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girare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • film noun A movie; a sequence of moving images meant to be watched as a narrative or artistic work.
  • spin verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
  • wheel noun A circular object that turns on a central axis, used for movement or to power machinery.

Senses

girare is used for these senses in English:

  • film (ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.
  • spin (ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
  • turn (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
  • turn (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
  • turn (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
  • turn around (ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
  • wheel (transitive) To roll along on wheels.

film — full definition

  1. noun A movie; a sequence of moving images meant to be watched as a narrative or artistic work.
  2. noun A thin layer or coating of a substance.
  3. verb To record a scene or event using a camera.

spin — full definition

  1. verb To turn around quickly on an axis.
  2. verb To present information in a biased way to make it look more favorable.
  3. noun A biased or favorable slant put on a piece of news or information.
  4. noun A short trip taken in a vehicle for pleasure.

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