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spin

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noun
1 noun rotationcasadh masc1  c m urothlú masc  c m uto give sth a spin rud a chasadh, casadh a thabhairt do rud, casadh a bhaint as rud 2 noun SPOR, DANC pirouettecasadh masc1  c m upirouette foreign to do a spin casadh a dhéanamh
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3 noun SPOR of ballcasadh masc1  c m uto put spin on a ball casadh a chur i liathróid 4 noun of aircraftrothlú masc  c m uguairne fem4  c m uto go into a spin rothlú a dhéanamh, imeacht ar roithleagán 5 noun deteriorationthe team went into a downward spin thosaigh an fhoireann ag dul ó mhaith 6 noun of washing machinecasadh masc1  c m uspin cycle ciogal casaidh 7 noun outing in vehicleturas masc1  c m ugeábh masc3  c m usciuird fem2  c m ushe went for a spin in the new carr thug sí geábh amach sa charr nua, chuaigh sí ar thuras gearr sa charr nua 8 noun circular skidsciorradh masc  c m utóin thart familiarthe car went into a spin thosaigh an gluaisteán ag sciorradh timpeall, rinne an carr tóin thart familiar 9 noun POL, PRESS manipulation, slantcasadh masc1  c m uhe believed the government spin chreid sé bolscaireacht an rialtais, chreid sé leagan an rialtais den scéalthey put a positive spin on the news chuir siad cuma dhearfach ar an scéal 10 noun interpretationléamh masc1  c m ucasadh masc1  c m uleagan masc1  c m uit's a modern spin on Irish stew is leagan nua-aimseartha é den stobhach Gaelachit puts a new spin on history tugann sé léamh nua ar an stair, tugann sé léiriú nua ar an stair 11 noun MUS play of record etccasadh masc1  c m uafter a few spins I loved the album thaitin an t-albam liom i ndiaidh dom é a chasadh cúpla uairhe gave the CD a spin sheinn sé an CD 12 noun informal DANC dancedamhsa masc4  c m urince masc4  c m uhe took her for a spin thug sé amach ag damhsa í
verb
13 verb rotate
TRANSITIVEcas verb  c m urothlaigh verb  c m uto spin sth rud a chur ag casadh, rud a chur ag rothlú, casadh a bhaint as rudhe was spinning a plate on a stick bhí sé ag casadh pláta ar bhata, bhí pláta ag rince ar bharr bata aige
INTRANSITIVEcas verb  c m urothlaigh verb  c m uto send sth spinning into the air rud a chur ag eitilt san aer
14 verb turn wildly INTRANSITIVEcas verb  c m utiontaigh verb  c m urothlaigh verb  c m uthe wheels are spinning tá na rothaí ag casadh, tá na rothaí ag dul thart 15 verb SPOR twist ball TRANSITIVEcasadh a chur i  c m u 16 verb flip TRANSITIVEcuir ag casadhcuir ag rincehe spun a coin on the table chuir sé bonn ag rince ar an mbord 17 verb of washing machine INTRANSITIVEcas verb  c m u 18 verb of clothes TRANSITIVEfáisc verb  c m ucastriomaigh verb  c m u 19 verb MUS of record TRANSITIVEcas verb  c m useinn verb  c m u 20 verb TEXT of fibre, yarn TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVEsníomh verb  c m u 21 verb ZOOL of spider TRANSITIVEsníomh verb  c m ufigh verb  c m unot all spiders spin webs ní dhéanann gach damhán alla líon 22 verb POL of facts TRANSITIVEcasadh a chur arclaonadh a chur arthey spun the facts chuir siad a gcasadh féin ar an rud a tharla 23 verb of yarn, story TRANSITIVEcum verb  c m uaithris verb  c m uinis verb  c m ushe spun him a yarn about being sick lig sí uirthi féin leis go raibh sí tinn, chum sí scéal dó go raibh sí tinn 24 verb of aircraft INTRANSITIVErothlaigh verb  c m uimchas verb  c m uthe plane was spinning bhí an t-eitleán ag rothlúto spin out of control imeacht ó smacht 25 verb COOK with sugar TRANSITIVEsníomh verb  c m u 26 verb FISH fish with spinner INTRANSITIVEbheith ag iascach le spinéirspinéireacht a dhéanamh
phrases

to be in a spin

(also

to be in a flat spin

) bheith trí chéile

sb's head is spinning

my head was spinning bhí meadhrán i mo cheann, bhí mearbhall orm

to make sb's head spin

meadhrán a chur i nduinemearbhall a chur ar dhuine

to give sth a spin

informal triail a bhaint as rud

to spin sb a line

informal dallamullóg a chur ar dhuinean dubh a chur ina gheal ar dhuine

to spin your wheels

(US), informal she's just spinning her wheels in that job níl sí ag déanamh aon mhaith sa phost sin

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