rotate your hips — fai ruotare i fianchi
to rotate crops — fare la rotazione delle colture
the earth rotates round the sun — la terra ruota intorno al sole
the presidency rotates — vi è un avvicendamento della presidenza
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
rotate — ro‧tate [rəʊˈteɪt ǁ ˈroʊteɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a job rotates, or if people rotate jobs, they each do the jobs for a fixed period of time, one after the other: • Within each section of the company, workers are now rotated from… … Financial and business terms
Rotate — Ro tate, a. [L. rotatus, p. p. of rotare to turn round like a wheel, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Roue}.] Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rotate — Ro tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rotated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rotating}.] 1. To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rotate — Ro tate, v. i. 1. To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an axle. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office. [Colloq.] Both, after a brief service,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rotate — ro·tate rō .tāt, esp Brit rō vb, ro·tat·ed; ro·tat·ing vi to turn about an axis or a center vt to cause to turn about an axis or a center <rotate the head> * * * ro·tate (roґtāt) to turn around an axis; to twist … Medical dictionary
rotate — I ro•tate [[t]ˈroʊ teɪt[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]roʊˈteɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to turn around on or as if on an axis; revolve 2) to proceed in a fixed routine of succession 3) to cause to turn around an axis or center point 4) agr. to cause to… … From formal English to slang
rotate — ro|tate [rəuˈteıt US ˈrouteıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of rotare, from rota wheel ] 1.) [I and T] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this = ↑revolve →↑spin ▪ The Earth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rotate — ro|tate [ rou,teıt ] verb intransitive or transitive * 1. ) to move in a circle around a fixed central point, or to move something in this way: The Earth rotates 360 degrees every 24 hours. 2. ) if people or things rotate, or if you rotate them,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rotate — ro·tate || rəʊ teɪt v. cause to spin, cause to revolve around a central axis; spin or revolve around a central axis … English contemporary dictionary
rotate — ro·tate … English syllables
ro|tate — ro|tate1 «ROH tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. 1. to move around a center or axis; turn in a circle; revolve. Wheels, tops, and the earth rotate. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under turn. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
