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| Traduções principais |
| pivot n | (fulcrum) (fulcro) | eixo sm |
| | The telescope was mounted on a pivot and could be turned toward any point in the sky. |
| pivot n | figurative (central person or thing) (figurado: pessoa-chave) | pivô sm |
| | (figurado: algo central, vital) | fator central sm |
| | She was the pivot around which the household revolved. |
| pivot⇒ vi | (turn, change direction) | girar vt |
| | | virar vt |
| | Tom's head pivoted towards the door. |
| pivot on [sth] vi + prep | (rotate around) | virar v int |
| | | girar v int |
| | Too angry to speak, she pivoted on her heel and walked away. |
| pivot on [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (have as its determining factor) (ser centrado em) | girar em torno v int |
| | The outcome of this project pivots on a few essential tasks. |
| | Os resultados desse projeto giram em torno de algumas tarefas essenciais. |
| Traduções complementares |
| pivot n | (turning, change) | rotação sf |
| | He stood motionless, and then, with a sudden pivot, he walked away. |
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