rev

a complete turn or cycle of something, such as a wheel or engine

giro, revolución

• revolutions per minute

Collocations engine revolutions · rpm (revolutions per minute)

• The engine was running at 3,000 revs.

  El motor estaba funcionando a 3,000 rpm.

a review or revision of something

revisión, examen

• take a rev

Collocations annual rev · mid-term rev

• The company is planning its annual rev.

  La empresa está planeando su revisión anual.

a critical review or assessment of a book, film, etc.

reseña, crítica

• write a rev

Collocations film rev · book rev

• The newspaper published a rev of the new film.

  El periódico publicó una reseña del nuevo filme.

(intransitive) to turn or rotate, especially quickly

girar, dar vueltas

• rev around

Collocations head revs · body revs

• He revved his motorcycle and sped off.

  Él hizo girar su motocicleta y se fue a toda velocidad.

(transitive) to start an engine or make it run faster

hacer que un motor gire, encender

• rev up

Collocations engine revs up · car revs up

• The car revved up and took off.

  El coche rugió y se puso en marcha.