hacer girar

hacer girar
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to rotate
La silla de oficina está rota. No la puedo hacer girar.My office chair is broken. I can’t rotate it.
b. to turn
Siempre me ha sorprendido la habilidad que tienen los halcones para hacer girar la cabeza.I've always been amazed at the ability hawks have to turn their heads all the way around.
c. to spin
Haz girar la botella. Tienes que besar a la persona a la que señala cuando deje de girar.Spin the bottle. You have to kiss the person it points to when it stops spinning.
d. to whirl
La artista de circo hizo girar el bastón de fuego.The circus performer whirled the flaming baton around.
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