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revolve
revolve(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to rotate)
a. girar
A CD revolves at different speeds as it reads data.Los CDs giran a velocidades distintas al leer los datos.
b. dar vueltas
In ancient times, people believed the sun revolved around the earth.En la antigüedad, la gente creía que el sol daba vueltas alrededor de la tierra.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer girar
Various mechanisms were used to revolve the lenses in lighthouse towers.Se empleaban varios mecanismos para hacer girar las lentes en las torres de los faros.
a. dar vueltas a
Watkins sat long into the night, revolving everything that had been said.Watkins se quedó sentado hasta bien entrada la noche, dando vueltas a lo que se había dicho.
b. meditar
He needed time to revolve all the doubts he had about this venture.Neesitaba tiempo para meditar todas las dudas que tenía acerca de esta empresa.
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