What does tourner mean in English?

What does tourner mean in English?

• A. Forward
• B. To the fourth behind
• C. To turn
• D. Around the room

Answer: (C)

Tourner is a basic French ballet verb meaning to turn or rotate. In Cecchetti vocabulary, it covers any turning action—whether you pivot on one foot, spin, or rotate your body as part of a step. So the English equivalent is “to turn.” The other options don’t fit because they describe direction or location rather than the action of turning: forward is a direction, around the room implies moving around space, and a phrase about a position (like the fourth behind) isn’t the verb translation.

Tourner is a basic French ballet verb meaning to turn or rotate. In Cecchetti vocabulary, it covers any turning action—whether you pivot on one foot, spin, or rotate your body as part of a step. So the English equivalent is “to turn.” The other options don’t fit because they describe direction or location rather than the action of turning: forward is a direction, around the room implies moving around space, and a phrase about a position (like the fourth behind) isn’t the verb translation.