spin out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de prolonger ou faire durer quelque chose plus longtemps que nécessaire, ou de perdre le contrôle d'un véhicule en dérapant ou en tournant sur lui-même.

A phrasal verb used to indicate extending the duration of something, causing something to last longer than necessary, or losing control of a vehicle.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. informal

   To lose control of a vehicle, causing it to slide or rotate, often on a slippery surface.

   Perdre le contrôle d'un véhicule

   • The car spun out on the icy road.
   • He spun out while trying to take the corner too fast.
   • The driver spun out and hit a guardrail.

   Synonymescareenfishtailskidslide

2. Prolong or extendinformal

   To make something last longer than necessary, often by adding details or delaying.

   faire durer

   • The speaker spun out his story for over an hour.
   • They tried to spin out the negotiations to gain more time.
   • She spun out the explanation to avoid answering the question.

   Synonymesdrag outdraw outextendlengthenprolongprotractstretch out

   Antonymesabbreviateabridgecondensecurtailshortentruncate

Verbe de basespin