rotate

rotate
1. intransitive verb
(revolve) rotieren; sich drehen

rotate on an axis — sich um eine Achse drehen

2. transitive verb
1) (cause to revolve) in Rotation versetzen
2) (alternate) abwechselnd erledigen [Aufgaben]; abwechselnd erfüllen [Pflichten]

rotate [the] crops — Fruchtwechselwirtschaft betreiben

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[rə'teit, ](American[) 'routeit]
verb (to turn like a wheel: He rotated the handle; The earth rotates.) (sich)drehen
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ro·tate
[rə(ʊ)ˈteɪt, AM ˈroʊteɪt]
I. vi
1. (revolve) rotieren
▪ to \rotate around sth um etw akk rotieren, sich akk um etw akk drehen
2. (alternate) wechseln
the job of washing the dishes constantly \rotates mit dem Abwasch ist reihum jeder einmal dran fam
II. vt
1. (cause to turn)
▪ to \rotate sth etw drehen
2. (alternate)
to \rotate duties Aufgaben turnusmäßig [abwechselnd] [o reihum] verteilen
to \rotate troops Truppen auswechseln
3. AGR
to \rotate crops [or fields] im Fruchtwechsel anbauen
4. AUTO
to \rotate tyres [or AM tires] Reifen turnusmäßig wechseln
5. COMPUT (move data)
▪ to \rotate sth etw rotieren
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[rəU'teIt]
1. vt
1) (around axis) drehen, rotieren lassen; (MATH) rotieren lassen; (COMPUT) rotieren; head, body drehen
2) crops im Wechsel anbauen; work, jobs turnusmäßig erledigen
2. vi
1) (around axis) sich drehen, rotieren; (MATH) rotieren
2) (crops) im Wechsel angebaut werden; (people = take turns) sich (turnusmäßig) abwechseln
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rotate1 [rəʊˈteıt; US ˈrəʊˌteıt]
A v/i
1. rotieren, kreisen, sich drehen, umlaufen
2. der Reihe nach oder turnusmäßig wechseln
B v/t
1. rotieren oder kreisen lassen
2. MATH
a) (um eine Achse) drehen
b) umklappen
3. Personal turnusmäßig auswechseln
4. AGR die Frucht wechseln
rotate2 [ˈrəʊteıt] adj BOT, ZOOL radförmig
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1. intransitive verb
(revolve) rotieren; sich drehen

rotate on an axis — sich um eine Achse drehen

2. transitive verb
1) (cause to revolve) in Rotation versetzen
2) (alternate) abwechselnd erledigen [Aufgaben]; abwechselnd erfüllen [Pflichten]

rotate [the] crops — Fruchtwechselwirtschaft betreiben

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v.
drehen v.
rotieren v.
sich drehen v.

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