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Dando vueltas

The expression dar vueltas seems to have a lot of meanings

Written by Juan Ramón - ramon@spanishcool.com

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Indeed it does. Here you are some expressions with dar vueltas. They are phrases taken from several dictionaries.

With these examples I only intend to show how to translate to English the expression dar vueltas.

Of course, in Spanish we have synonyms for dar vueltas too, depending on the context (girar, rotar, volcar, etc.).


Dar vueltas

To go around in circles

Examples:


Dar vueltas a OR alrededor de OR en torno a algo

To move around some fixed point or place.

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Darle vueltas a algo

To make something rotate. To turn something.

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Also, give something a lot of thought.

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Darle la vuelta a algo

To turn something over, inside out or upside down.

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Darle cien OR mil OR cien mil vueltas a alguien

To be miles OR heaps better than somebody. To be streets ahead of somebody

Also:


Dar media vuelta

To turn on one's heel

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Dar OR darse una vuelta

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Also with a purpose:


Dar OR darse la vuelta

To turn (around).

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Also to turn over, to roll over.

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Dar vueltas y más vueltas

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Dar vueltas en círculo

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Set phrases and other expressions

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