any further on that matter.

around

locución preposicional (alrededor de)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Hay varios parques en torno de la casa.
There are various parks around the house.

revolve around

locución verbal (figurado (centrarse en)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Deja de girar en torno a sus palabras. Olvida lo que dijo.
Stop revolving around her words. Forget what she said.

get together over, get together about

locución verbal (figurado (mismo fin: asociarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Para tener éxito debemos reunirnos en torno a un mismo objetivo.

lathe workshop

(local, establecimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

turnstile

nombre masculino (ES (control de acceso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Han instalado tornos de seguridad en las entradas al estadio.
They've installed turnstiles at the stadium entrances.

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