twiddle

twiddle
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. juguetear
Bob twiddled with the pen a moment and then began to write.Bob jugueteó con el bolígrafo un momento y luego empezó a escribir.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. dar vueltas a
I twiddled the dial on the radio until I found a good station.Le di vueltas al dial del radio hasta encontrar una buena emisora.
b. girar
You have to twiddle the knob to adjust the settings.Hay que girar el botón para ajustar la configuración.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la vuelta
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I gave the knob a twiddle to turn up the volume.Le di una vuelta al botón para subir el volumen.
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