revolve

orbitar

Moverse en una trayectoria circular alrededor de un punto o un objeto central.

En inglés sencillo: To move around a central point or object in a circular path.

• The Earth revolves around the sun.
• Several moons revolve around this planet.
• The satellite revolved around the planet for years.

Cómo se usa: revolve around something (The moon revolves around the Earth.)

Sinónimos: orbit, circle

Expresiones frecuentes: revolve around something, revolve around the sun

girar

Girar alrededor de un eje que pasa por el centro del objeto.

En inglés sencillo: To turn around a line through the middle of an object.

• The wheel began to revolve.
• The platform revolves slowly during the show.
• This door revolved smoothly before it broke.

Cómo se usa: revolve on an axis (The globe revolves on a central axis.)

Sinónimos: rotate, spin, turn

Expresiones frecuentes: revolve slowly, revolve on something

meditar

Pensar detenidamente en una idea durante mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To think carefully about an idea for a long time.

• She revolved the idea in her mind.
• He revolved several plans before choosing one.
• I continued to revolve the question long after our conversation.

Cómo se usa: revolve something in your mind (He revolved the question in his mind all evening.)

Sinónimos: ponder, consider, reflect on

Expresiones frecuentes: revolve an idea, revolve something mentally

recorrer cíclicamente

Pasar por una serie de cosas en orden, a menudo volviendo al principio.

En inglés sencillo: To move through a series of things in order, often returning to the beginning.

• The program revolves through each queue.
• The display revolved through a sequence of images.
• These tasks revolve in a fixed order.

Cómo se usa: revolve through something (The program revolves through the available queues.)

Sinónimos: cycle

Expresiones frecuentes: revolve through something, revolve in sequence