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swivel

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɪv^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈswɪvəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swiv′əl)

Inflections of 'swivel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

swivels: v 3rd person singular

swivelling: v pres p (Mainly UK)

swiveling: v pres p (US)

swivelled: v past (Mainly UK)

swiveled: v past (US)

swivelled: v past p (Mainly UK)

swiveled: v past p (US)

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
swivel⇒ vi	(turn on pivot)	girar⇒ vi
rotar⇒ vi
rodar⇒ vi
The arm of the crane swivelled to pick up its load.
El brazo de la grúa giró para recoger su carga.
swivel vi	(rotate)	girar⇒ vi
Edward's eyes swivelled as he tried to see into all corners of the room at once.
Los ojos de Edward giraban mientras intentaba inspeccionar las cuatro esquinas de la habitación al mismo tiempo.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
swivel n	(rotating joint)	pivote nm
rótula nf
eslabón giratorio grupo nom
conexión giratoria grupo nom
The arm of the machine moves on a swivel.
El brazo de la máquina se mueve sobre un pivote.
swivel [sth]⇒ vtr	(turn on pivot)	girar⇒ vtr
Belinda swivelled the arm of the crane into position.
Belinda giró el brazo de la grúa en posición.
swivel [sth/sb]⇒ vtr	(rotate)	girar⇒ vtr
rotar⇒ vtr
Henry caught hold of Rick's arm and swivelled him to face the house.
Henry agarró a Rick del brazo y lo giró hacia la casa.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
swivel chair n	(seat that revolves)	silla giratoria nf + adj
I'm sitting in a swivel chair in front of my computer screen.
Estoy sentado en una silla giratoria enfrente de la pantalla de mi computadora.

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'swivel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

Spanish:

giratorio - dar piruetas - silla giratoria - rótula

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Synonyms: caster, pivot, pin, axis, axle, more...

Collocations: is mounted on a swivel, [turned, pivoted] on [a, its] swivel, the [base, mirror] is on a swivel, more...

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