spirals in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spirals in the English»French Dictionary

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

logarithmic spiral N

logarithmic spiral

spirale f logarithmique

spiral notebook N

spiral notebook

cahier m à spirales

spiral binding N

spiral binding

reliure f à spirales

spiral binding

spirales fpl

spiral galaxy N

spiral galaxy

galaxie f spirale

spiral staircase N

spiral staircase

escalier m en colimaçon

Translations for spirals in the French»English Dictionary

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spiralé (spiralée)

spiral attr

spiral (spirale)

spiral

spirale

spiral

monter/descendre en spirale

to spiral up/down

escalier en spirale

spiral staircase

cahier à spirales

a spiral bound notebook

spirale

spiral

la spirale des prix et des salaires

the wage-price spiral

tournoyer cerf-volant:

to spiral

faire tournoyer cerf-volant

to make [sth] spiral

tournoyer

to rise in spirals

hélicoïdal (hélicoïdale) escalier

spiral

spirals in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spirals in the English»French Dictionary

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

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a spiral staircase

un escalier en colimaçon

Translations for spirals in the French»English Dictionary

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spirale

spiral

cahier à spirale

spiral-bound notebook

spirale de prix

price spiral

hélicoïdal(e)

spiral

escalier en hélice

spiral staircase

vriller avion

to spiral

engrenage de la violence

the (downward) spiral of violence

être pris dans un/l'engrenage

to be caught in a downward spiral

spirals Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to spiral downwards

descendre en spirale

to spiral upwards

monter en flèche

to spiral downwards

chuter

a spiral staircase

un escalier en colimaçon

to be caught in a downward spiral

être pris dans un/l'engrenage