What does gira in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word gira in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gira in Spanish.

The word gira in Spanish means tour, tour, turn, spin, bank giro, turn, turn, turnaround, expression, set of operations, spin, twirl, turn, send, transfer, wire, revolve around, be about, issue, on tour, on tour, on the lash, go on tour, travel around, go on a trip to, take a trip to, go on tour in. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gira

tour

nombre femenino (tour de un artista)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los Rolling Stones preparan una gira mundial para el año próximo.
The Rolling Stones are preparing for a world next year.

tour

nombre femenino (paseo turístico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenemos pensado hacer una gira por los principales museos.
We are planning a tour of the main museums.

turn, spin

nombre masculino (vuelta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bailarina hizo un giro sobre la puntera de sus zapatillas.
The dancer did a turn (or: spin) on the tip of her ballet shoes.

bank giro

nombre masculino (envío de dinero) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ha llamado para que le pongamos un giro urgentemente.
I've called to put an immediate stop to the bank giro.

turn

nombre masculino (cambio de tema o tono)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En ese punto la conversación dio un giro de ciento ochenta grados.
At that point, the conversation took a U turn.

turn

nombre masculino (curva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el próximo cruce haga un giro a la derecha.
Turn right at the next junction.

turnaround

nombre masculino (vuelco de la situación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La intervención de la policía produjo un giro en los acontecimientos.
The police's intervention caused a turnaround in the events.

expression

nombre masculino (estructura especial de la frase)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un regionalismo es un giro propio de una comunidad.
A regionalism is an expression that belongs to a community.

set of operations

nombre masculino (empresa: operaciones) (of a company)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa ha perdido mucho dinero en sus últimos giros.
The company has lost a lot of money in its last set of operations.

spin, twirl

verbo intransitivo (voltear sobre uno mismo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Comenzó a bailar y a girar sobre sí mismo para mostrar su alegría.
She started dancing and spinning in an outburst of joy.

turn

verbo intransitivo (doblar a un lado)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Para llegar al hotel tienes que girar a la derecha en la primera esquina.
To get to the hotel you have to turn right at the first corner.

send, transfer, wire

verbo transitivo (enviar dinero) (funds)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En ese local puedes girar dinero a cualquier país.
You can wire (or: send) funds anywhere in the world from that place.

revolve around, be about

verbo intransitivo (tratar de un tema)

La conversación giraba en torno a la crisis económica.
The conversation revolved around the economic recession.

issue

verbo transitivo (AmL (dar instrucciones)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los mandatarios siempre giran instrucciones a los subdelegados.
The top brass are forever issuing instructions to subordinates.

on tour

locución adverbial (de tour por)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
La banda está de gira por Europa.
The band is on tour through Europe.

on tour

locución adverbial (de vacaciones)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
En nuestras próximas vacaciones, iremos de gira por el Mediterráneo.

on the lash

locución adverbial (AR, coloquial (de fiesta, sin dormir) (UK, colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Camila está de gira hace tres días.
Camilla has been on the lash for three days.

go on tour

locución verbal (artista: viajar) (musical artist)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El año pasado, la banda fue de gira por todo el continente.
Last year, the band went on tour all over the continent.

travel around

locución verbal (viajar por placer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En nuestras próximas vacaciones, iremos de gira por el Mediterráneo.
We will travel around the Mediterranean on our next vacation.

go on a trip to, take a trip to

locución verbal (viajar por placer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Fernando fue de gira por Europa.

go on tour in

locución verbal (músicos: salir de tour)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La banda fue de gira por el interior del país el mes pasado.
The band went on tour in the country last month.

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