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spin verb

  /spɪn/
  • (transitive) To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
  • To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.
 spinnen
  • (figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
 beschönigen, positiv darstellen, schönreden
drehen
  • (ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
 rotieren, schleudern

spin noun

  /spɪn/
  • (quantum mechanics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
 Spin
  • (aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.
 Trudeln, Drall
  • (countable, uncountable) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
 Beschönigung, Schönfärberei, Zurechtlegung, passende Auslegung
  • A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.
 Spritztour

spinning noun

  /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
  • The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread.
 Spinnerei
spin-off
Ableger, Spin-off
spin-dry
schleudern
spin a yarn
Seemannsgarn spinnen, dichten
spin dryer
Schleuder
spin doctor
Imageberater, PR-Berater, Schönredner, Spindoktor, Tatsachenbeschöniger
spin the bottle
Flaschendrehen
spin-off product
Abfallprodukt

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Spin noun {m}

Spin, Spins   /spɪn/
  • Physik: Eigendrehimpuls von Elementarteilchen
 spin
Spin-off
spin-off
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