tournez à droite
The French phrase for "turn right" is tournez à droite.
This phrase is used to give a direction to someone, instructing them to change course toward the right side.
What does it mean word for word?
The component à droite literally means "to the right".
Which one should you use?
If you wish to say "turn left" instead, replace droite with gauche to say tournez à gauche.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "let's turn right", use the first-person plural imperative form tournons à droite.
Did you know?
- French uses the word droite to describe the 'right' side of a page or a building, but also to describe a 'right' in the sense of a legal entitlement, such as les droits de l'homme.
- If you are following a GPS in a car, you might hear the command Prenez à droite, which translates more closely to 'Take the right'.
- The word droite shares an ancestor with the English word 'direct', both tracing back to the Latin 'directus'.
Examples in context
- Tournez à droite après le feu !Turn right after the traffic lights.This sentence is useful for showing how to use tournez à droite after a landmark like traffic lights.Tatoeba #10985056 by sacredceltic, translation #10744312 by sundown
- Tournez à droite à la prochaine intersection.Turn right at the next corner.This sentence is useful for showing how to use tournez à droite at a specific location like an intersection.Tatoeba #1184543 by sacredceltic, translation #264257 by CK
- Suivez cette rue et tournez à droite à la banque !Go along this street and turn right at the bank.This sentence is useful for showing how to use tournez à droite in a sequence of directions involving a bank.Tatoeba #8624792 by sacredceltic, translation #57809 by CK
- Bien sûr! Continuez tout droit, puis tournez à droite au prochain carrefour.Of course! Go straight, then turn right at the next intersection.
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Example conversation
Nathan is giving Emma directions to reach a cafe.
- NathanContinuez tout droit et tournez à droite.Continue straight and turn right.
- EmmaD'accord, après le parc ?Okay, after the park?
- NathanOui, tournez à droite après le parc.Yes, turn right after the park.
- EmmaMerci beaucoup pour l'aide !Thank you very much for the help!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries droite, à, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
