rotar

v.

1 to rotate, to turn.

2 to rotate.

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verb

1) to rotate

2) spin

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VT to rotate

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1.

verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rotate

2.

rotarse v pron

hay cinco personas que se rotan — there are five people working on a rota system

se rotaban para manejar — they took it in turns to drive

se rotan el coche — (Méx) they take it in turns to use the car

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= rotate, revolve, swivel, gyrate, spin.

Ex. The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.

Ex. This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.

Ex. The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.

Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.

Ex. In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.

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1.

verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rotate

2.

rotarse v pron

hay cinco personas que se rotan — there are five people working on a rota system

se rotaban para manejar — they took it in turns to drive

se rotan el coche — (Méx) they take it in turns to use the car

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= rotate, revolve, swivel, gyrate, spin.

Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.

Ex: This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.

Ex: The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.

Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.

Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.

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rotar [A1 ]

vt

1 (hacer girar) to rotate, turn, spin

2 (en un puesto) to rotate

3 ‹cultivos› to rotate

■ rotar

vi

1 (girar) to rotate

rota sobre su eje it rotates o turns o spins on its axis

2

(en un cargo): los miembros van rotando en el puesto de secretario the members rotate in the post of secretary, the post of secretary rotates among the members

3 «cultivos» to rotate

■ rotarse

v pron

hay cinco personas que se van rotando there are five people working on a rota system

se fueron rotando para manejar they took it in turns to drive, they took the driving in turns

se rotan el coche (Méx); they take it in turns to use the car

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rotar (conjugate rotar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to rotate
rotarse verbo pronominal (en trabajo) to work on a rota system;

◊ rotarse para hacer algo to take it in turns to do sth

rotar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (alrededor de un eje) to rotate
2 (en un trabajo o función) to take it in turns
II vtr Agr to rotate

'rotar' also found in these entries:
English:
rotate

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rotar

♦ vt

1. [hacer girar] to rotate

2. [cultivos] to rotate

♦ vi

1. [girar] to rotate, to turn

2. [alternar, turnarse] to rotate

3. [cultivos] to rotate

♦ See also the pronominal verb rotarse

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rotar

v/i de personas take turns

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rotar vt

: to rotate, to turn

rotar vi

: to turn, to spin