splay

splay
1. transitive verb
1) (spread)

splay [out] — spreizen

2) (construct with divergent sides) ausschrägen
2. intransitive verb
[Linien:] [schräg] auseinander laufen; [Tischbeine, Stuhlbeine:] schräg nach außen gehen; [Finger, Zehen:] gespreizt sein
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splay
[spleɪ]
I. vt
to \splay one's fingers/legs die Finger/Beine spreizen
II. vi
to \splay out legs, fingers weggestreckt sein; river, pipe sich akk weiten
there he lay \splayed out on the floor er lag auf dem Boden und hatte alle Viere von sich gestreckt
III. n (in road) Abschrägung f, Neigung f; (in window opening) Ausschrägung f
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[spleɪ]
1. vt
1) (= spread out) legs, fingers, toes spreizen; feet nach außen stellen

the wheels are splayed — die Räder stehen nach außen, die Räder haben negativen Sturz

2) (TECH) pipe weiten; window frame ausschrägen
2. vi
nach außen gehen; (pillars also) sich nach außen biegen; (window frame) ausgeschrägt sein

he was splayed out on the ground — er lag auf der Erde und hatte alle viere von sich gestreckt

3. n (ARCHIT)
Ausschrägung f
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splay [spleı]
A v/t
1. auch splay out die Finger, Zehen spreizen
2. ARCH ausschrägen
3. (ab)schrägen
4. VET sich einen Knochen ausrenken
B v/i auch splay out schräg nach außen gehen
C adj
1. breit und flach
2. gespreizt, auswärtsgebogen
3. schief, schräg
4. fig linkisch
D s ARCH Ausschrägung f
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1. transitive verb
1) (spread)

splay [out] — spreizen

2) (construct with divergent sides) ausschrägen
2. intransitive verb
[Linien:] [schräg] auseinander laufen; [Tischbeine, Stuhlbeine:] schräg nach außen gehen; [Finger, Zehen:] gespreizt sein
* * *
v.
ausbreiten v.

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