Practice FrenchC1noun
la tournure
turn events take; also a turn of phrase
A feminine noun — la in the singular, les in the plural.
« L’affaire a pris une tournure inquiétante en quelques jours. »
“The affair took a worrying turn within a few days.”
In other languages
- Spanish giro que toman los hechos; giro lingüístico
- Portuguese rumo que os fatos tomam; construção, expressão
- Arabic منحى تتخذه الأحداث؛ صياغة لغوية
- German Wendung der Ereignisse; auch Formulierung
- Italian piega che prendono gli eventi; giro di parole
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