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1 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) griezt; griezties2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) vērpt2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) griešana; griešanās; virpuļošana2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) izbrauciens; vizināšanās•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out* * *griešanās; izbraukums; krišana; grīste; spins; uztraukums; vērpt; griezt; griezties; traukties, drāzties; izgāzt; štancēt -
2 spin out
(to cause to last a long or longer time: He spun out his speech for an extra five minutes.) paildzināt; izstiept (laikā) -
3 spin-drier
noun (a machine which dries clothes by spinning them round and round and forcing the water out of them.) centrifūga (veļas izgriešanai) -
4 to spin out
izstiept -
5 to spin out money till pay-day
iztikt ar algu līdz algas dienai -
6 to spin out one's talk
samulsināt; paildzināt runu
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