donar voltes

Catalan

Etymology

Cognate to Spanish dar vueltas.

Verb

donar voltes (first-person singular present dono voltes, first-person singular preterite doní voltes, past participle donat voltes); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. to go round in circles
   • 2019 February 13, Erica Aspas, “El gran museu de la llum”, in Time Out Barcelona‎^[1], page 19:

     I per fer-vos l'experiència més fàcil, també han creat l'app del festival, on trobareu un mapa amb cada instal·lació per no donar voltes i sempre veure el mateix!

     And to make your experience easier, they've also created the festival's app, where you'll find a map with each installation to keep from going round in circles and always seeing the same thing!

2. (with a) to ponder, to mull over

See also

• donar la volta
• donar volta