The word "pirouette" is often heard in television sports programs and in cultural and educational programs. Hearing some borrowings from other languages in various phrases and expressions, we do not always understand their meaning. Moreover, we don’t know anything about the origin of the word “pirouette”.
Origin and primary meaning
Pirouette is a full rotation of the body 360 degrees around its axis. During execution, a person should stand on one leg. The word has French roots (pirouette) and was originally used exclusively in ballet. The pirouette was called the revolutions of the dancer's body in one place during the performance of her performance on the stage. In this case, the ballerina relies only on the tips of her fingers.
Later, the word began to be used not only in ballet, but also for other dances. Pirouette is always very graceful and beautiful. To learn this art is not so simple: you need to have a good vestibular apparatus and be able to maintain balance. Performing a single or double pirouette is the most common number in classical ballet. Turns perfected to perfection by dancers in packs cause enthusiastic applause from the public. At the same time, the beauty of the movements depends on the correctly chosen starting position, the strength of the shock, a successful landing. And many years of training in the dance class.
Use of the word in other areas of life
Having a harmonious sound and foreign roots, borrowing quickly spread to other areas of life. In any case, its main significance did not change from this: as before, the pirouette was a turnaround that was simply performed under other circumstances. For example, the word began to be actively used in the circus. In this form of art, a pirouette is a complete revolution of the body during a track and field athlete jump. It can be performed both under the dome and not high above a solid surface.
Soon they began to use this word at racetracks. At horse races, a pirouette is a complete turn of a horse when it stands on two hind legs. As for aviation, then the meaning remains the same. Pirouette is called the rotation of an airplane around its axis during shows and parades in the air. Poker players, in turn, dubbed the card manipulation a pirouette when it quickly turns in the hands with a deft and expertly made hand movement. The trick is used by magicians, performing their magic tricks.
Figurative meaning
Oddly enough, it is also actively used by intellectuals in conversations. The meaning of the word "pirouette" does not always imply some kind of physical activity or circular motion. It is clear that if we watch figure skating and the commentator actively uses it, we can easily guess what it means in a circular rotation of the skater, made in the air above the ice arena. But if in an interview the opponent speaks of a pirouette in your speech, how should this be understood?
Everything is really simple. In the figurative meaning, “pirouette” is an intricate conclusion, unexpected conclusions, tricky arguments, veiled facts. This is also a
complex syntactic construction, which is not always clear to your interlocutor. In this understanding, a pirouette is usually called a logical argument, so "twisted" that the author, when he finishes the speech, does not understand himself where the story was started. Such "pirouettes" are used by writers and poets when composing their works.