Revolver (en. Revolver)

/reˈβolβeɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A short-barreled firearm that has a rotating cylinder containing several bullets.

The police found a revolver at the crime scene.

La policía encontró un revolver en la escena del crimen.

An instrument used to mix ingredients in the kitchen.

Use a revolver to beat the eggs and sugar.

Utiliza un revolver para batir los huevos y el azúcar.

verb

To turn something around an axis.

You need to stir the mixture so that it doesn't burn.

Necesitas revolver la mezcla para que no se queme.

To cause something to blend or mix with something else.

They shuffled the cards before dealing them.

Revolvieron las cartas antes de repartirlas.

From Latin revolvere, which means 'to turn again'.

to turn heaven and earth

To search intensely for something.

revolver cielo y tierra

to stir the innards

To cause a great emotional impact.

revolver las entrañas

mix

Combination of different elements.

mezcla

spin

Movement in which something is turned over.

giro

shake

To move something forcefully to mix it.

agitar

To stir in a context of conflict or problem.

That guy is always stirring up trouble at school.

Ese tipo siempre está revolviendo problemas en la escuela.

To stir in the sense of disrupting the peace.

I don't like it when people stir the atmosphere at a party.

No me gusta cuando la gente revolver el ambiente en una fiesta.