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crank

/kɹæŋk/

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noun

ذراع تدوير

A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

Examples :

"I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle."

أطحن قهوتي يدويًا باستخدام مطحنة قهوة بمقبض تدوير.

machine device technical part

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noun

تدوير العمود المرفقي

The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.

Examples :

"Yes, a crank was all it needed to start."

نعم، كان تدوير العمود المرفقي هو كل ما يحتاجه للبدء.

machine energy technical action

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noun

مرفق، انحناء

Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.

Examples :

"The winding crank of the mountain path made the hike challenging. "

جعل انحناء مسار الجبل المتعرج المشي لمسافات طويلة صعبًا.

part machine technical structure

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noun

شخص سيئ المزاج، متذمر

An ill-tempered or nasty person.

Examples :

"Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away."

بيلي بوب شخص سيئ المزاج! لقد طرد قطتي.

person character attitude

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noun

نزوة، هوى، نزعة

A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;

Examples :

"Her decision to quit the soccer team seemed like a sudden crank, as she had always loved playing. "

بدا قرارها بترك فريق كرة القدم وكأنه نزوة مفاجئة، لأنها لطالما أحبت اللعب.

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noun

نوبة غضب، ثورة

A fit of temper or passion.

Examples :

"After losing the game, the boy had a crank and slammed his door. "

بعد خسارة اللعبة، أصاب الصبي نوبة غضب وصفع بابه.

attitude emotion character mind

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noun

غريب الأطوار، شاذ

(dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.

Examples :

"John is a crank because he talks to himself."

جون غريب الأطوار لأنه يتحدث إلى نفسه.

person character attitude society

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noun

مشجع بيسبول

(1800s) A baseball fan.

Examples :

"The old crank at the baseball game cheered loudly for his favorite team. "

شجع المشجع القديم في لعبة البيسبول بحماس لفريقه المفضل.

person sport entertainment

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noun

مؤمن بالخرافات

An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.

Examples :

"That crank next door thinks he’s created cold fusion in his garage."

يعتقد ذلك المؤمن بالخرافات المجاور أنه ابتكر الاندماج البارد في مرآبه.

theory philosophy mind person character attitude science

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noun

لعبة كلمات، جناس

A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

Examples :

"The comedian used a clever crank in his joke, changing the meaning of "fly" from an insect to a fast-moving person. "

استخدم الممثل الكوميدي لعبة كلمات ذكية في نكتته، مغيرًا معنى "fly" من حشرة إلى شخص سريع الحركة.

language word linguistics writing

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noun

مريض، عليل

A sick person; an invalid.

Examples :

"My grandmother is a crank; she has been bedridden with the flu for weeks. "

جدتي مريضة؛ وهي طريحة الفراش بسبب الأنفلونزا منذ أسابيع.

person medicine disease

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noun

قضيب، زب

body organ sex anatomy

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verb

أدار بمقبض

To turn by means of a crank.

Examples :

"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."

كان على سائقي السيارات أن يديروا محركاتهم يدويًا.

machine technical action

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verb

أدار ذراعا

To turn a crank.

Examples :

"He had to crank the handle of the old ice cream maker for a long time to freeze the ice cream. "

كان عليه أن يدير الذراع الخاصة بصانع الآيس كريم القديم لفترة طويلة لتجميد الآيس كريم.

machine action technology

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verb

أدار، لف

(of a crank or similar) To turn.

Examples :

"To start the old bicycle, I had to crank the pedals. "

لبدء الدراجة القديمة، كان علي أن أدير الدواسات.

machine technical action

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verb

أدار، لف

To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.

Examples :

"Crank it up!"

أدره!

machine technology technical energy action

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verb

تصرف بغضب، تذمر

To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

Examples :

"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

توقف عن التذمر بشأن الحليب المسكوب!

attitude character human emotion

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verb

يدير، يشغل

To be running at a high level of output or effort.

Examples :

"By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking."

بعد ساعة من بداية النوبة، كان الأولاد يعملون بجد.

energy action work machine business

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verb

يدير، يلف

To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

Examples :

"The river used to crank through the valley, making it difficult to build roads. "

كان النهر يلتف عبر الوادي، مما يجعل بناء الطرق صعبًا.

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adjective

غريب، شاذ

Strange, weird, odd.

Examples :

"Her uncle has some crank ideas about how to grow tomatoes. "

لدى عمها بعض الأفكار الغريبة حول كيفية زراعة الطماطم.

character attitude person

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adjective

مريض، عليل

Examples :

"My little brother was feeling crank today; he couldn't get out of bed for school. "

كان أخي الصغير يشعر بالمرض اليوم؛ لم يتمكن من النهوض من السرير للذهاب إلى المدرسة.

medicine disease condition

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adjective

عرضة للانقلاب

(of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.

Examples :

"The overloaded cargo ship was crank, putting all hands on deck at risk. "

كانت سفينة الشحن المحملة بزيادة عرضة للانقلاب، مما عرض جميع من على متنها للخطر.

nautical sailing

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adjective

مزاجي، سريع الغضب

Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.

Examples :

"Even though he was just starting the project, he had a crank attitude, confidently declaring he'd finish it in a day. "

على الرغم من أنه كان مجرد بداية المشروع، إلا أنه كان لديه موقف مزاجي، معلناً بثقة أنه سينهيه في يوم واحد.

character attitude person

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noun

ميثامفيتامين، كريستال ميث

A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

Examples :

"The dealer offered him crank, but he refused because he knew it was a dangerous drug. "

عرض عليه التاجر ميثامفيتامين، لكنه رفض لأنه علم أنها مخدرات خطيرة.

medicine substance chemistry