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turn·out
(tûrn′out′)n.
1. The number of people who participate in a particular event or activity: The peace march attracted a large turnout. Shopper turnout was enormous.
2. A number of things produced; output.
3. The act or an instance of turning out: her quick turnout of another novel.
4. Chiefly British
a. A labor strike.
b. A laborer on strike.
5. An outfit or array of equipment, especially that worn by a fire fighter.
6. An outfit of a carriage with its horse or horses; equipage.
7. A railroad siding.
8. A widening in a highway to allow vehicles to pass or park.
9. The rotation of a dancer's legs from the hip sockets.
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turn•out
(ˈtɜrnˌaʊt)n.
1. the gathering of persons who come to an exhibition, party, spectacle, or the like.
2. quantity of production; output.
3. an act of turning out.
4. the manner or style in which a person or thing is equipped, dressed, etc.
5. equipment; outfit.
6. a short side track, space, spur, etc., that enables trains, automobiles, etc., to pass one another or park.
7. a ballet position in which the legs are turned out with the feet back to back or heel to heel.
[1680–90]
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Noun | 1. | turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place |
2. | turnout - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park | |
3. | turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" | |
4. | turnout - what is produced in a given time period product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" throughput - output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time) | |
5. | turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" bib-and-tucker - an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker" ensemble - a coordinated outfit (set of clothing) playsuit - a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse trousseau - the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens | |
6. | turnout - attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally" attendance, attending - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.) | |
7. | turnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers |
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turnout
noun attendance, crowd, audience, gate, assembly, congregation, number, throng, assemblage It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
turnout
noun1. Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose:
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turnout
[ˈtɜːnaʊt] N1. (= attendance) → concurrencia f, asistencia f; (= paying spectators) → entrada f, público m; (at election) → número m de votantes
there was a poor turnout → asistió poca gente
we hope for a good turnout at the dance → esperamos que el baile sea muy concurrido
there was a poor turnout → asistió poca gente
we hope for a good turnout at the dance → esperamos que el baile sea muy concurrido
3. (Ind) (= output) → producción f
4. (= dress) → atuendo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
turnout
[ˈtɜːrnaʊt] n (= attendance) (at meeting) → assistance f; [voters] (in election) → participation f
It was a good turnout → Il y a eu beaucoup de monde.
a high turnout → une participation importante
a low turnout → une faible participation, une forte abstention
It was a good turnout → Il y a eu beaucoup de monde.
a high turnout → une participation importante
a low turnout → une faible participation, une forte abstention
(US) (= layby) → aire f de stationnement sur le bas-côté
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
turnout
n
(= attendance) → Teilnahme f, → Beteiligung f; in spite of the rain there was a good turnout (for a match etc) → trotz des Regens war das Spiel gut besucht; (in election) → trotz des Regens war die Wahlbeteiligung gut or hoch; there was a big turnout of friends to meet us at the station → eine Menge Freunde waren gekommen, um uns am Bahnhof zu begrüßen
(Comm: = output) → Produktion f
(= dress) → Aufmachung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
turnout
[ˈtɜːnˌaʊt] na. (attendance) → presenza, affluenza
there was a poor turnout → la partecipazione è stata molto scarsa
there was a poor turnout → la partecipazione è stata molto scarsa
b. (clean) → ripulita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995