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TO TURN THE CORNER

Definition: TO TURN THE CORNER

TO TURN THE CORNER

1. To pass the critical stage; to get by the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to succeed.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Modern Translation: TO TURN THE CORNER

Language Translations for "TO TURN THE CORNER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

um die Ecke biegen, über den Berg kommen. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

túljut a nehezén (to break the neck of sg), befordul a sarkon (to come round the corner), átesik a krízisen. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otay urntay ethay ornercay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: TO TURN THE CORNER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-h-n-n-o-o-r-r-r-t-t-t-u"

-3 letters: countertenor.

-4 letters: orthocenter.

-5 letters: northerner, rencounter.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO TURN THE CORNER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      54 55 52 4E      54 48 45      43 4F 52 4E 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01010100 01010101 01010010 01001110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000011 01001111 01010010 01001110 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#84 &#85 &#82 &#78 &#32 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#32 &#67 &#79 &#82 &#78 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0054 0055 0052 004E      0054 0048 0045      0043 004F 0052 004E 0045 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

544925455524825442392374952483952

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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