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"Girar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to turn", and "doblar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to fold". Learn more about the difference between "girar" and "doblar" below.
girar(
hee
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rahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to rotate)
2. (finance)
b. to draw
El paciente giró un cheque para pagar la cita.The patient drew a check to pay for the appointment.
3. (to give) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to revolve around
La conferencia gira alrededor de la globalización.The conference revolves around globalization.
5. (to rotate)
a. to turn around
¡Todavía no gires! No he terminado de envolver tu regalo.Don't turn around yet! I haven't finished wrapping your present.
girarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
doblar(
doh
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blahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to crease)
a. to double
Un bebé dobla su tamaño en unos cinco meses.A baby doubles its size in about five months.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
doblarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
6. (to give in)
a. to double
La tasa de natalidad se ha doblado en los últimos diez años.The birth rate has doubled in the last ten years.
