il tourna

turned

→ tourner
tourn to turn; to rotate + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #20,512
turned A literary past-tense form, used mostly in writing.
FR: Elle tourna la clé dans la serrure.
EN: She turned the key in the lock.
Conjugation of tourner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third tourna —

Il tourna le dos aux vieilles traditions.

He turned his back on old traditions.

Yu se tourna vers moi.

Yu turned to me.

Il tourna au coin.

He turned the corner.

Le bus tourna à l'angle.

The bus turned the corner.

Il se tourna et désigna largement l’entrée d’un geste du bras.

He turned and gestured broadly toward the entrance with his arm.

Marie se tourna vers la prostitution.

Mary turned to prostitution.

Harold me donna l’argent, sourit et me tourna le dos avant que je m’en aille.

Harold gave me the money, smiled, and turned his back on me before I left.

Il tourna autour.

He turned around.

Plusieurs fois, il tourna les yeux vers l'accusé avec une gêne visible.

Several times, he glanced at the defendant, visibly uncomfortable.

Elle tourna la tête sur le côté, les lèvres remuant légèrement.

She turned her head to the side, her lips moving slightly.

La chance tourna en ma faveur.

Luck turned in my favor.

Il tourna le bouton de la serrure.

He turned the doorknob.

Jim tourna la clef dans la serrure.

Jim turned the key in the lock.

Le ciel tourna au noir.

The sky turned black.

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

Intéressé, il se tourna vers l'enseignant.

Interested, he turned to the teacher.

Il se tourna vers les cieux.

He turned to the heavens.

On tourna les yeux vers lui.

All eyes turned toward him.

La voiture tourna à gauche.

The car turned left.

Il tourna la clé.

He turned the key.

On se tourna vers le maître de la maison.

We turned to the master of the house.

Julio tourna à droite sur un chemin de terre.

Julio turned right onto a dirt road.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Elle tourna lentement la poignée de porte.

She slowly turned the doorknob.