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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.) snu seg plutselig, snurre2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spinne2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) snurring, spinn2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) svipptur, rask kjøretur•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin outspinne--------virvleIsubst. \/spɪn\/1) snurring, virvling2) spinn, skru (på ball)3) ( hverdagslig) sentrifugering4) ( hverdagslig) rask (kjøre)tur, svipptur5) (økonomi, hverdagslig) plutselig nedadgående trend6) ( hverdagslig) vinkling7) ( luftfart) spinnget into a flat spin ( hverdagslig) bli helt forstyrret, vite verken ut eller inngive somebody a spin ( politi) ta noen med på stasjoneninverted spin ryggspinnII1) (tekstil, zoologi) spinne2) ( overført) sette sammen3) snurre (rundt), få til å snurre, gå rundt, rotere (om sin akse), gå i spinn4) ( ballspill) skru5) fiske med spinner6) ( skolevesen) la en elev dumpespin (along) gli\/suse\/flyte fremspin a coin slå mynt og kronspin a yarn ( hverdagslig) spinne en ende, fortelle en drøy historie\/skrønespin off gi opphav til, føre med segspin out trekke ut, trekke i langdraggjøre lengre, strekke, få til å vare så lenge som mulig, tvære utspin round snurre rundtspin the ball skru ballen -
2 yarn
I noun(wool, cotton etc spun into thread: knitting-yarn; a length of yarn.) garn, trådII noun(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) fortelling; skrøne, røverhistoriegarn--------historie--------trådIsubst. \/jɑːn\/1) garn, tråd2) ( sjøfart) kabelgarn3) ( hverdagslig) historie, skrøne4) (austr.) pratspin a yarn ( hverdagslig) fortelle en skipperskrøneIIverb \/jɑːn\/1) ( hverdagslig) fortelle skipperskrøner, sitte og lyve2) (austr.) skravle, prate
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spin a yarn — {v. phr.} To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. * /Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don t always believe everything he says./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spin a yarn — {v. phr.} To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. * /Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don t always believe everything he says./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spin a yarn — To tell a story • • • Main Entry: ↑spin * * * I tell a long, far fetched story II see spin … Useful english dictionary
spin a yarn — If someone spins a yarn, they tell a story, usually a long or fanciful one … The small dictionary of idiomes
spin a yarn — ► spin a yarn tell a far fetched story. Main Entry: ↑spin … English terms dictionary
spin a yarn — If you spin a yarn, you tell a story, usually a long improbable one, with distorted truths. He failed the exam and spun a yarn about the exam papers being stolen … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
spin a yarn — verb To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far fetched. Now I must tell you a little about myself; or rather, I am inclined to spin a yarn, and tell you a great deal … Wiktionary
spin a yarn — tell a story, make up a story We love to hear Norman spin a yarn. His stories seem so real … English idioms
spin\ a\ yarn — v. phr. To tell a story of adventure with some exaggeration mixed in; embellish and protract such a tale. Uncle Fred, who used be a sailor, knows how to spin a fascinating yarn, but don t always believe everything he says … Словарь американских идиом
spin a yarn — tell a long, far fetched story. → spin … English new terms dictionary
To spin a yarn — Spin Spin (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp. {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v. t.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English