spiral galaxy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spiral galaxy in the English»French Dictionary

spiral galaxy N

spiral galaxy

galaxie f spirale

Translations for spiral galaxy in the English»French Dictionary

galaxy [Brit ˈɡaləksi, Am ˈɡæləksi] N ASTRON

galaxy

galaxie f

galaxy fig

pléiade f

I.spiral [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] N

1. spiral (shape) (gen):

spiral MATH, AVIAT

spirale f

in a spiral object, spring, curl

en forme de spirale

2. spiral (trend):

spiral

spirale f

inflationary spiral

spirale inflationniste

the wage-price spiral

la spirale des prix et des salaires

a spiral of violence

une escalade de violence

a downward/upward spiral

une descente/montée en spirale

II.spiral [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] ADJ

spiral motif, spring, structure:

spiral

en spirale

III.spiral <pres part etc spiralling, spiralled Brit spiraling, spiraled Am> [Brit ˈspʌɪr(ə)l, Am ˈspaɪrəl] VB intr

1. spiral ECON:

spiral costs, interest rates etc:

monter en flèche

to spiral downwards

tomber en flèche

2. spiral (of movement):

to spiral up(wards)/down(wards) (gently)

monter/descendre en spirale or en tournoyant

to spiral up(wards)/down(wards) (rapidly)

monter/descendre en vrille

IV.spiralling Brit spiraling Am ADJ

spiralling Brit spiraling Am costs, interest rates, rents:

spiralling Brit spiraling Am

qui montent en flèche

spiral galaxy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spiral galaxy in the English»French Dictionary

galaxy <-ies> [ˈgæləksi] N

1. galaxy (star system):

galaxy

galaxie f

2. galaxy (Milky Way):

the galaxy

la Voie Lactée

3. galaxy (group):

galaxy

pléiade f

I.spiral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] N

spiral

spirale f

II.spiral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] ADJ

spiral

en spirale

III.spiral <-ll-> [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] VB intr

1. spiral (travel in a spiral):

spiral

tourner en spirale

spiral smoke

faire des volutes

spiral leaf, plane

vriller

to spiral downwards

descendre en spirale

2. spiral (increase):

to spiral upwards

monter en flèche

to spiral downwards

chuter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with two major arms and a number of minor arms or spurs.

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The face-on spiral galaxy is experiencing abnormally high rates of star formation, indicating that it is interacting with one or both members of the group.

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The yellowish nucleus was once the center of a normal spiral galaxy, and the ring which currently surrounds the center is 150,000 light-year diameter.

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The mission also captured a dazzling collection of snapshots, showing everything from ghostlynebulas to a spiral galaxy with huge, spidery arms.

www.dailygalaxy.com

The center of the magnificent barred spiral galaxy reveals a stunning 2,400 light-year-wide circle of infant star clusters.

www.dailygalaxy.com