spin out

faire un tête-à-queue, déraper

Pour un véhicule, glisser et pivoter de côté parce que le conducteur en a perdu le contrôle.

En anglais simple : If a vehicle does this, it slides and turns sideways because the driver has lost control.

• The car spun out on the ice.
• Two cars spun out on the wet track.
• Did your truck spin out near the bend?

Synonymes : skid, fishtail

Expressions courantes : spin out on ice, spin out at speed

faire un tête-à-queue, perdre le contrôle

Perdre le contrôle de son véhicule, qui se met à glisser et à pivoter de côté.

En anglais simple : To lose control of your vehicle so it slides and turns sideways.

• I spun out on a wet road.
• The driver spun out while trying to avoid a cyclist.
• Have you ever spun out during a race?

Synonymes : skid, lose control

Expressions courantes : spin out while driving, spin out on corners

prolonger, faire durer

Faire durer quelque chose plus longtemps, souvent au-delà du nécessaire.

En anglais simple : To make something last longer, often longer than necessary.

• He spun out his story.
• They spun the meeting out for another hour.
• Can we spin these savings out until June?

Comment l'utiliser : spin something out (He spun the discussion out until everyone else had left.); spin something out for something (We need to spin our savings out for another month.)

Synonymes : prolong, stretch out, draw out

Contraires : shorten

Expressions courantes : spin out something, spin out a story

filialiser, créer une filiale

Transformer une partie d’une entreprise en une société distincte qui poursuit cette activité.

En anglais simple : To make part of a company into a separate company that continues that part of its work.

• They spun out the software division.
• The company will spin its research team out into a new business.
• Why did the group spin out its transport operations?

Comment l'utiliser : spin out something from something (They spun out the software business from the parent company.); spin something out into something (The group spun its research unit out into a separate company.)

Synonymes : spin off

Contraires : merge

Expressions courantes : spin out a company, spin out a division

perdre le contrôle, péter les plombs

Être si bouleversé ou désorienté qu’on ne maîtrise plus ses émotions ou son comportement.

En anglais simple : To become very upset or confused and lose control of your feelings or behaviour.

• She started spinning out after the argument.
• I spin out when too many problems arrive at once.
• He was spinning out under the pressure and needed help.

Comment l'utiliser : spin out over something (He started spinning out over the sudden change of plans.)

Synonymes : freak out, lose control, fall apart

Expressions courantes : spin out emotionally, spin out under pressure

atteindre sa cadence maximale

Pédaler aussi vite que possible, sans pouvoir augmenter davantage sa vitesse en pédalant.

En anglais simple : When cycling, your feet are turning as fast as possible, so you cannot gain more speed by pedaling.

• I spin out on steep descents.
• She spun out because her bike had no higher gear.
• Do you spin out before reaching the bottom of this hill?

Expressions courantes : spin out downhill, spin out easily