Meanings (ES + gloss)
acorralar
To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.
The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
acorralar
To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
girar • virar
To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
maniobrar
To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.