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noun

Manivelle

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."

Je mouds mon café à la main avec un moulin à café à manivelle.

machine device technical part

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noun

Le fait de tourner une manivelle

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

Examples :

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

Oui, il suffisait de tourner une manivelle pour démarrer.

machine energy technical action

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noun

Manivelle, coude

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

Examples :

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

Le coude sinueux du sentier de montagne a rendu la randonnée difficile.

part machine technical structure

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noun

Grognon, grincheux

An ill-tempered or nasty person.

Examples :

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

Billy-Bob est un vieux grognon méchant ! Il a chassé mon chat.

person character attitude

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noun

Caprice, lubie, fantaisie

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. "

Sa décision de quitter l'équipe de football a semblé être une lubie soudaine, car elle avait toujours adoré jouer.

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Caprice, colère

A fit of temper or passion.

Examples :

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

Après avoir perdu le match, le garçon a fait un caprice et a claqué sa porte.

attitude emotion character mind

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noun

Excentrique, original

(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."

John est un original parce qu'il se parle à lui-même.

person character attitude society

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noun

Fan de baseball

(1800s) A baseball fan.

Examples :

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

Le vieux fan de baseball au match de baseball a applaudi bruyamment pour son équipe préférée.

person sport entertainment

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noun

Farfelu, illuminé

An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.

Examples :

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

Ce farfelu d'à côté pense qu'il a créé la fusion froide dans son garage.

theory philosophy mind person character attitude science

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noun

Jeu de mots, calembour

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. "

L'humoriste a utilisé un jeu de mots ingénieux dans sa blague, changeant le sens de "fly" d'un insecte à une personne se déplaçant rapidement.

language word linguistics writing

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noun

Malade, invalide

A sick person; an invalid.

Examples :

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

Ma grand-mère est une malade ; elle est alitée à cause de la grippe depuis des semaines.

person medicine disease

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noun

Pénis, bite

body organ sex anatomy

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verb

Actionner une manivelle

To turn by means of a crank.

Examples :

"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."

Les automobilistes devaient actionner leur moteur à la manivelle.

machine technical action

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verb

Actionner une manivelle

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. "

Il a dû actionner la manivelle de l'ancienne machine à crème glacée pendant longtemps pour congeler la glace.

machine action technology

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verb

Tourner, actionner

(of a crank or similar) To turn.

Examples :

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

Pour démarrer le vieux vélo, j'ai dû actionner les pédales.

machine technical action

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verb

Actionner, faire tourner

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

Examples :

"Crank it up!"

Fais-le tourner !

machine technology technical energy action

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verb

Se montrer grincheux, râler

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

Examples :

"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

Arrête de râler à propos de ton lait renversé !

attitude character human emotion

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verb

Fonctionner à plein régime, forcer

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

Examples :

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

Au bout d'une heure de travail, les garçons forçaient vraiment.

energy action work machine business

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verb

Maniveler, tourner

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. "

La rivière serpentait autrefois à travers la vallée, ce qui rendait la construction de routes difficile.

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adjective

bizarre, étrange

Strange, weird, odd.

Examples :

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

Son oncle a des idées bizarres sur la façon de cultiver des tomates.

character attitude person

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adjective

Malade, souffrant

Examples :

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

Mon petit frère se sentait malade aujourd'hui ; il n'a pas pu se lever pour aller à l'école.

medicine disease condition

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adjective

Instable, susceptible de chavirer

(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. "

Le cargo surchargé était instable, mettant tous les membres d'équipage en danger.

nautical sailing

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adjective

Grognon, grincheux, irritable

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. "

Même s'il commençait tout juste le projet, il avait une attitude grincheuse, déclarant avec confiance qu'il le finirait en une journée.

character attitude person

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noun

Méthamphétamine, crystal meth

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. "

Le dealer lui a proposé de la méthamphétamine, mais il a refusé car il savait que c'était une drogue dangereuse.

medicine substance chemistry