coil of yarn

the snake coiled itself round a branch — die Schlange wand sich um einen Ast

she wore her hair in coils (round head) (round ears) the sinewy coils of the snake — sie hatte eine Gretchenfrisur sie trug ihr Haar in Schnecken die kraftvoll gespannte Spirale des Schlangenkörpers

the python coiled itself around the rabbit/(up) in the basket — die Pythonschlange umschlang das Kaninchen/rollte sich im Korb zusammen

rollo de pelo — Ven curler, hair curler, roller

nos soltó el rollo de siempre — he gave us the usual spiel *

¡menudo rollo nos contó tu padre! — what a lecture your dad gave us! iró

¡menudo rollo que tiene! — he's always waffling (on) about something! *

¡vaya rollo patatero que me estás contando! — you're talking a load of old tosh! **, you're talking a load of baloney! (EEUU) *

corta el rollo y dime exactamente lo que quieres — cut it short * o cut the crap *** and tell me exactly what you want

cinco minutos más y ya corto el rollo — five minutes more and then I'll shut up *

estar de rollo * Esp, Méx —

tirarse el rollo Esp, Méx —

no te tires el rollo conmigo que te conozco — don't give me that spiel *, I know what you're like

tírate el rollo e invítame a una copa — be a pal and get me a drink *

¡qué rollo! — what a pain! **

ser un rollo — [discurso, conferencia] to be dead boring *; [persona] to be a bore *, be a pain **

lo de las lentillas es un rollo — contact lenses are a real pain *

no sabemos de qué va el rollo — we don't know what it's all about o what's going on

no me va el rollo de esta gente — I'm not into their scene *

• buen/mal rollo, en sus fiestas siempre hay buen rollo — there's always a good atmosphere at his parties

¡qué mal rollo! — what a pain! *

me da buen/mal rollo — I've got a good/nasty o bad feeling about it

¡qué buen rollo me da ese tío! — that guy gives me really good vibes! *

la película me dio tan mal rollo que me deprimí — the film was a real downer *

esa película es muy rollo — that film's dead boring *

no seas rollo, Julián — don't be a bore * o pain **,Julián

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

qué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)

las clases son un rollo — the classes are dead boring (colloq)

todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)

no me sueltes el rollo — you can cut the lecture (colloq)

bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)

a mí este rollo no me va — this isn't my scene (colloq)

Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

to run before the wind — ( Naut) ir* con el viento en popa or a favor

a wind of change was blowing — soplaban vientos nuevos

in the wind: a change is in the wind se viene un cambio; like the wind como un bólido (fam); to get the wind up (BrE colloq) asustarse, pegarse* un susto (fam); to get wind of something enterarse de algo, olerse* algo (fam); to know/find out which way o how the wind is blowing saber*/averiguar* por dónde van los tiros (fam); to put the wind up somebody (BrE colloq) asustar a algn, meterle miedo a algn (fam); to sail close to the wind: be careful what you say, you're sailing very close to the wind cuidado con lo que dices, te estás por pasar de la raya; to scatter something to the four winds desperdigar* algo; to take the wind out of somebody's sails desinflar a algn; to throw caution to the wind(s) echar la precaución por la borda, abandonar toda precaución; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good no hay mal que por bien no venga; (before n) wind power energía f eólica; wind tunnel (Auto, Aviat) túnel m aerodinámico; wind turbine — turbina f eólica

to break wind — eliminar gases (euf), tirarse un pedo (fam)

wind instrument — instrumento m de viento

to wind something AROUND o (esp BrE) ROUND something — enroscar* or enrollar algo alrededor de algo

to wind something ON(TO) something — enroscar* or enrollar algo en algo

• against the wind — contra el viento

• to run before the wind — (Naut) navegar viento en popa

• high wind — viento fuerte

• into the wind — contra el viento

• to break wind — ventosear

• to bring up wind — [baby] eructar

• to be short of wind — estar sin aliento

that's all a lot of wind — todo eso son chorradas *

the wind(s) — los instrumentos mpl de viento

to wind sb — (with punch etc) dejar a algn sin aliento

wind chimes NPL — móvil m de campanillas

wind cone N — = windsock

wind energy N — = wind power

wind farm N — parque m eólico

wind instrument N — instrumento m de viento

wind machine N — máquina f de viento

wind power N — energía f eólica or del viento

wind tunnel N — túnel m aerodinámico or de pruebas aerodinámicas

wind turbine N — aerogenerador m

the rope wound itself round a branch — la cuerda se enrolló en or alrededor de una rama

