La Palabra Del Día "girar"
girar ( gee-RAHR )
verb ( to spin; to turn )
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Examples:
1: Los juegos mecánicos de la feria giran muy rápido.
The rides at the fair spin quite quickly.
2: La bailarina giró una vez y alzó los brazos.
The dancer spun once and raised her arms.
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Examples of the seven basic/formal meanings of "girar", plus "sobregirar".
La tierra comenzó a girar sobre su eje hace mucho tiempo (The earth began to spin on its axis a long time ago).
Quiero girar algún dinero a mi hermano (I want to wire some money to my brother).
La empresa X solía girarme las letras del carro / coche (The company X used to send me updates of the installments on my car).
Verás a la bailarina girar y saltar en un pie (You'll see the ballerina twist and jump on one foot).
La conversación va a girar acerca de los asuntos de la universidad (The conversation is going to turn to the college issues) .
Cuando terminen el proyecto la calle va a girar a la derecha después de la colina (When the project is completed the street will turn to the right passed the hill).
Conduce 3 millas, luego debes girar a la izquierda (Drive for 3 miles, then make a left)
Hay que ser cuidadoso para no sobregirar la cuenta (You have to be careful so your account will not be overdrawn).
Me encanta la carrera del ciclismo que es llamal el giro de Italia.
I love the cycle race that is called(Giro d'Italia ) the tour of Italy.
The 2017 Giro d'Italia will be 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The race will start on 5 May in Alghero on the island of Sardinia, and end on 28 May in Milan.
Nairo Quintana, el favorito para ganar.
La Tierra gira alrededor del Sol. / The earth revolves round the sun.
Se cree que el mundo gira a su alrededor. / She thinks the world revolves around her.
Cuando llegues al cruce, giras a la izquierda. / You turn left at the crossroads.
Sencillamente gira la tapa en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj para abrir la botella.
To open the bottle just turn the cap counterclockwise.
A ti te toca bajar el volumen de la radio.
Gira la perilla en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj.
It's your turn to turn the radio down. Turn the knob counterclockwise.
Mi hija cuando biale giró muchas vezes y mi mama gusta muchisimo.
When my daughter dances, she spun lots of time and my mother likes it very much.
Mi GPS me pidió que girara a la derecha.
My GPS asked me to turn right.
No sé cómo una bailarina puede girar alrededor como una tapa giratoria sin sentirse mareada.
I do not know how a dancer can spin around like a spinning top without being dizzy.
As my fidget spinner began to turn. My stress began to diminish, making it easier for me to work on my projects.
Ya que mi hilandero del argadillo comenzó a girar. Mi tensión comenzó a disminuir y se me hizo más fácil trabajar en los proyectos.
La política hoy en día hace girar la cabeza.
Politics in this day and age makes my head spin.
Estoy girando fuera de control como porque mi coche golpea un parche helado.
I'm spinning out of control as because my car hits a patch of ice.
Se utilizó para hacer solía girar discos en un plato giratorio, ahora el vinilo está volviendo.
We used to spin records on a turntable, now vinyl is making a comeback.
Aunque hay muchas pequeñas que lo hacen, Tritón es la única luna (o satélite natural) grande que orbita su planeta en dirección opuesta a la que la planeta gira sobre su propio eje.
Although there are a number of small ones that do so, Triton is the only moon (natural satellite) that orbits its planet in a direction opposite to that which the planet revolves on its own axis.
La moto girar fuera de control.
The bike spun out of control.
Neighborhood children are spinning tops. Niños del barrio están girando las peonzas.
