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a health-food crank

  • 1 crank

    1. crank [kræŋk] n
    (sl: methamphetamine) Crank nt
    2. crank [kræŋk] n fam
    1) ( eccentric) Spinner(in) m(f) ( pej) ( fam)
    health-food \crank Gesundheitsapostel m ( pej)
    religious \crank religiöser Spinner/religiöse Spinnerin ( pej)
    2) (Am) ( bad-tempered person) Griesgram m ( pej) n
    \crank call Juxanruf m;
    \crank caller Juxanrufer(in) m(f)
    3. crank [kræŋk] n Kurbel f vt
    to \crank sth engine, gramophone, telephone etw ankurbeln;
    to \crank a handle eine Kurbel drehen

    English-German students dictionary > crank

  • 2 crank

    A n
    1 ○ péj ( freak) fanatique mf, fana ○ mf ; a health-food crank un/une fanatique or fana ○ d'aliments naturels ;
    2 Tech manivelle f ;
    3 ○ US ( grouch) grincheux/-euse m/f.
    B vtr faire démarrer [qch] à la manivelle [car, engine] ; remonter [qch] (à la manivelle) [gramophone].
    ■ crank out:
    ▶ crank out [sth], crank [sth] out produire [essay, novel, film].
    ■ crank up:
    ▶ crank up [sth], crank [sth] up lit remonter (à la manivelle) ; fig mettre en marche.

    Big English-French dictionary > crank

  • 3 crank

    I 1. noun
    (Mech. Engin.) [Hand]kurbel, die
    2. transitive verb

    crank [up] — ankurbeln

    II noun
    Irre, der/die (salopp)

    health crank — Gesundheitsfanatiker, der/-fanatikerin, die (ugs.)

    * * *
    [kræŋk]
    (a person with strange or odd ideas.) wunderlicher Kauz
    - academic.ru/17013/cranky">cranky
    - crankiness
    * * *
    crank1
    [kræŋk]
    n (sl: methamphetamine) Crank nt
    crank2
    [kræŋk]
    I. n ( fam)
    1. (eccentric) Spinner(in) m(f) pej fam
    health-food \crank Gesundheitsapostel m pej
    religious \crank religiöser Spinner/religiöse Spinnerin pej
    2. AM (bad-tempered person) Griesgram m pej
    II. n modifier
    \crank call Juxanruf m
    \crank caller Juxanrufer(in) m(f)
    crank3
    [kræŋk]
    I. n Kurbel f
    II. vt
    ▪ to \crank sth engine, gramophone, telephone etw ankurbeln
    to \crank a handle eine Kurbel drehen
    * * *
    I [krŋk]
    n
    (= eccentric person) Spinner(in) m(f) (inf); (US = cross person) Griesgram m II
    1. n (MECH)
    Kurbel f
    2. vt
    ankurbeln
    * * *
    crank [kræŋk]
    A s
    1. TECH
    a) Kurbel f
    b) Kurbelkröpfung f (einer Welle)
    c) Schwengel m
    2. HIST Tretmühle f (Strafinstrument)
    3. umg
    a) Spinner(in)
    b) US Miesepeter m
    4. umg fixe Idee, Marotte f, Grille f
    5. Wortspiel n, -verdrehung f
    B v/t
    1. TECH kröpfen
    2. a) oft crank up ankurbeln, den Motor anwerfen, anlassen:
    cranking speed Anlassdrehzahl f
    b) den Motor, eine Maschine durchdrehen
    C v/i
    1. kurbeln
    2. crank up US umg sich fertig machen
    D adj
    1. → cranky 1
    2. SCHIFF rank, leicht kenterbar
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    (Mech. Engin.) [Hand]kurbel, die
    2. transitive verb

    crank [up] — ankurbeln

    II noun
    Irre, der/die (salopp)

    health crank — Gesundheitsfanatiker, der/-fanatikerin, die (ugs.)

    * * *
    n.
    Marotte -n f.
    Sonderling m.
    Spinner - m.
    fixe Idee f.
    wunderlicher Kauz m. v.
    krümmen v.

    English-german dictionary > crank

  • 4 crank

    N
    1. धुरी\crankकी\crankमोड़
    The pedals of a bicycle are attached to a crank.
    2. सनकी
    her husband is a health-food crank.

    English-Hindi dictionary > crank

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