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to make something such as an activity or story last longer than usual or necessary, or as long as possible: Can we spin our holiday out for a few more days? Somehow, she managed to spin her story out so that it took her the whole train journey to tell it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. spin-out. noun [ C ]
1. Protract or prolong, as in They spun out the negotiations over a period of months. This idiom alludes to drawing out a thread by spinning. [c. 1600] 2. Rotate out of control, as in The car spun out and crashed into the store window. [Mid-1900s] See also: out, spin. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Principal Translations. Inglés. Español. spin [sth] out, spin out [sth] vtr phrasal sep. informal (prolong) alargar ⇒ vtr. The children tried to spin out their supper in an effort to stay up longer. Los niños trataron de alargar su cena para quedarse despiertos más tiempo.
phrasal verb. spin something out. to make something last as long as possible. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. See spin out in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
traducir SPIN-OUT: empresa surgida de otra ya existente, prolongar, alargar. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.
sustantivo. 1. (= rotating motion) vuelta f ⧫ revolución f. to give a wheel a spin hacer girar una rueda. idiom: to be in a (flat) spin (British) (informal) [person] andar muy confundido. the news sent the stock market into a flat spin la noticia creó un estado de gran confusión en la bolsa. 2. (in washing machine)
1 de may. de 2024 · 1. to extend or protract (a story, etc) by including superfluous detail; prolong. 2. to spend or pass (time) 3. to contrive to cause (money, etc) to last as long as possible. 4. (of an organization) to create (a new business enterprise) to exploit an aspect of its research. noun spinout.
