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cranking

/ˈkræŋkɪŋ/

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verb

Accionar con una manivela

To turn by means of a crank.

Examples :

"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."

Los automovilistas tenían que accionar el motor a mano con una manivela.

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verb

Accionar la manivela

To turn a crank.

Examples :

"He was cranking the handle of the old-fashioned ice cream maker. "

Estaba accionando la manivela de la heladera antigua.

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verb

Girar

(of a crank or similar) To turn.

Examples :

"He was cranking the handle of the ice cream maker. "

Estaba girando la manivela de la máquina de hacer helados.

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verb

Hacer girar, accionar

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

Examples :

"Crank it up!"

¡Hazlo girar!

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verb

Estar de mal humor, refunfuñar

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

Examples :

"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

¡Deja de refunfuñar por la leche derramada!

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verb

Estar funcionando a pleno rendimiento, estar a tope

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

Examples :

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

A la hora de comenzar el turno, los chicos ya estaban funcionando a tope.

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verb

Accionar, girar

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

Examples :

"The hiking trail was constantly cranking, making it longer and more tiring than we expected. "

El sendero de senderismo estaba constantemente girando, haciéndolo más largo y agotador de lo que esperábamos.

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noun

El arranque, el accionamiento

The act by which something is cranked.

Examples :

"The cranking of the old-fashioned ice cream maker was hard work, but the fresh ice cream was worth it. "

El accionamiento de la heladera antigua era un trabajo duro, pero el helado fresco valía la pena.