What does girare in Italian mean?

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

The word girare in Italian means turn, turn, tour, visit, shoot, film, turn, turn, curve, roam, wander, turn around, forward, turn, twist, to piss sbd off, make your head spin, to piss sbd off, to piss sbd off, go around in circles, turn tail, turn on one's heels, stir the coffee, dizziness, pour salt into a wound, rub it in, travel around the world, move around, beat about the bush, spin the wheel, turn sbd's head, going round in your head, shoot a film, shoot a video, endorse a promissory note. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word girare

turn

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (muovere ruotando)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Questo motore si aziona girando la manovella.
To start this engine you have to turn the handle.

turn

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (muoversi attorno)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se giri l'angolo si vede la torre Eiffel.
If you turn the corner, you'll see the Eiffel Tower.

tour, visit

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (visitare luoghi)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ho girato quasi tutti gli Stati Uniti, mi manca solo l'Alaska.
I've toured nearly all of the United States except for Alaska.

shoot, film

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cinema, TV: filmare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La scena è stata girata nel deserto.
The scene was filmed in the desert.

turn

verbo intransitivo (ruotare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le lancette girano in senso orario.
The hands turn clockwise.

turn, curve

verbo intransitivo (svoltare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il sentiero gira a destra.
The path turns to the right.

roam, wander

verbo intransitivo (informale (viaggiare, muoversi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Siamo persone che girano volentieri in compagnia.
We are the kind of people who like to wander through the countryside.

turn around

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (ruotare su se stessi) (vertical)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Convinto che qualcuno lo stesse seguendo, Dario si girò di scatto.
Dario was convinced someone was watching him and suddenly turned around.

forward

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (inoltrare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ti ho appena girato l'email che ci ha mandato il capo.
I just forwarded you the email that the boss sent us.

turn, twist

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (rigirare, volgere) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Riesci sempre a girare le cose a tuo favore.
You always manage to turn things in your favor.

to piss sbd off

(vulgar)

make your head spin

to piss sbd off

(vulgar)

to piss sbd off

(vulgar)

go around in circles

(figurative)

turn tail, turn on one's heels

(leave abruptly)

stir the coffee

dizziness

pour salt into a wound, rub it in

(figurative)

travel around the world

move around

verbo intransitivo (muoversi attorno)

beat about the bush

(figurative)

spin the wheel

turn sbd's head

going round in your head

shoot a film

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Scelsero di girare un film nelle nostre campagne.
They decided to shoot a film in our countryside.

shoot a video

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

endorse a promissory note

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