noun🔗ShareManivelaA 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."Muelo mi café a mano con un molinillo de café con manivela.technicalmachinepartdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl acto de convertir energía en movimiento, girando un cigüeñalThe act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft."Yes, a crank was all it needed to start."Sí, girar el cigüeñal era todo lo que necesitaba para arrancar.machinetechnicalactionenergyphysicsdeviceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCodos, manivelasAny bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage."The old road to the lake had many dangerous cranks, making it difficult to drive quickly. "El antiguo camino al lago tenía muchos codos peligrosos, lo que dificultaba la conducción rápida.partstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGruñón, cascarrabiasAn ill-tempered or nasty person."Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away."¡Billy-Bob es un viejo cascarrabias desagradable! Ahuyentó a mi gato.personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCapricho, antojo, excentricidadA twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;"Her sudden decision to quit her job was one of her cranks; she often acts impulsively. "Su repentina decisión de dejar su trabajo fue uno de sus caprichos; a menudo actúa impulsivamente.mindcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRabieta, acceso de iraA fit of temper or passion."After losing the game, the boy had a sudden crank and slammed his door. "Después de perder el juego, el niño tuvo una rabieta repentina y azotó la puerta.emotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExcéntrico, bicho raro(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 es un bicho raro porque habla solo.personcharacterattitudesocietycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAficionado al béisbol(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. "En la década de 1880, los aficionados al béisbol más dedicados llegaban al estadio horas antes del partido, ansiosos por asegurar los mejores asientos.sportpersonentertainmenthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDefensor de un movimiento pseudocientíficoAn advocate of a pseudoscience movement."That crank next door thinks he’s created cold fusion in his garage."Ese defensor de un movimiento pseudocientífico de al lado cree que ha creado la fusión fría en su garaje.theorypersonattitudesciencephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJuego de palabras, retruécanoA 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. "La rutina del comediante estaba llena de juegos de palabras, retorciendo frases comunes en significados inesperados y divertidos.languagelinguisticswordliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnfermo, inválidoA sick person; an invalid."The hospital ward was full of cranks, all hoping to recover quickly. "La sala del hospital estaba llena de inválidos, todos esperando recuperarse rápidamente.medicinepersondiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccionar con una manivelaTo turn by means of a crank."Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."Los automovilistas tenían que accionar el motor a mano con una manivela.machinetechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccionar la manivelaTo turn a crank."He cranks the handle on the ice cream maker to churn the ingredients. "Él acciona la manivela de la máquina de helados para batir los ingredientes.machineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGirar(of a crank or similar) To turn."He cranks the handle of the old pencil sharpener to sharpen his pencil. "Él gira la manivela del sacapuntas antiguo para afilar su lápiz.machineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer girar, accionarTo cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank."Crank it up!"¡Hazlo girar!actionmachineenergytechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstar de mal humor, refunfuñarTo act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining."Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"¡Deja de refunfuñar por la leche derramada!attitudecharacteremotionhumanmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFuncionar a pleno rendimiento, estar a topeTo be running at a high level of output or effort."By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking."Después de una hora de turno, los chicos realmente estaban a tope.actionenergyworkmachinefunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGirar, dar vueltasTo 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. "El antiguo camino de montaña gira bruscamente alrededor de los acantilados, haciendo que la conducción sea lenta y cuidadosa.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMetanfetamina, cristalA 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. "La policía advirtió sobre los peligros de la "metanfetamina" después de encontrar una gran cantidad de la droga ilegal durante una redada.medicinesubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
