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1 pivot
'pivət
1. noun(the pin or centre on which anything balances and turns.) eje
2. verb((with on) to turn (on): The door pivoted on a central hinge.) pivotar, girar sobre su eje
pívot sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl
pívot Dep mf pivot ' pívot' also found in these entries: English: pivot - center - swingtr['pɪvət]1 pivote nombre masculino2 figurative use eje nombre masculino central1 pivotar, girar sobre su eje\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpivot ['pɪvət] vi1) : girar sobre un eje2)to pivot on : girar sobre, depender depivot n: pivote mn.• espigón s.m.• gorrón s.m.• pivote s.m.• punto central s.m.v.• girar v.• montar sobre un pivote v.
I 'pɪvəta) ( Tech) pivote mb) (of play, plot) eje m centralc) ( Sport) (AmE) ( key player) jugador, -dora clave; ( in basketball) pívot mf
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intransitive verb ( Mech Eng) pivotar['pɪvǝt]to pivot ON something/somebody: he pivoted on his heel giró sobre sus talones; the whole organization pivots on one man — la organización entera gira alrededor de un solo hombre
1.N (Mil, Tech) pivote m ; (fig) eje m (central)she is the pivot around which the community revolves — ella es el eje sobre el que gira toda la comunidad
2.VT (=mount on pivot) montar sobre un pivote; (=cause to turn) hacer girar3.VI girar (on sobre)to pivot on sth — (fig) girar alrededor de algo, depender de algo
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I ['pɪvət]a) ( Tech) pivote mb) (of play, plot) eje m centralc) ( Sport) (AmE) ( key player) jugador, -dora clave; ( in basketball) pívot mf
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intransitive verb ( Mech Eng) pivotarto pivot ON something/somebody: he pivoted on his heel giró sobre sus talones; the whole organization pivots on one man — la organización entera gira alrededor de un solo hombre
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