rotate

ruotare, girare

Far girare qualcosa attorno a un punto centrale.

In inglese semplice: To turn something around a central point.

• Rotate the handle to open the door.
• She rotated the picture until it was upright.
• Can you rotate the screen a little?

Come si usa: rotate something by an angle (Rotate the image by ninety degrees.)

Sinonimi: turn, spin

Espressioni comuni: rotate the image, rotate something clockwise, rotate the handle

ruotare, girare

Muoversi in cerchio attorno a un punto centrale o a un asse.

In inglese semplice: To move in a circle around a central point or line.

• The wheel rotates slowly.
• The fan blades rotated above our heads.
• How long does this planet take to rotate once?

Come si usa: rotate on/about an axis (The Earth rotates on its axis.)

Sinonimi: turn, spin, revolve

Espressioni comuni: rotate slowly, rotate on something, rotate clockwise

alternare, avvicendare

Cambiare compiti, ruoli o posizioni secondo un ordine regolare, in modo che persone o cose si alternino.

In inglese semplice: To change jobs, positions, or tasks in a regular order so that people or things take turns.

• We rotate jobs every week.
• The nurses rotated between day and night shifts.
• Farmers rotate crops to keep the soil healthy.

Come si usa: rotate between/among things (The trainees rotate between three departments.); rotate something among people (We rotate cleaning duties among all team members.)

Sinonimi: alternate, take turns

Espressioni comuni: rotate duties, rotate crops, rotate between jobs

alzare il muso, ruotare

Sollevare la parte anteriore di un aereo durante il decollo, poco prima che si stacchi da terra.

In inglese semplice: To raise an aircraft's front end during takeoff, just before it leaves the ground.

• The aircraft began to rotate.
• The pilot rotated too early during takeoff.
• At the correct speed, rotate gently and lift off.

Espressioni comuni: rotate for takeoff, rotate at speed

rotato

A forma di ruota, con parti che si estendono dal centro verso l’esterno.

In inglese semplice: Shaped like a wheel, with parts spreading outward from the center.

• The flower has a rotate corolla.
• Its rotate corolla spreads flat around the center.
• The botanist compared two plants with rotate flowers.

Sinonimi: wheel-shaped

Espressioni comuni: rotate corolla, rotate flower, rotate shape