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Pronunciation / Transliteration: revolver
"A Terra revolve em torno do sol."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To move in a circle on or as if on a central axis.
"The Earth revolves around the sun."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'recur, return'): from Latin revolvere, from re- (expressing intensive force or backward motion) + volvere 'to roll'.
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tourner
Transliteration: tourner
"La Terre tourne autour du soleil."
kreisen
Transliteration: kreisen
"Die Erde kreist um die Sonne."
ruotare
Transliteration: ruotare
"La Terra ruota attorno al sole."
girar
Transliteration: girar
"La Tierra gira alrededor del sol."
revolver
Transliteration: revolver
"A Terra revolve em torno do sol."
परिक्रमा करना
Transliteration: parikrama karna
"पृथ्वी सूर्य के चारों ओर परिक्रमा करती है।"
旋转
Transliteration: xuánzhuǎn
"地球绕着太阳旋转。"
공전하다
Transliteration: gongjeonhada
"지구는 태양 주위를 공전한다."
公転する
Transliteration: kōten suru
"地球は太陽の周りを公転する。"
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