No. 14,837 in Russian
повернуть
"To turn" or "to turn around."
In a sentence
Поверните направо на следующем перекрёстке.
Turn right at the next intersection.
In this sentence, 'повернуть' is used in the imperative form 'поверните' to indicate a directional action.
Он решил повернуть свою жизнь в совершенно другом направлении.
He decided to turn his life in a completely different direction.
Here, 'повернуть' is employed metaphorically to signify a significant change or transition in life.
Сильный ветер заставил голову ветра повернуть в сторону.
The strong wind caused the wind vane to turn to the side.
In this example, 'повернуть' describes the physical act of something moving or rotating due to external forces.
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