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dar vueltas

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
dar vueltas loc verb	(ir de un lado a otro)	go around in circles, go round and round v expr
	Mario trabaja para una empresa de mensajería y da vueltas todo el día para entregar paquetes.
	Mario works for a courier company and goes around in circles all day delivering packages.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
darle vueltas a algo loc verb	informal (pensar en algo) (think about [sth] at length)	brood on [sth], mull over [sth] v expr
	(informal)	chew on [sth] v expr
	Ayer le di vueltas a la cuestión durante horas y no se me ocurre ninguna solución.
	I brooded on the problem for hours yesterday and I could not think of any solution.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The preacher's sermon gave me a lot to chew on.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
darle cien vueltas a alguien, darle mil vueltas a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (ser más hábil)	be far better at [sth] v expr
		run rings around [sb] v expr
	Yo le doy cien vueltas a Luis en ajedrez: nunca me ha ganado una mano.
darle vueltas en la cabeza a alguien loc verb + prep	informal (asunto: preocupar a alguien) (figurative)	make [sb]'s head spin v expr
		give [sb] a lot of thought v expr
	A Verónica sigue dándole vueltas en la cabeza lo que le dijeron sus amigas.
	What they told Veronica is still making her head spin.
darle vueltas la cabeza a alguien loc verb + prep	informal (sentir vértigo)	makes [sb]'s head spin, make [sb] feel dizzy v expr
	A María le da vueltas la cabeza cuando sube a un edificio alto.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Riding in the car with the windows down makes my head spin, I get really dizzy.
darle vueltas la cabeza a alguien loc verb + prep	informal (tener mareo)	head be spinning v expr
		feel dizzy v expr
	Cuando bajé de la montaña rusa, me daba vueltas la cabeza.
	When I got off the roller coaster, my head was spinning.

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