Inspan
Translation of "inspan" into Russian
inspan
NounUK
/ˈɪnspæn/
US
/ˈɪnspæn/
inspan
inspans pl
Primarily South African English; denotes the act or state of harnessing animals or the team so harnessed
акт или результат запрягания; команда запряжённых животных
After a quick inspan, the wagon rolled out of the yard.
После быстрой запряжки повозка выкатилась со двора.
inspan
Verbinspan
inspans
inspanned Past Simple / Past Participle
inspanning Gerund
Chiefly South African English; refers to harnessing draught animals or, figuratively, putting someone to work
букв. запрягать тягловых животных
They inspanned the oxen at dawn.
Они запрягли волов на рассвете.
Additional translations
перен., разговорн.: привлекать кого-либо к работе
перен.: привлечь к выполнению задачи
Definitions
inspan
NounSouth African: the act or process of harnessing draught animals, the state of being inspanned, or the team of animals so harnessed
After a quick inspan, the wagon rolled out of the yard.
inspan
VerbSouth African: to harness (draught animals), especially oxen, to a vehicle or plough
They inspanned the oxen at dawn.
Figurative: to put a person to work or enlist someone's services for a task
The committee quickly inspanned the new recruit to organize the event.