No. 11,022 in French
pirouettes
A spinning movement on one foot, typically in dance.
In a sentence
Les danseurs exécutent des pirouettes élégantes sur scène.
The dancers perform elegant pirouettes on stage.
Here, 'pirouettes' refers to the ballet movement, a spinning turn executed on one foot.
La voiture a fait des pirouettes sur la route glacée.
The car spun in pirouettes on the icy road.
In this usage, 'pirouettes' metaphorically describes the spinning motion of the car on the road.
Il faisait des pirouettes dans ses explications pour éviter de répondre directement.
He made pirouettes in his explanations to avoid answering directly.
Here, 'pirouettes' is used figuratively to describe evasive verbal maneuvers in conversation.
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