overwind

ˌəʊvəˈwaɪnd
overwound
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Translation of overwind into German

Verb

tr.
1.

watches

Dated
wind a watch beyond its limit
Dated
überdrehen
  • She accidentally overwound her vintage watch.Sie hat versehentlich ihre Vintage-Uhr überdreht.
2.

mechanics

Dated
wind a spring too tightly
Dated
zu fest aufziehen die Feder zu stark aufziehen überdrehen
  • He overwound the clock, causing it to stop.Er hat die Uhr zu fest aufgezogen, sodass sie stehenblieb.
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Synonyms and analogies of overwind in English

Examples of overwind in a sentence

  • He tends to overwind his watch frequently.
  • She accidentally overwound her music box.
  • The toy broke because he overwound its mechanism.

Translations of "overwind" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
überdrehenv.

Please do not overwind the screws and retight them from time to time.

Die Schrauben sollten Sie nicht überdrehen und von Zeit zu Zeit nachziehen.

An additional built-in safety valve prevents the pressure gauge to overwind.

Ein zusätzlich eingebautes Sicherheitsventil verhindert das überdrehen des Manometers.

Tighten the closing ring but do not overwind the winding.

Überdrehen Sie dabei nicht das Gewinde.

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overwind: Examples and translations in context

On the one hand, to adjust the distance to the skin, so that the beater meets the skin at its highest point and doesn't overwind.

Einerseits, um den Abstand zum Fell so anzupassen, dass der Beater am höchsten Punkt auf das Fell trifft und nicht überdrehen muss.

Of course the final passage is a conscious "overwind", a demand "to push to the limits of what is possible and even beyond".

Natürlich sei der Schlussteil ein bewusstes „Überdrehen", ein „an die Grenze des Möglichen oder darüber hinaus Gehen".

For this reason, the case and the threaded connection of the electrical connector are made from stainless steel, which makes it virtually impossible to overwind or tear off the connector. IO-Link

Aus diesem Grund sind das Gehäuse und der Gewindeanschluss des elektrischen Steckers aus CrNi-Stahl gefertigt. Ein Überdrehen oder Abreißen des Steckers ist daher nahezu unmöglich. IO-Link

The rotations are extremely quiet with slow run, with it the Haller annual clock is very robust, one overwind is not possible.

Die Drehungen sind extrem ruhig mit langsamen Lauf, damit ist die Haller Jahresuhr sehr robust, ein Überdrehen ist nicht möglich.

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