girar
to turn
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To turn, rotate, or change direction
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gyrate
to spin / rotate
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-ar
verb suffix
Girar means to turn and is related to the English word gyrate0, which means to turn, spin, or rotate around a point.
girar
to turn, to spin, to rotate
To spin or rotate around a central point or axis.
La rueda gira sin pararThe wheel turns without stopping
El trompo giró durante casi un minutoThe top spun for almost a minute
to turn (change direction)
To turn to one side, changing the direction you're heading.
Gira a la derecha en la esquinaTurn right at the corner
El coche giró para evitar al perroThe car turned to avoid the dog
to transfer, to wire, to write a check (finance)
To transfer or wire money to someone, or to draw a check. Related to the idea of money circulating, passing from one account to another.
Mi madre me giró trescientos dólaresMy mother transferred three hundred dollars to me
Giró el dinero a mi cuenta ayerHe wired the money to my account yesterday
El cliente giró un cheque para pagarThe customer wrote a check to pay
girarse
to turn around
When you turn yourself around, you rotate your body to face the other way.
Se giró para mirarmeShe turned around to look at me
Gírate, no mires todavíaTurn around, don't look yet
girar en torno a
to revolve around, to center on
When a conversation, activity, or idea revolves around a subject. It literally "spins in a turn" around it, with "a" pointing to the thing we're turning around.
La reunión giró en torno al presupuestoThe meeting revolved around the budget
Su vida gira alrededor del trabajoHis life centers on work