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Meanings of reel in anglès

rus
вьюшка
portuguès
bobina
català
bobina
espanyol
carrete
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A winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound.

bobina
Wikidata

Heraldic figure.

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Examples for "spool"
Examples for "spool"
1
Now spool forward and consider what is currently going on in China.
The Guardian
2
Suddenly, the thread tightened and the spool in the playroom stopped bobbing.
The Graymouse Family
3
The spool was held in position by a small binding post nut.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
4
A brief pause while Dallas checked the cable remaining on the spool.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
5
Bodhi hauled a spool of cable out and grimaced at the weight.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
1
No one should go to their grave without an automatic bobbin, surely.
Harvest Home
2
She wants you to show her how to use the automatic bobbin.
Harvest Home
3
Your place is at a bobbin frame, it isn't on a platform.
The Measure of a Man
4
Sue took out her bobbin entirely and set it on the floor.
No one belongs here more than you: stories
5
She pants as she pulls at the bobbin of the latch.
Gudrid the Fair / A Tale of the Discovery of America
català
titubar
espanyol
vacilar

Walk as if unable to control one's movements.

titubar
portuguès
girar
català
arremolinar-se
espanyol
girar

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.

arremolinar-se
Usage of reel in anglès
1
Then the illusion is lost in the next turn of the reel.
The Art of the Moving Picture
2
Business Angling for an answer: When will Fed reel in its stimulus?
Reuters
3
Come every day and reel it in, a foot at a time.
The White Queen
4
We can reel him in if he begins to ask uncomfortable questions.
The Apocalypse Codex
5
The highlights reel would be far longer than that of the lowlights.
The Guardian
6
The lava blocks-theyseemed to smoulder and reel in the fiery glare.
South Wind
7
Their souls whirl in the reel, and bound with the bounding feet.
The Abominations of Modern Society
8
Press the coin against the reel and blow hard through the tube.
Things To Make
9
Out with the hose-reel and up with the nozzle on the porch.
A Son of the City / A Story of Boy Life
10
Don took the reel off the recorder, said, Don't say anything now.
Ghost Story
11
Three blows in rapid succession caused the ruffian to reel and gasp.
Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
12
However, Norman's menus employ their own, subtle techniques to reel diners in.
The Guardian
13
The second projector is set up with the next reel of film.
Fight Club
14
But by degrees the long reel unwinded itself;-angelof light, and all.
Orley Farm
15
This prevents the reel from spinning and causing the line to overrun.
Outdoor Sports and Games
16
He saw Del reel back, be brought sharply upright by Mr. Peet.
Shadowland
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Reel through the time
Reel across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
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