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unreel

 
Dictionary: un·reel   (ŭn-rēl') pronunciation
tr. & intr.v., -reeled, -reel·ing, -reels.
To unwind (something) from or as if from a reel or become unwound.


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verb

    To cause (a line) to become longer and less taut: play out, unroll, unwind. See give/take/reciprocity.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: unwind from or as if from a reel
  Synonym: reel off


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vikle af, rulle af, afhaspe
v. intr. - ophaspet, oprullet

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) ontrollen, afhaspelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dérouler, dévider, lancer
v. intr. - se dérouler, se dévider

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) abwickeln, (sich) abspulen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτυλίσσω, ξετυλίγω

Italiano (Italian)
svolgere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desenrolar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
разматывать, разматываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desenrollar
v. intr. - desenrollarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - nysta av, rulla av

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
回卷, 解开, 退绕

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 回卷, 解開, 退繞
v. intr. - 回卷, 退繞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 실패에서 풀다
v. intr. - 얼레에서 풀리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解く, くりひろげる, 解ける, くりひろげられる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فك, حل, فتح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התיר, פתח (סרט מגולגל, פקעת וכו')‬
v. intr. - ‮הותר, נפתח (סרט מגולגל, פקעת וכו')‬


 
 
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