spiral staircase in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spiral staircase in the English»French Dictionary

spiral staircase N

spiral staircase

escalier m en colimaçon

Translations for spiral staircase in the French»English Dictionary

escalier en colimaçon

spiral staircase

escalier à vis, escalier en vis

spiral staircase

escalier en coquille

spiral staircase

escalier en spirale

spiral staircase

Translations for spiral staircase in the English»French Dictionary

staircase N

staircase

escalier m

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 staircase in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spiral staircase in the English»French Dictionary

a spiral staircase

un escalier en colimaçon

Translations for spiral staircase in the French»English Dictionary

escalier en hélice

spiral staircase

Translations for spiral staircase in the English»French Dictionary

staircase N

staircase

escalier m

a spiral staircase

un escalier en colimaçon

a secret staircase

un escalier dérobé

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

They had reached the roof via the spiral staircase in one of the pillars.

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Fashioned of great hewn timbers, all hand pegged, it still features the original spiral staircase, fireplaces with period woodwork, and floors of wide pumpkin pine.

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Of the medieval castle only the cellars and parts of the spiral staircase of the keep have survived.

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In the first numbered encounter, the characters find a spiral staircase in the cave which leads to a mangy, bedraggled gynosphinx.

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Behind the door is a table with a candlelit feast on it, and behind that, a spiral staircase that leads upwards out of sight.

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In 1912, the water tower was decommissioned, and its standpipe and internal spiral staircase were removed.

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In the latest legal contretemps, his builder claims he has not been paid for installing an opulent spiral staircase.

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A single spiral staircase led to a gallery which ran right round the building and contained more alcoves and grottos.

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On the first floor there is a hall with a spiral staircase with decorative banisters leading to the second floor.

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A spiral staircase leads the visitor to the lantern room on top.

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