spun
BrE /spʌn/ AmE /spʌn/
verb en → es
past spun pp spun ing spinning
to make thread or yarn from wool, cotton, etc.
tejer, hilar
- spin something
Collocations spin wool into thread
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She spun the cotton into fine thread.
Ella hiló la seda en hilo fino.
to make something turn round and round very quickly
hacer girar, hacer dar vueltas
- spin something
Collocations spin a top · spin a coin on its edge
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He spun the bottle around.
Él hizo dar vueltas a la botella.
to tell an untrue story or lie in a clever way that makes people believe it is true
tejer una historia, contar una mentira
- spin a story
Collocations spin a tale of woe
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He spun an elaborate story about his whereabouts.
Él tejió una historia elaborada sobre su ubicación.
to make a country's economy grow or improve in some way
hacer girar la economía, hacer crecer la economía
- spin the economy
Collocations spin a recovery
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The government hopes to spin the economy back into growth.
El gobierno espera hacer girar la economía hacia el crecimiento.