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• Turning Point — or The Turning Point may refer to: * A stationary point, in mathematics * A climax, in narrative structure * A discrimen , one of the two marked points on a cursus or classical period race trackFilm* The Turning Point (1914 film), a silent film… …   Wikipedia

• turning point — UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► a time when a situation starts to change in an important way: be at/mark/reach a turning point »Figures published last month suggest the housing market is at a turning point. »The turning point came when the… …   Financial and business terms

• Turning point — Turning Turn ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander. [1913 Webster] Through paths and turnings often trod by day. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The place of a turn; an angle or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Turning Point — ist der Name folgender Personen oder Sachen: Turning Point (Band), ehemalige steirische Musikband Turning Point (TV), ein Nachrichtenmagazin des US Fernsehsenders American Broadcasting Company Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, ein Videospiel für PC …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• turning point — turning points N COUNT: usu sing, oft N in/for n A turning point is a time at which an important change takes place which affects the future of a person or thing. The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war…… …   English dictionary

• turning point — n the time when an important change starts, especially one that improves the situation turning point in ▪ Meeting her was the turning point in my life …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• turning point — turning ,point noun count a time when an important change takes place in a situation, especially one that makes it better: CROSSROADS: Scott s interception was the turning point of the game. 1956 marked a turning point in Franco s political and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• turning point — n. 1. a point at which something changes direction 2. a point in time when a decisive change occurs …   English World dictionary

• turning point — [n] crucial occurrence axis, change, climacteric, climax, contingency, crisis, critical moment, critical period, crossing, crossroads, crux, culmination, decisive moment, development, emergency, exigency, hinge, juncture, moment of truth*, pass,… …   New thesaurus

• turning point — noun 1. an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend (Freq. 1) the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations • Syn: ↑landmark, ↑watershed • Hypernyms: ↑juncture,… …   Useful english dictionary

• turning point — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, dramatic, great, major ▪ It marks a great turning point in your lives. ▪ critical, crucial, decisive …   Collocations dictionary

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Meeting her was the turning point in my life.

Встреча с ней была поворотным моментом в моей жизни.

That job was a major turning point in her career.

Эта должность стала серьёзным поворотным пунктом в её карьере.

Winning that game was the turning point of the team’s season.

Победа в этой игре стал кульминацией сезона команды.

His work marks a turning point in early Anglo-Saxon antiquities.

Его труд знаменует собой поворотный пункт в науке об англо-саксонских древностях.

Her latest novel marks a turning point in her development as a writer.

Её последний роман знаменует собой поворотный момент в её развитии как писателя.

The desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war.

Отчаянная храбрость наших оперативных соединений ВМС стала поворотным пунктом в войне на Тихом океане.