spindle

axe, broche

Tige qui tourne ou autour de laquelle tourne une autre pièce.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : shaft, axle

Expressions courantes : motor spindle, lathe spindle, rotating spindle

fuseau

Tige fine servant à tordre la laine ou d’autres fibres pour former du fil et l’enrouler.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : drop spindle, spinning spindle, wooden spindle

fusain

Arbuste ou petit arbre aux fruits colorés, dont le bois servait autrefois à fabriquer des fuseaux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : spindle tree

Expressions courantes : spindle tree, japanese spindle

pique-notes

Pointe métallique verticale sur laquelle on enfonce des papiers pour les garder ensemble.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : paper spike

Expressions courantes : receipt spindle, desk spindle, paper spindle

empaler

Enfoncer un papier sur une pointe verticale servant à conserver des documents.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : impale

Expressions courantes : spindle a receipt, spindle a document