🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

tournant

Pronunciation / Transliteration: toor-nahn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Revolving/rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La porte tournante permet aux gens d'entrer et de sortir facilement."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing something that moves in a circular or rotating manner.

    "The revolving door allows people to enter and exit without letting in the cold air."
As verb
  1. 1

    Present participle of revolve; to move in a circular orbit around a central point.

    "The planets are revolving around the sun in a predictable pattern."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'revolving' originates from the Middle English 'revolven', derived from the Latin 'revolvere', meaning 'to roll back'. The term evolved through Old French before entering modern English, reflecting a sense of circular motion or turning around a central point.

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