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['spɪndl]1) (on spinning wheel, machine) fuso m.2) (on machine tool) mandrino m.* * *['spindl](a thin pin on which something turns: I can't turn on the radio any more, because the spindle of the control knob has broken.) fuso, asse- spindly* * *spindle /ˈspɪndl/n.1 fuso2 (mecc.) asse; alberino; mandrino ( di tornio): dead spindle, mandrino fisso; live spindle, mandrino girevole6 (fig.) persona esile, smilza; spilungone; stanga (fig. fam.)7 (autom.) perno a fuso8 «spindle» ( misura di lunghezza, di circa 14 iarde e mezzo per il lino e di 15 iarde per il cotone)● ( di sedia) spindle-back, con lo schienale a colonnine di legno □ spindle-shanked (o spindle-legged), dalle gambe lunghe e sottili □ spindle-shanks (o spindle-legs), persona dalle gambe lunghe e sottili □ spindle-shaped, fusiforme; affusolato □ (fig.) spindle side, linea (genealogica) femminile: on the spindle side, da parte di madre □ (bot.) spindle tree ( Evonymus europaeus), evonimo; fusaggine; berretta da prete (pop.).(to) spindle /spɪndl/A v. t.B v. i.affusolarsi; assottigliarsi.* * *['spɪndl]1) (on spinning wheel, machine) fuso m.2) (on machine tool) mandrino m.
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