hinge

UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/
hingesubstantiv
hinges
Pl.
UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/
Übersetzungen
The door creaked on its rusty hinge.
Дверь скрипела на своей ржавой петле.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
A movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes, or that connects linked objects.
The door creaked loudly because the hinge needed oiling.
A central point or principle on which everything depends.
The success of the project was the hinge on which the company's future rested.
hingeverb
hinged
Präteritum
hinged
Partizip Perfekt
hinging
Gerundium
UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/
Übersetzungen
The success of the project hinges on the team's performance.
Успех проекта зависит от работы команды.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
To attach or join with or as if with a hinge.
The door was hinged to allow it to swing open easily.
To depend entirely on something.
The success of the project hinges on the team's ability to meet the deadline.
hingeadjektiv
UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "hinge pin", "hinge side".
Definitionen
Relating to or situated at a hinge; serving as or functioning like a hinge.
The hinge side frame needed extra reinforcement.