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I . spin [spɪn] N

1. spin (rotation):

spin
giro m

2. spin (in washing machine):

spin
centrifugação f

3. spin (drive):

to go for a spin
ir dar uma volta f

4. spin POL:

spin
armação f
spin
conotação f

II . spin <spun Brit: span, spun> [spɪn] VB intr, trans

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1. spin (rotate):

spin
(fazer) girar

2. spin (make thread):

spin
tecer

spin out VB trans

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spin out
esticar

spin doctor N POL

spin-dryer N

spin-off N

Usage examples with spin

to spin a yarn
contar um caso
to go for a spin
ir dar uma volta f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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As a qualitative concept, the spin vector is often handy because it is easy to picture classically.
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Physicists expected that the quarks carry all the proton spin.
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If the car loses grip, it will spin out of control.
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He can also twist himself tightly to cause himself to spin at his opponent while his arms flail.
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The difference is that passengers ride in cages and can spin the cages in a barrel roll fashion.
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A 1990 is a move in which a breaker spins continuously on one handa hand spin rather than a head spin.
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This group investigated proton structure and discovered that proton spin was not carried by the valence quarks, which overturned the previous predictions.
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Proper recovery procedures were unknown, and a pilot's instinct to pull back on the stick served only to make a spin worse.
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The first pick would go to the team that won the spin of a roulette wheel.
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The doosra is now an important part of the off-spin armoury.
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