pivots in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pivots in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pivot [Am ˈpɪvət, Brit ˈpɪvət] N

1. pivot TECH:

pivot

pivote m

2. pivot (of play, plot):

pivot

eje m central

the pivot of the play is the mother

la madre es el eje central de la obra

the pivot of the play is the mother

la obra gira en torno al personaje de la madre

3. pivot SPORTS Am:

pivot (key player)

jugador m clave / jugadora f clave

pivot (in basketball)

pívot mf

II.pivot [Am ˈpɪvət, Brit ˈpɪvət] VB intr MECH

pivot

pivotar

to pivot on sth/sb he pivoted on his heel

giró sobre sus talones

the whole organization pivots on one man

la organización entera gira alrededor de un solo hombre

III.pivot [Am ˈpɪvət, Brit ˈpɪvət] VB trans

pivot

hacer girar

Translations for pivots in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pivots in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pivots in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pivot [ˈpɪvət] N

1. pivot TECH:

pivot

eje m

2. pivot (focal point):

pivot

punto m central

to be the pivot of sth

ser el eje de algo

to be the pivot of sth (person)

ser el centro de algo

II.pivot [ˈpɪvət] VB intr

to pivot round

girar

to pivot around sth a. fig

girar en torno a algo

to pivot through 90 degrees

dar un giro de 90 grados

Translations for pivots in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pivot

gorrón

pivot

pivots Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be the pivot of sth

ser el eje de algo

to be the pivot of sth (person)

ser el centro de algo

to pivot round

girar

to pivot around sth a. fig

girar en torno a algo

to pivot through 90 degrees

dar un giro de 90 grados

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The pivots are to ensure free turning of the resonator and minimise losses.

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The victor is the participant who earns the most points, determined by a panel of judges, for leaps, balances, pirouettes (pivots), apparatus handling, and execution.

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A sensitive spirit level, designed to rest on the pivots of the axis, performed this function.

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It is not uncommon for freestyle skateboarders to throw in harder pivots in to the mix of 180 pivots.

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The very small and light swing wheel, the balanced minute hand, and the small shortened arbors with extra fine pivots, all conduce to the end in view.

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The levers are called cranks, and the fulcrums are called pivots.

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The barrel is mounted below the axis pin, the cylinder pivots out to the right, and it features a manual safety catch.

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The analytical framework of the paper thus pivots on the fallacy of misplaced concreteness, where constituent elements of music are seen as more distinct than they really are.

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The gooseneck pivots allowing the other end of the boom to move freely.

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Each radius arm attaches to its lower link at a point just outboard of the bottom spring mountings and pivots vertically about its fixing bolt.

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