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turn the boat
Language:
Meanings:
1.
global
neutral
literal
To change the boat's direction or orientation; to steer or maneuver the vessel so that it faces or moves in a different direction.
To reverse the boat's course, for example to head back toward a previous location.
2.
global
neutral
figurative
To hand over control, command, or responsibility for a boat or enterprise to another person; to transfer authority or custody.
To entrust management or leadership of a task, organization, or object to someone else (used figuratively beyond nautical contexts).
3.
global
neutral
literal
To capsize or overturn the boat so that it turns over in the water.
Examples:
EN:
You want to turn the boat over to the man who sunk our ship and shelled our lifeboats?
ES:
¿Quiere entregarle el bote al hombre que nos hundió?
EN:
I want you to turn the boat over to the man obviously best qualified to run it.
ES:
Quiero que le entregues el bote al hombre más capacitado para llevarlo.
EN:
All you have to do is turn the boat quickly. And the torpedo goes on.
ES:
Se gira la lancha y el torpedo sigue su camino.
EN:
You want to turn the boat over to the man who sunk our ship and shelled our lifeboats?
ES:
¿Quiere entregarle el bote al hombre que nos hundió?
EN:
I want you to turn the boat over to the man obviously best qualified to run it.
ES:
Quiero que le entregues el bote al hombre más capacitado para llevarlo.
EN:
While we attack, turn the boat around and be ready for an immediate withdrawal.
ES:
Mientras atacamos, dale vuelta a la lancha y prepárate para una retirada.
EN:
I want to turn the boat around.
ES:
Den marcha atrás al barco.
EN:
Nickie, help me turn the boat around.
ES:
Nickie, ayúdame a dar marcha atrás.
EN:
Help me! Help me turn the boat around.
ES:
Ayúdame a dar marcha atrás al barco.
EN:
I said turn the boat towards the gosh damn marker!
ES:
- ¡He dicho que vaya al indicador!
EN:
They tried to turn the boat around.
ES:
lntentaron regresar el barco.
EN:
Let's just turn the boat around.
ES:
Da la vuelta al barco.
EN:
Let's turn the boat around, and we'll retrace the capsule's drift pattern.
ES:
Volvamos sobre nuestra marcha, trazaremos el rumbo de deriva de la cápsula.
EN:
Just turn the boat!
ES:
¡Sólo vira el barco!
EN:
I'll turn the boat.
ES:
¡Voy a virar!
EN:
You have to turn the boat around.
ES:
Tienen que hacer volver el barco.
ES:
Tienen que hacer que el barco dé la vuelta.
EN:
You gotta turn the boat around. You're gonna be at war.
ES:
Tenéis que hacer volver el barco o habrá guerra.
EN:
All you have to do is turn the boat quickly. And the torpedo goes on.
ES:
Se gira la lancha y el torpedo sigue su camino.
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