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wind·ing
(wīn′dĭng)n.
1.
a. Something wound about a center or an object: an armature with its wire winding.
b. The way in which something is wound.
c. One complete turn of something wound: two windings of electrical tape.
2. A curve or bend, as of a road.
adj.
1. Twisting or turning; sinuous.
2. Spiral.
wind′ing·ly adv.
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winding
(ˈwaɪndɪŋ)n
1. a curving or sinuous course or movement
2. anything that has been wound or wrapped around something
3. a particular manner or style in which something has been wound
4. a curve, bend, or complete turn in wound material, a road, etc
5. (often plural) devious thoughts or behaviour: the tortuous windings of political argumentation.
6. (Electrical Engineering) one or more turns of wire forming a continuous coil through which an electric current can pass, as used in transformers, generators, etc
7. (Building) another name for wind 214
8. (Instruments) a coil of tubing in certain brass instruments, esp the French horn
adj
curving; sinuous: a winding road.
ˈwindingly adv
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wind•ing
(ˈwaɪn dɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that winds.
2. a bend, turn, or flexure.
3. a coiling, folding, or wrapping, as of one thing about another.
4. something that is wound or coiled, or a single round of it.
5.
adj. a. a symmetrically laid, electrically conducting current path in any device.
b. the manner in which wires are coiled to produce such a path.
6. bending or turning; sinuous.
7. spiral, as stairs.
[before 1050]
wind′ing•ly, adv.
wind′ing•ness, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:winding - the act of winding or twisting]winding - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
Adj. 1. [画像:winding - marked by repeated turns and bends]winding - marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
2. [画像:winding - of a path e.g.]winding - of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
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winding
adjective twisting, turning, bending, curving, crooked, spiral, indirect, roundabout, meandering, tortuous, convoluted, serpentine, sinuous, circuitous, twisty, anfractuous, flexuous a long and winding road
twisting even, level, direct, straight, smooth, plumb, unswerving, undeviating
twisting even, level, direct, straight, smooth, plumb, unswerving, undeviating
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winding
adjectiveRepeatedly curving in alternate directions:
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Translations
مُلْتَف، مُنْعَطِف، مُتَعَرِّج
der snor sig
hlykkjóttur
vijugast
kıvrımlıvirajlı
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winding
[ˈwaɪndɪŋ] adj [road, river] → sinueux/euse; [staircase] → en colimaçon
a winding staircase → un escalier en colimaçon wind instrument [ˈwɪndɪnstrʊmənt] n → instrument m à vent
a winding staircase → un escalier en colimaçon wind instrument [ˈwɪndɪnstrʊmənt] n → instrument m à vent
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
winding
adj river, staircase → gewunden ; road also → kurvenreich
n
winding
:winding sheet
n (old) → Leichentuch nt
winding staircase
n → Wendeltreppe f
winding-up sale
n → Räumungsverkauf m
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wind2
(waind) – past tense, past participle wound (waund) – verb1. to wrap round in coils. He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb. opgewen يَلُف навивам enrolar ovinout winden vikle τυλίγω enrollar mähkima, keerama حلقه زدن kietoa enrouler לְהִתפַּתֵל मरोड़ना vrtjeti se, okretati (fel)teker membelitkan vefja um avvolgere 巻きつける 둘러 싸다 vynioti, sukti []tīt melilit winden surre, vikle owinąć enrolar a înfăşura обматывать(ся) ovinúť naviti omotati linda, vira พัน sarmak, dolamak 繞在 обмотувати(ся) لپیٹنا cuộn 绕
2. to make into a ball or coil. to wind wool. opwen يلُفّ خيطان الصّوف على شَكْل كُرَه навивам enrolar smotat aufwickeln vinde τυλίγω, κάνω κουβάρι enrollar, ovillar kerima چرخاندن keriä enrouler לְלַפֵּף लपेटना omotati, ovijati gombolyít menggulung vinda (e-ð) í hnykil/upp á spólu arrotolare, avvolgere 巻いて玉にする (실 등을) 감다 vynioti satīt membelit oprollen nøste, spole zwijać enrolar a încolăci сматывать zmotať naviti namotati vinda, nysta ขด sarmak 捲成球或圈 намотувати لچھا بنانا xoắn 绕成团
