pivote

See also: pivoté

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: pivotent, pivotes

Verb

pivote

1. inflection of pivoter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Noun

pivote (plural pivotes)

1. pivot

Spanish

Stainless steel bollards

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pivot.

Noun

pivote m (plural pivotes)

1. pivot (a thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle)
2. bollard (a strong vertical post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes)

   Synonym: bolardo

Noun

pivote m or f by sense (plural pivotes)

1. (basketball) center (US, CA), centre (UK) (the player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket)

   Synonym: pívot

2. (handball) circle runner, pivot
3. (soccer) pivot, defensive midfielder

   Synonyms: mediocampista defensivo, centrocampista defensivo

Etymology 2

Verb

pivote

1. inflection of pivotar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pivote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “pivote” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.