crank

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1.

manivela, cigüeñal

a device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a part, typically a handle, joined perpendicularly to a rotating shaft by a bend in the shaft or a disc fixed to it

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He turned the crank to raise the window.
Giró la manivela para subir la ventana.
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The old car had a hand crank for starting.
El coche viejo tenía una manivela para arrancar.
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handlelevergripshaftarm
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excénctrico, chiflado, maniático

an eccentric or ill-tempered person

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My neighbor is a bit of a crank, always complaining about something.
Mi vecino es un poco excéntrico, siempre quejándose de algo.
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He's a conspiracy theory crank.
Es un chiflado de las teorías de conspiración.
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eccentricoddballnutweirdolunatic
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arrancar, accionar, subir

start (an engine) by turning a handle

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He had to crank the old engine to get it running.
Tuvo que arrancar el motor viejo para que funcionara.
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Can you crank up the volume a bit?
¿Puedes subir un poco el volumen?
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startturnrotatewind uprev up
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malhumorado, irritable

easily annoyed or irritable

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He gets a bit crank when he hasn't had his coffee.
Se pone un poco malhumorado cuando no ha tomado café.
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irritablegrumpypeevishtestycross
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