spindle

albero, mandrino

Asta che ruota o attorno alla quale ruota un altro pezzo.

In inglese semplice: A rod that turns, or that another part turns around.

• The wheel turns on a spindle.
• A worn spindle made the machine shake.
• Check both spindles before starting the motor.

Sinonimi: shaft, axle

Espressioni comuni: motor spindle, lathe spindle, rotating spindle

fuso

Bastoncino sottile usato per torcere lana o altre fibre, trasformarle in filo e avvolgerlo.

In inglese semplice: A thin rod used to twist wool or other soft material into thread and wind it up.

• She wound the wool onto a spindle.
• The spindle turned as she made thread.
• They used wooden spindles to spin the yarn.

Espressioni comuni: drop spindle, spinning spindle, wooden spindle

evonimo

Arbusto o piccolo albero dai frutti colorati, il cui legno veniva usato per fabbricare fusi.

In inglese semplice: A shrub or small tree with colorful fruit, whose wood was once used to make thread-making rods.

• A spindle grows beside the hedge.
• The spindle has bright pink fruit in autumn.
• Several spindles were planted along the path.

Sinonimi: spindle tree

Espressioni comuni: spindle tree, japanese spindle

spillone portacarte

Punta metallica verticale su cui si infilzano fogli per tenerli raccolti.

In inglese semplice: An upright metal spike that holds papers pushed onto it.

• The clerk put the receipt on a spindle.
• Old bills filled the spindle on his desk.
• Two spindles held the used tickets.

Sinonimi: paper spike

Espressioni comuni: receipt spindle, desk spindle, paper spindle

infilzare

Infilare un foglio su una punta verticale che serve a raccogliere documenti.

In inglese semplice: To push a paper onto an upright spike that holds documents.

• The clerk spindled each receipt.
• Please do not spindle this form.
• He folded and spindled the old bills.

Sinonimi: impale

Espressioni comuni: spindle a receipt, spindle a document