pivot
 noun
 eixo, eixe
EN On a mountain, above the city of Borsa, and overlooking the great valley of the Nile, was a figure of a ram, and above it a figure of a cock, both of molten brass, and turning upon a pivot.
GL Nunha montaña ergueita sobre a cidade de Borsa e que sobrancea o gran val do Nilo había unha figura de carneiro e, riba dela, a dun galo, ámbalas dúas de latón fundido, que viraban sobre dun eixo.
 Fonte: ALH (104)
intransitive verb
virar
EN Pivoting on his hind legs, and snapping and gashing, he was everywhere at once, presenting a front which was apparently unbroken so swiftly did he whirl and guard from side to side.
GL Virando sobre as patas traseiras, pegando dentadas a eito, enfrentouse a todos con insuperable velocidade.
Fonte: CHA (1657)
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