5 results for 空回り

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  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)

    エンジンを空回りさせちゃいかん。長持ちさせたいからね。
    Don't race the car. We want to make it go as far as possible.
  2. going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

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エンジンを空回りさせちゃいかん。長持ちさせたいからね。

Don't race the car. We want to make it go as far as possible.

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違反のスピードを出して、突っ走っていた車がブレーキをかけたが、空回りして、運転手があっというまもなく、トラックの背後に、もろにぶつかった。

The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.

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