spin out

hacer un trompo, derrapar

Deslizarse y girar de lado un vehículo porque el conductor ha perdido el control.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: skid, fishtail

Expresiones frecuentes: spin out on ice, spin out at speed

hacer un trompo, perder el control

Perder el control al conducir, haciendo que el vehículo se deslice y gire de lado.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: skid, lose control

Expresiones frecuentes: spin out while driving, spin out on corners

alargar, prolongar

Hacer que algo dure más tiempo, a menudo más de lo necesario.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: prolong, stretch out, draw out

Antónimos: shorten

Expresiones frecuentes: spin out something, spin out a story

escindir, crear una filial

Convertir una parte de una empresa en otra empresa independiente que siga realizando esa actividad.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: spin off

Antónimos: merge

Expresiones frecuentes: spin out a company, spin out a division

descontrolarse, perder los nervios

Alterarse o confundirse tanto que se pierde el control de las emociones o la conducta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: spin out over something (He started spinning out over the sudden change of plans.)

Sinónimos: freak out, lose control, fall apart

Expresiones frecuentes: spin out emotionally, spin out under pressure

alcanzar el límite de pedaleo

Pedalear tan rápido como se puede, sin poder aumentar más la velocidad mediante el pedaleo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Expresiones frecuentes: spin out downhill, spin out easily