girando
/xiɾando/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for spinning is girando.
The term girando describes the continuous physical act of rotating or turning. While it can describe objects in motion, it is distinct from the textile process of converting fibers into yarn or thread.
Meaning: process of converting fibres into yarn or thread (noun)
Which one should you use?
Use girando to describe the continuous action of rotating. If you are specifically referring to the textile process of spinning fibers into yarn, the correct noun is hilado.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Spanish-speaking countries, the term Ciclismo indoor is used to refer to indoor cycling classes.
How does it change in a sentence?
girando is the gerund of the verb girar. It is used to express a continuous or ongoing action.
How do you pronounce it?
/xiɾando/
Did you know?
- In financial contexts, someone girando is actually issuing a giro, which is a money order, not physically spinning anything.
- When describing a dizzy person, Spanish speakers do not usually say they are girando, but rather that the room is dando vueltas, meaning 'giving turns'.
- The word giro can be used metaphorically to describe a 'plot twist' in a book or film, much like the English word 'twist'.
Examples in context
- Físicos descubrieron que los átomos están constituidos de vórtices de energía que están girando y vibrando constantemente.Physicists discovered that atoms are made up of vortices of energy that are constantly spinning and vibrating.This sentence shows how girando is used to describe the continuous motion of energy vortices.Tatoeba #1196391 by marcelostockle, translation #927027 by riccioberto
- Estoy girandoI am spinning
- Estoy yendo a una clase de ciclismo indoorI'm going to an indoor cycling class
- Practico ciclismo indoorI practice indoor cycling
- ¡Esa clase de spinning me dejó agotado!That spinning class exhausted me!
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are visiting a traditional textile workshop.
- MaríaMira a esa mujer girando el hilo.Look at that woman spinning the thread.
- AlejandroParece un trabajo muy difícil, María.It seems like a very difficult job, María.
- MaríaSí, pero requiere mucha paciencia.Yes, but it requires a lot of patience.
- AlejandroEs increíble cómo lo hacen.It's incredible how they do it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
