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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.
 hilar
  • (ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
 girar, dar vueltas, rotar
  • (figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.
 dorar la píldora, endulzar, pintar bonito
  • (transitive, informal) To play (vinyl records, etc.) as a disc jockey.
 pinchar

spin noun

  /spɪn/
  • (aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.
 barrena, ajuaishte, rosca
  • (quantum mechanics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
 espín
  • A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.
 vuelta
  • Rapid circular motion.
 vuelta, giro
  • (countable, uncountable) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
 sesgo positivo

spinning noun

  /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
  • The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread.
 hilatura
spin-off
esqueje, obra derivada
spin doctor
asesor de imagen
spin a yarn
hablar tonterías
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