turn on

turn on
1. transitive verb
1) anschalten; aufdrehen [Wasserhahn, Gas]
2) (coll.): (cause to take interest) anmachen (ugs.)
3) (be based on) [Argument:] beruhen auf (+ Dat.); [Gespräch, Diskussion] sich drehen um (ugs.)
4) (become hostile towards) sich wenden gegen; (attack) angreifen
2. intransitive verb
einschalten
* * *
1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) aufdrehen
2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) anschalten
3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) einschalten
4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) sich richten gegen
* * *
turn on
I. vt
to \turn on on ⇆ sth air conditioning, computer etw einschalten [o SCHWEIZ a. anstellen]
to \turn on on the gas das Gas aufdrehen
to \turn on on the heat die Heizung aufdrehen [o anmachen]
to \turn on the light[s] on das Licht anmachen
to \turn on on the radio/TV das Radio/den Fernseher anmachen [o einschalten] [o SCHWEIZ a. anstellen]
to \turn on on the water (tub) das [Bade]wasser einlassen
2. (fam: excite)
to \turn on on ⇆ sb jdn anmachen fam; (sexually also) jdn antörnen sl
ok, whatever \turn ons you on! o.k., wenn's dir Spaß macht!
3. (start to use)
to \turn on on ⇆ sth etw einschalten fig
to \turn on on the charm seinen Charme spielenlassen
4. (drugs)
to \turn on on ⇆ sb jdn antörnen sl
II. vi
1. (switch on) einschalten, SCHWEIZ a. anstellen
2. (attack)
to \turn on on sb auf jdn losgehen
to \turn on on sb/sth sich akk gegen jdn/etw wenden
4. (be dependent on)
to \turn on on sth von etw dat abhängen, auf etw akk ankommen
5. (be preoccupied with)
to \turn on on sth problems sich akk [im Geiste] etw dat zuwenden
his thoughts \turn oned on Mabel seine Gedanken wanderten zu Mabel
* * *
turn on
A v/t
1. das Gas, Wasser etc aufdrehen, auch ein Gerät, den Motor anstellen, das Licht, Radio etc anmachen, einschalten: academic.ru/1218/agony">agony 1, charm A 1, waterworks 2
2. umg antörnen, anturnen:
a) zum Gebrauch von Drogen veranlassen
b) anmachen (auch sexuell)
3. turn1 B 8
B v/i
1. sich drehen um oder in (dat)
2. turn upon 1, 2
3. sich wenden oder richten gegen
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) anschalten; aufdrehen [Wasserhahn, Gas]
2) (coll.): (cause to take interest) anmachen (ugs.)
3) (be based on) [Argument:] beruhen auf (+ Dat.); [Gespräch, Diskussion] sich drehen um (ugs.)
4) (become hostile towards) sich wenden gegen; (attack) angreifen
2. intransitive verb
einschalten
* * *
v.
andrehen v.
anschalten v.

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