Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - turn-on
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1. When you turn on a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you cause heat, sound, or water to be produced by adjusting the controls. I want to turn on the television... She asked them why they hadn’t turned the lights on. = switch on ? turn off PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P 2. If someone or something turns you on, they attract you and make you feel sexually excited. (INFORMAL) The body that turns men on doesn’t have to be perfect. ? turn off PHRASAL VERB: V n P see also turn-on 3. If you say that someone turns on a particular way of behaving, you mean that they suddenly start behaving in that way, and you are often also suggesting that this is insincere. (INFORMAL) He could also turn on the style when the occasion demanded. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 4. If someone turns on you, they attack you or speak angrily to you. Demonstrators turned on police, overturning vehicles and setting fire to them... PHRASAL VERB: V P n 5. If something turns on a particular thing, its success or truth depends on that thing. The plot turns on whether Ilsa will choose her lover or her husband. = hinge on PHRASAL VERB: V P n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Date: 1833 transitive verb 1. to activate or cause to flow, operate, or function by or as if by turning a control turn the water on full ~ the power 2. a. to cause to undergo an intense often visionary experience by taking a drug; broadly to cause to get high b. to move pleasurably rock music turns her on; also to excite sexually c. to cause to gain knowledge or appreciation of something specified turned her on to ballet intransitive verb to become turned on • turn-on noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский словарь идиом
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1. включать (газ, радио, рубильник) 2. зажигать, включать (свет) to turn on the flashlight —- зажечь фонарь 3. открывать (кран); пускать (воду) 4. вводить или приводить в действие; вводить в строй to turn on the fountains —- привести в действие фонтаны to turn on the waterworks —- разг. расплакаться 5. ирон. пускать в ход she turned on the charm —- она быстро пустила в ход свое обаяние 6. сл. понравиться; вызвать интерес, восторг, приятное волнение the hero must turn people on —- герой должен завоевывать сердца людей Shakespeare turns me on —- я без ума (в восторге) от Шекспира 7. одурманивать наркотиками to be turned on —- находиться под действием наркотиков 8. накачиваться наркотиками, балдеть от наркотиков they turned on together —- они вместе (одновременно) накачались наркотиками 9. сексуально возбуждать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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{v.} 1. To start by turning a knob or handle or working a switch; cause to be on. * /Jack turned on the water./ * /Who turned the lights on?/ 2. {informal} To put forth or succeed with as easily as turning on water. * /She really turns on the charm when that new boy is around./ 3. To attack. * /The lion tamer was afraid the lions would turn on him./ * /After Joe fumbled the ball and lost the big game, his friends turned on him./ 4. {slang} The opposite of turning someone off; to become greatly interested in an idea, person, or undertaking; to arouse the senses pleasantly. * /Mozart's music always turns me on./ 5. Introducing someone to a new experience, or set of values. * /Benjamin turned me on to transcendental meditation, and ever since I've been feeling great!/ Contrast: TURN OFF. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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