B1✈️ Travel
Italian word
turno
shift, turn, on-call rotation (e.g. pharmacies, petrol stations)
Looks like
turn
turn = rotating movement or one's turn in a queue
⚠️ The trap
Travellers see 'farmacia di turno' and wonder what a 'turn pharmacy' is. It means the pharmacy that is currently on the duty rotation — open when others are closed. Very useful to know when you need medicine at night.
To say "turn = rotating movement or one's turn in a queue" in Italian:
turno di guardia / farmacia di turno
"turno" in English means:
shift, turn, on-call rotation (e.g. pharmacies, petrol stations)
Example
"La farmacia di turno è aperta tutta la notte."
"The on-call pharmacy is open all night."
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