revolve

orbitare

Muoversi lungo un percorso circolare attorno a un punto o a un oggetto centrale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: revolve around something (The moon revolves around the Earth.)

Sinonimi: orbit, circle

Espressioni comuni: revolve around something, revolve around the sun

ruotare

Girare attorno a un asse che passa per il centro dell’oggetto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: revolve on an axis (The globe revolves on a central axis.)

Sinonimi: rotate, spin, turn

Espressioni comuni: revolve slowly, revolve on something

ponderare

Pensare a lungo e con attenzione a un’idea.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: ponder, consider, reflect on

Espressioni comuni: revolve an idea, revolve something mentally

scorrere ciclicamente

Passare attraverso una serie di cose in ordine, spesso tornando all’inizio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: revolve through something (The program revolves through the available queues.)

Sinonimi: cycle

Espressioni comuni: revolve through something, revolve in sequence