Spin in spanish
pronunciation: xiɹ̩ɑɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb
spin1 = rotación, revolución, giro.
Example: This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.more:
» give + a ball a spin = darle efecto a una pelota.
Example: To curve a ball, your foot must make contact with the outside of the ball to give it a spin.» go for + a spin = darse una vuelta, darse un paseo, darse un garbeo. [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc.]
Example: He wrote to let me know that as it was a mild, bright day yesterday, he decided to go for a spin.» out for a spin = de paseo en coche, dándose una vuelta en coche.
Example: The article is entitled 'Out for a spin: a school librarian test drives 14 CD-ROM encyclopedias'.» put + a spin on a ball = darle efecto a una pelota.
Example: Putting a spin on the ball can change the direction the ball takes through the air or after it bounces.» spin-dry = centrifugado.
Example: A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.» spin-off = beneficio indirecto, resultado secundario.
Example: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.» take + a spin (on) = montarse en, darse una vuelta (en), darse un paseo (en).
Example: Of course, that's in addition to taking a spin on the carousel, taking a ride on the puffer train and getting to know the zoo's residents a little better.» take + Nombre + for a spin = dar una vuelta a Alguien, dar un paseo a Alguien, dar un garbeo a Alguien. [En algún tipo de vehículo como bicicleta, coche, moto, helicóptero, etc.]
Example: Unknown to us, Jaeger decided to take him for a spin on the back of his bike.» topspin = efecto.
Example: In order to be effective with passing shots, you need to be able to impart a lot of topspin on the ball.spin2 = histeria, conmoción, alboroto, agitación.
Example: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.more:
» in a spin = confuso, confundido, atónito.
Example: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.spin3 = rollo político, discurso político.
Example: The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.more:
» spin doctor = portavoz, asesor. [En política, persona de un partido o gobierno encargada de dar noticias a la prensa, generalmente intentando explicar favorablemente las actuaciones de su partido o gobierno]
Example: The author suggests that the spin doctor is a new communication role, and raises questions about its relationship to the traditional public relations model.spin4 = girar, rotar, dar vueltas. [Verbo irregular: pasado spun/span, participio ]
Example: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.more:
» head + spin (around) = cabeza + dar vueltas, alucinar, fascinar, aturdir, atolondrar.
Example: There's so many fine women that my head is spinning.» make + Nombre + spin = hacer que Algo funcione, mover Algo.
Example: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.» play + spin the bottle = jugar al juego de la botella.
Example: When it comes to playing spin the bottle, the very first thing you'll need is other people (unless you want to play by yourself, which would be a pretty sad sight).» spin about = girar alrededor de.
Example: A disk is made up of a series of individual rigid disks, arranged one above another, and spinning about a vertical axis.» spin around = girar.
Example: With considerable reluctance, he spun his chair around and was about to return to his papers when Preston Huish put his head into the room.» spin-dry = centrifugar.
Example: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.» spin in + circles = dar vueltas en círculos, girar en círculos, rotar en círculos.
Example: The discus throw looks mysterious and impressive on television, as athletes spin in circles to launch the discus long distances.» spin in + Posesivo + grave = revolcarse en + Posesivo + tumba, revolverse en + Posesivo + tumba.
Example: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.» spin off = derivar, obtener, ser producto de, surgir de.
Example: A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.» spin + Posesivo + wheels = gastar esfuerzos en vano, trabajar en vano, perder el tiempo.
Example: I am beginning to think that the rest of the world will leave us behind if we keep spinning our wheels with all this tit for tat nonsense.spin5 = hilar, tejer, urdir. [Verbo irregular: pasado spun/span, participio ]
Example: Then the fairies told them how happily the spiders lived among the green leaves spinning garments for their neigbbors.more:
» spin + a conspiracy = tramar una conspiración.
Example: He coveted his brother's power and so started to spin a conspiracy in order to assassinate him and take his place both on the throne and on the wedding thalamus.» spin + a yarn = contar una historia.
Example: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.