to run before the wind — ( Naut) ir* con el viento en popa or a favor

a wind of change was blowing — soplaban vientos nuevos

in the wind: a change is in the wind se viene un cambio; like the wind como un bólido (fam); to get the wind up (BrE colloq) asustarse, pegarse* un susto (fam); to get wind of something enterarse de algo, olerse* algo (fam); to know/find out which way o how the wind is blowing saber*/averiguar* por dónde van los tiros (fam); to put the wind up somebody (BrE colloq) asustar a algn, meterle miedo a algn (fam); to sail close to the wind: be careful what you say, you're sailing very close to the wind cuidado con lo que dices, te estás por pasar de la raya; to scatter something to the four winds desperdigar* algo; to take the wind out of somebody's sails desinflar a algn; to throw caution to the wind(s) echar la precaución por la borda, abandonar toda precaución; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good no hay mal que por bien no venga; (before n) wind power energía f eólica; wind tunnel (Auto, Aviat) túnel m aerodinámico; wind turbine — turbina f eólica

to break wind — eliminar gases (euf), tirarse un pedo (fam)

wind instrument — instrumento m de viento

to wind something AROUND o (esp BrE) ROUND something — enroscar* or enrollar algo alrededor de algo

to wind something ON(TO) something — enroscar* or enrollar algo en algo

esa tía me enrolla mucho — I'm really into that girl *

a mí la droga no me enrolla nada — drugs don't do anything for me, I'm not into drugs *

no me enrolles más, así no me vas a convencer — don't give me that, you're not going to convince me *

• enrollar a algn en algo — to get sb involved in sth

no te enrolles — stop jabbering on (colloq)

se enrollaron en la discoteca — they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco

enrollarse con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE colloq), to get off with somebody (BrE colloq)

enrollarse con algo — to get into something (colloq)

enrollarse bien — (Esp arg)

se enrolla muy bien — he's really cool (colloq)

no te enrolles — stop jabbering on (colloq)

se enrollaron en la discoteca — they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco

enrollarse con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE colloq), to get off with somebody (BrE colloq)

enrollarse con algo — to get into something (colloq)

enrollarse bien — (Esp arg)

se enrolla muy bien — he's really cool (colloq)

Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.

he gave the cap a twist — (to open) svitò il tappo; (to close) avvitò il tappo, diede un'avvitata al tappo

the twists and turns of the plot — il dipanarsi tortuoso o la macchinosità dell'intreccio

to put some twist on the ball — imprimere o dare effetto alla palla

to go round the twist — colloq. impazzire, diventare matto da legare

to drive sb. round the twist — colloq. fare impazzire qcn

to twist [sth.] off — svitare [cap, lid]

to twist sb.'s arm — torcere il braccio a qcn.; fig. costringere qcn. a fare qcs

to twist X round Y — avvolgere o attorcigliare X intorno a Y

to twist and turn — [road, path] serpeggiare

he gave the cap a twist — (to open) svitò il tappo; (to close) avvitò il tappo, diede un'avvitata al tappo

the twists and turns of the plot — il dipanarsi tortuoso o la macchinosità dell'intreccio

to put some twist on the ball — imprimere o dare effetto alla palla

to go round the twist — colloq. impazzire, diventare matto da legare

to drive sb. round the twist — colloq. fare impazzire qcn

to twist [sth.] off — svitare [cap, lid]

to twist sb.'s arm — torcere il braccio a qcn.; fig. costringere qcn. a fare qcs

to twist X round Y — avvolgere o attorcigliare X intorno a Y

to twist and turn — [road, path] serpeggiare

to twist something AROUND something — enrollar or enroscar* algo alrededor de algo

to be twisted (up) — estar* enredado; little finger

round the twist — (BrE colloq) loco, chiflado (fam)

a twist of lemon — una rodajita de limón ( retorcida)

a twist of lemon — un pedacito or un rizo de limón

with a quick twist of the wrist — torciendo or girando rápidamente la muñeca

to give sth a twist — [+ lid, top] girar algo

she twisted her hair into a bun — se enrolló or enroscó el pelo en un moño

to twist something AROUND something — enrollar or enroscar* algo alrededor de algo

to be twisted (up) — estar* enredado; little finger

round the twist — (BrE colloq) loco, chiflado (fam)

a twist of lemon — una rodajita de limón ( retorcida)