pivot
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The meaning (definition) of the word pivot
to spin around on one foot to face a new way
The word pivot used in a sentence
“Sky did a pivot on one foot to turn around and run.”
Words that mean the same as pivot (synonyms)
spinturntwist
How the word pivot is said around the world
| French | pivoter (pee-voh-TAY) |
| Spanish | girar sobre un pie (hee-RAHR soh-breh oon pyeh) |
| Mandarin | 转身 (jwahn shun) |
| Hindi | एक पैर पर घूमना (ayk pair pur GHOOM-nah) |
| Arabic | يدور على قدم واحدة (ya-DOOR a-LAH ka-DAM WAH-hi-dah) |
| Russian | вращаться (vrah-SHAH-tsu) |
| Portuguese (EU) | rodar sobre um pé (rroo-DAHR SOH-bruh oong peh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | girar sobre um pé (zhee-RAHR SOH-bree oong peh) |
| Japanese | 方向転換する (hoh-KOH-ten-kahn su-ru) |
| German | sich auf einem Fuß drehen (zikh owf EI-num foos DRAY-un) |
| Urdu | محور (meh-VAHR) |
| Punjabi | ਪਿਵੋਟ (PI-voht) |
| Korean | 한 발을 축으로 돌다 (hahn BAHL-eul choo-geu-roh dol-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב עַל רֶגֶל אַחַת (leh-hees-toh-VEV al REH-gel ah-KHAHT) |
| Greek | περιστρέφομαι (peh-ree-STREH-foh-meh) |
| Dutch | draaien (DRAH-yuhn) |
| Tagalog | umikot (oo-MEE-kot) |
| Vietnamese | xoay trục (swahy chooky) |
| Turkish | dönmek (dern-MEK) |
| Persian | روی یک پا چرخیدن (roo-YEH yek pah char-khee-DAN) |
| Polish | obracać się (oh-BRAH-tsahch sheh) |
| Ukrainian | обертатися (oh-behr-TAH-tee-syah) |
| Bengali | পিভট (PEE-bawt) |
| Swedish | svänga (SVE-ngah) |
| Italian | ruotare su un piede (rwoh-TAH-ray soo oon PYEH-day) |
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