3. (of a road etc) to twist and turn. The road winds up the mountain. kronkel يَتَعَرَّج، يَتَلَوّى вия се subir klikatit se sich winden sno sig ελίσσομαι, στριφογυρίζω serpentear, zizaguear looklema پيچيدن kiemurrella serpenter לְהִתפַּתֵל घुमाव zavijati kanyarog berkelok-kelok hlykkjast serpeggiare 曲がりくねる 구불구불 나아가다 vingiuoti vīties; līkumot berbelit-belit zich kronkelen sno seg, bukte seg wić się subir a şerpui извиваться kľukatiť sa viti se zavijati slingra sig คดเคี้ยว dolanmak, kıvrıla kıvrıla gitmek 蜿蜒 витися سڑک وغیرہ کا پیچ و خم کے ساتھ جانا bao quanh 蜿蜒
4. to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc. I forgot to wind my watch. opwen يُدَوِّر زُنْبَرَك السّاعَه أو غَيْرَها навивам dar corda natáhnout aufziehen trække op κουρδίζω dar cuerda üles keerama کوک کردن vetää remonter לִמתוֹחַ קְפִיץ चाभी देना naviti felhúz (órát) memutar trekkja, vinda caricare ねじを巻く (시계 등을) 감다 prisukti uzgriezt; uzvilkt memutarkan; mengunci opwinden trekke nakręcić dar corda a întoarce (ceasul) заводить natiahnuť naviti naviti dra (vrida) upp ไขลาน kurmak 上發條 заводити گھڑی کو کوک دینا lên dây cót 上发条
ˈwinder noun a lever or instrument for winding, on a clock or other mechanism. opwenner, wendsel لَفّاف، مِفْتاح تَدْوير навивач objeto de corda / bobina / coroa natahovací knoflík/páčka die Winde nøgle κουρδιστήρι cuerda hoob, nupp کليد کوک vetonuppi remontoir קפיץ चाभी naprava za navijanje felhúzó pemutar trekkjari (corona) ねじ巻きつまみ 감는 기계 prisukimo raktas uzvelkamā atslēga alat untuk melilit sleutel urnøkkel, sveiv klucz do nakręcania/naciągu botao de corda cheie de întors (ceasul) заводной рычажок naťahovací gombík / kľúčik navijalo mehanizam za navijanje časovnika spole, vinda, urnyckel, uppdragskrona เครื่องม้วน kurma anahtarı 發條 пружина; ключ для годинника گھڑی میں کوک یا کنجی دینے والا núm lên dây cót đồng hồ 卷场机,卷绕机
ˈwinding adjective full of bends etc. a winding road. kronkelende مُلْتَف، مُنْعَطِف، مُتَعَرِّج лъкатушен cheio de curvas klikatý gewunden der snor sig ελικοειδής, στριφογυριστός tortuoso looklev پيچاپيچ mutkitteleva sinueux מִתפַּתֵל घुमाव zavojit kanyargó(s) berkelok-kelok hlykkjóttur tortuoso 曲がりくねった 굽은 vingiuotas līkumots berliku-liku kronkelend buktende, svingete kręty cheio de curvas sinuos извилистый kľukatý vijugast krivudav slingrande, krokig คดเคี้ยว kıvrımlı, virajlı 蜿蜒的 звивистий; кручений پیچدار quanh co 蜿蜒的,弯曲的
wind up1. to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil. My ball of wool has unravelled – could you wind it up again? opwen, oprol يَلُف خيطان الصّوف على شَكْل كُرَه навивам enrolar svinout, navinout aufwickeln vinde op τυλίγω enrollar kokku kerima چرخاندن keriä rullalle enrouler; bobiner לְלַפֵּף लपटा zavijati felgombolyít menggulung vinda upp arrotolare, avvolgere 巻いて玉にする 감다 susukti, suvyti satīt melilit opdraaien, oprollen nøste opp, spole zwinąć enrolar a învârti; a încolăci сматывать zvinúť, zmotať naviti namotati nysta upp, rulla ihop ม้วนให้แน่น yumak/rulo haline getirmek 轉緊、扭緊,捲緊,捲成球或圈 намотувати موڑنا cuộn 卷紧
2. to wind a clock, watch etc. She wound up the clock. opwen يُدَوِّر زُنْبَرَك السّاعَه أو غَيْرها навивам dar corda natáhnout aufziehen trække op κουρδίζω dar cuerda üles keerama کوک کردن vetää remonter לִמתוֹחַ קְפִיץ चाभी देना naviti felhúz memutar trekkja (upp) caricare ねじを巻く (시계 등을) 감다 prisukti uzvilkt (pulksteni u.tml.) mengunci jam opwinden trekke opp nakręcić dar corda a întoarce (ceasul) заводить natiahnuť naviti naviti dra (vrida) upp ไขลาน kurmak 為鐘錶上發條 заводити گھڑی میں کوک دینا lên dây cót đồng hồ 给钟表上发条
3. to end. I think it's time to wind the meeting up. verdaag, afhandel يَنْهي، يُقْفِل приключвам terminar skončit schließen afslutte τερματίζω, κλείνω acabar lõpetama پایان دادن päättää clore לְסַייֵם समाप्त करना završiti, privesti kraju befejez mengakhiri ljúka við, enda concludere 終える 마무리짓다 (už)baigti beigt menutup beëindigen avslutte, avvikle zamknąć terminar a sfârşi заканчивать skončiť zaključiti završiti sluta, avsluta สิ้นสุด; จบ bitirmek, sona erdirmek 結束 закінчувати, припиняти ختم کرنا kết thúc 结束
be/get wound up to be, or get, in a very excited or anxious state. opgewonde raak يَنْفَعِل، يَتَوَتَّر، يَقْلَق развълнувам се ficar ansioso vzrušit (se), rozčílit (se) erregt sein provokere; irritere είμαι σε υπερένταση poner nervioso ärrituma مضطرب گشتن käydä kierroksilla être énervé לְהִתעַצבֵּן अत्यंत उत्तेजित स्थिति में felizgatja magát menjadi gelisah vera/verða spenntur/æstur (essere nervoso); (inquietarsi) 깜짝 놀라다, 욱하다 būti įsiutusiam, įsiusti būt satrauktam; satraukties teruja atau cemas opgewonden zijn/worden komme av sted, gå videre być/stać się podnieconym ficar nervoso a fi enervat быть взвинченным vzrušiť (sa), rozčúliť (sa) biti v napetosti uzbuditi se vara/bli upphetsad ทําให้เร้าใจ çok heyecanlanmak, sinirleri gerilmek 使興奮或使緊張 бути накрученим بہت جذباتی یا پریشان ہونا lo lắng 使兴奋或使紧张
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