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1 revolve
[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) otáčet se- revolver- revolving* * *• točit se• točit• otáčet -
2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točit (se)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátit se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčet4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) obrátit, zaměřit5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) obejít6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) přeměnit (se)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stát se, učinit2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočení2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) zatáčka, odbočka4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) řada5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *• točit• točit se• zahnout• zahýbat• zakroutit se• pootočit• přelom• obrat• obrátit se• obrátit• otáčet• obracet se• otočit se• otáčka• obracet• kroutit se• natočit
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revolve round somebody — reˈvolve around/round sb/sth derived to have sb/sth as the main interest or subject • His whole life revolves around surfing. • She thinks that the world revolves around her. • The discussion revolved around the question of changing the club s… … Useful english dictionary
revolve round something — … Useful english dictionary
Revolve — Re*volve , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revolving}.] [L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re re + volvere to roll, turn round. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Revolt}, {revolution}.] 1. To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round — [adj1] ball shaped; semicircular area annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk shaped, domical, egg shaped, elliptical, globose, globular, looped, orbed,… … New thesaurus
revolve around — verb 1. center upon (Freq. 2) Her entire attention centered on her children Our day revolved around our work • Syn: ↑focus on, ↑center on, ↑revolve about, ↑concentrate on, ↑center … Useful english dictionary
revolve — re|volve [ rı valv ] verb * intransitive to turn or spin around a central point: The platform revolved to reveal a whole new stage setting. revolve on: The Earth revolves on its axis. revolve around: The planets revolve around the Sun. a.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
revolve — v. (D; intr.) to revolve about, around, round (the earth revolves around the sun) * * * [rɪ vɒlv] around round (the earth revolves around the sun) (D; intr.) to revolve about … Combinatory dictionary
revolve — verb (revolved; revolving) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin revolvere to roll back, cause to return, from re + volvere to roll more at voluble Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to turn over at length in the mind ; ponder < revolve a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
round — /raʊnd / (say rownd) adjective 1. circular, as a disc. 2. ring shaped, as a hoop. 3. curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 4. having a circular cross section, as a cylinder. 5. spherical or globular, as a ball. 6. rounded more or less like …
Round the Twist — Infobox Television show name = Round the Twist caption = format = Children s Supernatural Comedy camera = picture format = 4:3 runtime = 25 mins creator = Paul Jennings developer = Australian Children s Television Foundation executive producer =… … Wikipedia
round — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Charybdis, Chateaubriand, Ciceronian, Indian file, O, O shaped, SRO, about, absolute, ace, admitting no exception, again, air lane, all but, all over, all out, almost, ambagious, ambit, amount, annular, annular… … Moby Thesaurus
