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noun

Kurbel

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.

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

Ich mahle meinen Kaffee von Hand mit einer Kaffeemühle mit einer Kurbel.

technical machine part device

noun

Das Kurbeln

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

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

Ja, ein Kurbeln war alles, was es zum Starten brauchte.

machine technical action energy physics device process

noun

Kurbeln, Windungen

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

"The old road to the lake had many dangerous cranks, making it difficult to drive quickly. "

Die alte Straße zum See hatte viele gefährliche Windungen, was schnelles Fahren erschwerte.

part structure

noun

Miesepeter, Grantler

An ill-tempered or nasty person.

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

Billy-Bob ist ein fieser alter Miesepeter! Er hat meine Katze verscheucht.

person character attitude

noun

Spleen, Macke, Schrulle

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

"Her sudden decision to quit her job was one of her cranks; she often acts impulsively. "

Ihre plötzliche Entscheidung, ihren Job zu kündigen, war eine ihrer Schrullen; sie handelt oft impulsiv.

mind character attitude

noun

Wutanfall, Zorn

A fit of temper or passion.

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

Nachdem er das Spiel verloren hatte, bekam der Junge einen plötzlichen Wutanfall und knallte seine Tür zu.

emotion attitude

noun

Exzentriker, Sonderling

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

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

John ist ein Sonderling, weil er mit sich selbst redet.

person character attitude society culture

noun

Baseballfan, Anhänger

(1800s) A baseball fan.

"Back in the 1880s, the most dedicated baseball cranks would arrive at the ballpark hours before the game, eager to secure the best seats. "

In den 1880er Jahren kamen die engagiertesten Baseballfans stundenlang vor dem Spiel im Baseballstadion an, um sich die besten Plätze zu sichern.

sport person entertainment history

noun

Spinner, Schwurbler

An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.

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

Dieser Spinner von nebenan glaubt, er habe in seiner Garage kalte Fusion erschaffen.

theory person attitude science philosophy

noun

Wortspiel, Sprachwitz

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

"The comedian's routine was filled with cranks, twisting common phrases into unexpected and funny meanings. "

Die Routine des Komikers war voller Wortspiele, die gängige Redewendungen in unerwartete und lustige Bedeutungen verdrehten.

language linguistics word literature

noun

Krüppel, Invalid

A sick person; an invalid.

"The hospital ward was full of cranks, all hoping to recover quickly. "

Die Krankenhausstation war voller Krüppel, die alle hofften, sich schnell zu erholen.

medicine person disease

noun

Schwanz, Pimmel

A penis.

body organ sex anatomy

verb

Kurbeln

To turn by means of a crank.

"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."

Motoristen mussten ihren Motor von Hand kurbeln.

machine technical action

verb

Kurbeln

To turn a crank.

"He cranks the handle on the ice cream maker to churn the ingredients. "

Er kurbelt an der Kurbel der Eismaschine, um die Zutaten zu verrühren.

machine action

verb

Drehen

(of a crank or similar) To turn.

"He cranks the handle of the old pencil sharpener to sharpen his pencil. "

Er dreht die Kurbel des alten Bleistiftanspitzers, um seinen Bleistift zu spitzen.

machine action

verb

Kurbeln, drehen

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

"Crank it up!"

Kurbel es hoch!

action machine energy technology

verb

Nörgeln, sich beschweren

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

"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

Hör auf zu nörgeln wegen deiner verschütteten Milch!

attitude character emotion human mind

verb

Hochtouren laufen, auf Hochtouren arbeiten

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

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

Nach einer Stunde Schicht liefen die Jungs wirklich auf Hochtouren.

action energy work machine function

verb

Kurbeln, drehen

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

"The old mountain road cranks sharply around the cliffs, making the drive slow and careful. "

Die alte Bergstraße kurbelt sich scharf um die Klippen, was die Fahrt langsam und vorsichtig macht.

action way

noun

Methamphetamin, Crystal Meth

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

"Police warned about the dangers of "cranks" after finding a large quantity of the illegal drug during a raid. "

Die Polizei warnte vor den Gefahren von „Crystal Meth“, nachdem sie bei einer Razzia eine große Menge der illegalen Droge gefunden hatte.

medicine substance chemistry