whirls in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whirls in the English»French Dictionary

I.whirl [Brit wəːl, Am (h)wərl] N

1. whirl (of activity, excitement):

whirl fig

tourbillon m (of de)

the social whirl

le tourbillon social

to be in a whirl

vivre dans un tourbillon

my head's in a whirl

tout tourbillonne dans ma tête

2. whirl (swirl of dust, air, leaves etc):

whirl

tourbillon m

3. whirl (spiral motif):

whirl

spirale f

II.whirl [Brit wəːl, Am (h)wərl] VB trans

1. whirl (swirl, turn):

whirl sword, flag, leaves, snowflakes, dust

faire tournoyer

2. whirl (whisk, hurry):

to whirl sb along/away

entraîner/emmener qn à toute vitesse

III.whirl [Brit wəːl, Am (h)wərl] VB intr

1. whirl (swirl, turn):

whirl dancer:

tournoyer

whirl blade, propeller:

tourner

whirl snowflakes, dust, mind, thoughts:

tourbillonner

2. whirl (move quickly, whizz):

to whirl in, to whirl past person, vehicle:

entrer/filer à toute vitesse

IV.whirl [Brit wəːl, Am (h)wərl]

to give sth a whirl inf

essayer qc

I.whirl round VB [Brit wəːl -, Am (h)wərl -] (whirl round)

whirl round person:

se retourner brusquement

whirl round blade, rotor, clock hand:

tourner brusquement

II.whirl round VB [Brit wəːl -, Am (h)wərl -] (whirl [sth] round)

whirl round sword, rope:

whirl round

faire tournoyer

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giddy success, social whirl

enivrant

Translations for whirls in the French»English Dictionary

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tourbillon

whirl

tourbillon de poussière/feuilles

whirl of dust/leaves

tourbillonner neige, feuilles:

to swirl, to whirl

tournoyer

to whirl

whirls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whirls in the English»French Dictionary

I.whirl [wɜ:l, Am wɜ:rl] VB intr

whirl

tournoyer

II.whirl [wɜ:l, Am wɜ:rl] VB trans

whirl

faire tournoyer

to whirl sb (a)round

faire tourner qn

III.whirl [wɜ:l, Am wɜ:rl] N

whirl

tourbillonnement m

whirl of dust

tourbillon m

Phrases:

to give sth a whirl

essayer qc

Translations for whirls in the French»English Dictionary

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tournoyer

to whirl

whirls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to whirl sb (a)round

faire tourner qn

to give sth a whirl

essayer qc