girar

Definitions of girar
  1. verb
    arrange or or coil around
    synonyms: arrollar, cercar, circundar, enrollar, envolver, rodear
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    devanar
    wind onto a spool or a reel
    desenrollar, enrollar
    wind onto or off a reel
    aovillar, ovillar
    form into a ball by winding or rolling
    enrollar, enrollarse, enroscar, enroscarse
    wind around something in coils or loops
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    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    move by turning over or rotating
    synonyms: enrollar, revolver, rodar, voltear
  3. verb
    move very slightly
    synonyms: moverse
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    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  4. verb
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
    synonyms:
    dar la vuelta
    cause to move around or rotate
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    enroscar, retorcer, torcerse, trenzar
    turn in the opposite direction
    arrojar, lanzar, volcar
    turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
    enrollar, revolver, rodar, voltear
    move by turning over or rotating
    dar vueltas
    make a rolling motion or turn
    arrojar, lanzar, tirar
    lightly throw to see which side comes up
    invertir, revolver, volcar
    turn from an upright or normal position
    acortar, atajar
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    achaflanar, achaflanarse
    turn outward
    girarse, rodar, rotar
    cause to turn on an axis or center
    encrespar, ondular, rizar
    twist or roll into coils or ringlets
    caerse rodando, rodar, voltear
    roll over and over, back and forth
    volcar, volcarse, zozobrar
    overturn accidentally
    arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar
    cause to spin
    hacer piruetas, piruetear
    do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
    desviarse, extenderse, irse, marcharse, partir, salir
    wander from a direct or straight course
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    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  5. verb
    pass to the other side of
    synonyms: doblar
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    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  6. verb
    move in an orbit
  7. verb
    turn on or around an axis or a center
    synonyms: revolver, rodar, rotar, voltear
    girarse, rodar, rotar
    cause to turn on an axis or center
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    arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
    arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar, remolinear
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
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    revolverse, virar, voltear, volver, volverse
    move around an axis or a center
  8. verb
    cause to turn on an axis or center
    synonyms: girarse, rodar, rotar
    revolver, rodar, rotar, voltear
    turn on or around an axis or a center
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    arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar
    cause to spin
  9. verb
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
    synonyms: arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar
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    revolver, rodar, rotar, voltear
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  10. verb
    flow in a circular current, of liquids
    synonyms: arremolinarse, remolinear
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    correr, crecer, fluir, manar
    move along, of liquids
  11. verb
    fly around
    synonyms: arremolinarse, dar vueltas
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    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  12. verb
    cause to spin
    synonyms: arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar
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    girarse, rodar, rotar
    cause to turn on an axis or center
  13. verb
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
    synonyms: arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar, remolinear
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    revolver, rodar, rotar, voltear
    turn on or around an axis or a center
  14. verb
    cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
    synonyms: dar la vuelta, volver
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    hojear
    turn over pages
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    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  15. verb
    cause to move around or rotate
    synonyms: dar la vuelta
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    volcar
    cause to tilt
    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  16. verb
    move around an axis or a center
    synonyms: revolverse, virar, voltear, volver, volverse
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    revolver, rodar, rotar, voltear
    turn on or around an axis or a center
    arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
    arremolinar, arremolinarse, hacer girar, remolinear
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
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    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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