Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
ne pas tourner rond. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ne pas tourner rond, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ne pas tourner rond in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ne pas tourner rond you have here. The definition of the word
ne pas tourner rond will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
ne pas tourner rond, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə pa tuʁ.ne ʁɔ̃/ ~ /nə pɑ tuʁ.ne ʁɔ̃/
Verb
ne pas tourner rond
- (informal) not to run smoothly
- (figuratively, informal) to be wrong, to be amiss
Il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond ici.- There's something fishy; there's something not quite right; there's something wrong.
2019 September 11, “Cinéma : avec « Deux moi », Cédric Klapisch dresse le portrait des trentenaires d’aujourd’hui”, in Le Monde:Le cinéaste préfère prendre son temps pour disséquer ce qui ne tourne pas rond dans cette époque où les êtres se frôlent sans se voir car la rencontre s’est subitement absentée du réel.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figuratively, informal) to have a screw loose
- Ce mec ne tourne pas rond. ― That guy has a screw loose.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with tourner en rond.