spindle

eje, husillo

Barra que gira o alrededor de la cual gira otra pieza.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: shaft, axle

Expresiones frecuentes: motor spindle, lathe spindle, rotating spindle

huso

Varilla fina que sirve para retorcer lana u otras fibras, convertirlas en hilo y enrollarlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: drop spindle, spinning spindle, wooden spindle

evónimo

Arbusto o árbol pequeño de frutos coloridos cuya madera se usaba para fabricar husos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: spindle tree

Expresiones frecuentes: spindle tree, japanese spindle

pincho para papeles

Púa metálica vertical en la que se clavan papeles para mantenerlos juntos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: paper spike

Expresiones frecuentes: receipt spindle, desk spindle, paper spindle

ensartar

Clavar un papel en una púa vertical que sirve para guardar documentos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: impale

Expresiones frecuentes: spindle a receipt, spindle a document