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spinverb
spun
Past Simple
spun
Past Participle
spinning
Gerund
UK
/spɪn/
US
/spɪn/
Translations
The dancer spun gracefully across the stage.
La danseuse a tourné gracieusement sur la scène.
filerPour des fibres textiles.
She learned how to spin wool into yarn.
Elle a appris à filer la laine en fil.
inventerPour une histoire ou un récit.
He can spin a tale that captivates his audience.
Il peut inventer une histoire qui captive son public.
faire tournerPour une machine ou un dispositif.
The engine spun the propeller at high speed.
Le moteur a fait tourner l'hélice à grande vitesse.
présenterDans le sens de présenter des faits de manière orientée.
The politician tried to spin the news to his advantage.
Le politicien a essayé de présenter les nouvelles à son avantage.
Additional translations
imprimerSport, pour donner de l'effet à une balle.
Definitions
To turn or cause to turn or whirl around quickly.
The dancer spun gracefully across the stage.
To draw out and twist fibers into thread.
She learned how to spin wool into yarn.
To produce or create something rapidly or easily, often a story or idea.
He can spin a tale that captivates his audience.
To cause to rotate rapidly, often used in the context of machinery or devices.
The engine spun the propeller at high speed.
To present information in a particular way, often to influence perception.
The politician tried to spin the news to his advantage.
To impart rapid rotation to a ball so that it deviates in flight or after bouncing, as in cricket, tennis or table tennis.
She spun the tennis ball with topspin to keep it in court.
Synonyms
twirl
rotate
revolve
whirl
twist
turn
gyrate
roll
spinnoun
spins
pl
UK
/spɪn/
US
/spɪn/
Translations
The dancer executed a perfect spin on the stage.
La danseuse a exécuté une rotation parfaite sur scène.
interprétationSens journalistique ou politique.
The press secretary put a positive spin on the recent economic data.
Le porte-parole a donné une interprétation favorable des dernières données économiques.
viréeFamilier, pour une courte sortie en voiture.
We decided to go for a spin in the countryside on Sunday afternoon.
Nous avons décidé de faire une virée à la campagne dimanche après-midi.
pirouetteEn danse, patinage ou gymnastique.
Her routine included a difficult spin that impressed the judges.
Son programme comprenait une pirouette difficile qui a impressionné les juges.
vrilleAéronautique.
The pilot managed to pull the plane out of a dangerous spin.
Le pilote a réussi à sortir l'avion d'une vrille dangereuse.
Additional translations
confusionAu figuré, dans l'expression d'un état de trouble ou d'excitation mentale.
spinEn physique quantique.
Definitions
A rapid turning or whirling motion.
The dancer executed a perfect spin on the stage.
A particular viewpoint or interpretation of an event, especially in politics or media.
The press secretary put a positive spin on the recent economic data.
A short drive or ride in a vehicle for pleasure.
We decided to go for a spin in the countryside on Sunday afternoon.
A state of mental confusion or excitement.
After hearing the surprising news, her mind was in a spin.
A type of movement in sports, such as a spin in figure skating or gymnastics.
Her routine included a difficult spin that impressed the judges.
Intrinsic angular momentum possessed by elementary particles, expressed in quantum mechanics.
An electron has a spin of 1⁄2.
A steep, spiralling descent of an aircraft that has stalled, in which it rotates around its vertical axis.
The pilot managed to pull the plane out of a dangerous spin.
Synonyms
twist
revolution
rotation
whirl
turn
gyration
spinadjective
UK
/spɪn/
US
/spɪn/
Used attributively to modify nouns related to rotational motion, e.g. “spin cycle”, “spin class”.
Translations
d'essorageSurtout dans le domaine des appareils ménagers.
Set the machine to the spin cycle.
Réglez la machine sur le cycle d'essorage.
Definitions
Relating to or involving rapid rotation, especially as a stage of an operation or activity.
Set the machine to the spin cycle.
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