girar

Pronúncia: ʒiɾá
    verb transitiu
  1. to turn, turn round, rotate.
  2. to twist.
  3. to spin.
  4. [full] to turn.
  5. girar full figuradament to go on to something else.
  6. girar la pell figuradament to be quite changed.
  7. girar una frase gramàtica to give a (neat) turn to a phrase.
  8. girar les espatlles to turn one's back (a algú on someone).
  9. girà espatlla i se n'anà he turned his back and went off.
  10. girar cua to turn on one's heel, turn tail.
  11. figuradament to go back on (a promise, etc., give up.
  12. girar la cara a algú to turn one's back on someone, give someone the cold shoulder.
    13. verb intransitiu
  13. to turn, turn round, go round.
  14. to rotate, revolve.
  15. to spin, gyrate.
  16. to wheel.
  17. girar a mà dreta automòbil, automobilisme etc. to turn (to the) right, swing right.
  18. la Terra gira al voltant del sol the earth (circles \ revolves round) the sun.
  19. comerç i mercat to draw.
    20. verb pronominal
  20. to turn round, turn over, turn upside down, turn inside out.
  21. s'ha girat un peu he twisted his ankle.
  22. girar-se d' esquena a també figuradament to turn one's back on.
  23. girar-se contra algú to turn (on \ against) someone.
  24. es va girar per mirar-la he turned (round) to look at her.
  25. gira't una mica turn round a little.
  26. se li va girar el paraigua his umbrella turned inside out.
  27. s'ha girat la truita figuradament now the boot is on the other foot.
  28. no saber on girar-se not to know which way to turn.
  29. figuradament [mudar radicalment d'opinió, etc.] to change one's mind.
  30. [sobrevenir] to turn.
  31. s'ha girat bon temps the weather is turning fine.
  32. s'ha girat fred it is turning cold.
  33. en un girar d'ulls locució adverbial in an instant.