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in the PONS Dictionary

I. spi·ral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪrəl] N

Spirale f <-, -n>
downward spiral of prices, profits

II. spi·ral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪrəl] ADJ attr, inv

III. spi·ral <Brit -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪrəl] VB intr

1. spiral (move up):

spiral smoke, hawk
spiral airplane

2. spiral fig (increase):

spiralling inflation

spiral ADJ

spiral INFRASTR

in·fla·tion·ary ˈspi·ral N FIN

Inflationsspirale f <-, -n> spec
Lohn-Preis-Spirale f <-, -n>

ˈspi·ral-bound ADJ PUBL

spi·ral ˈnote·book N

Ringbuch nt <-(e)s, -bücher>
Ordner m <-s, -> CH

ˈspi·ral-shaped ADJ

spi·ral ˈstair·case N

Wendeltreppe f <-, -n>

negative spiral N

spiral cleavage

spiral effect N MKT COMPET

spiral length INFRASTR

wage-price-wage spiral N MKT COMPET

OpenDict entry

spiral VB

Present
Ispiral
youspiral
he/she/itspirals
wespiral
youspiral
theyspiral
Past
Ispiralled / American English spiraled
youspiralled / American English spiraled
he/she/itspiralled / American English spiraled
wespiralled / American English spiraled
youspiralled / American English spiraled
theyspiralled / American English spiraled
Present Perfect
Ihavespiralled / American English spiraled
youhavespiralled / American English spiraled
he/she/ithasspiralled / American English spiraled
wehavespiralled / American English spiraled
youhavespiralled / American English spiraled
theyhavespiralled / American English spiraled
Past Perfect
Ihadspiralled / American English spiraled
youhadspiralled / American English spiraled
he/she/ithadspiralled / American English spiraled
wehadspiralled / American English spiraled
youhadspiralled / American English spiraled
theyhadspiralled / American English spiraled

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