spiral in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for spiral in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. spiral (shape):

spiral

espiral f

2. spiral (movement):

spiral

espiral f

inflationary spiral

espiral f inflacionaria

3. spiral (of smoke):

spiral

voluta f

spiral

espiral f

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

spiral shape

de espiral

spiral shape

acaracolado

spiral descent

en espiral

spiral notebook

cuaderno m de espiral

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

1. spiral (increase):

spiral unemployment:

escalar

spiral prices:

dispararse

spiraling prices

precios mpl que se disparan or que suben vertiginosamente

2. spiral (move) + adv compl:

to spiral up/down

subir/bajar en espiral

the leaf spiraled (down) to the ground

la hoja cayó al suelo describiendo una espiral

smoke spiraled up from the chimney

volutas de humo salían de la chiminea

spiral galaxy N

spiral galaxy

galaxia f espiral

spiral-bound [Am ˈspaɪrəl baʊnd, Brit] ADJ

spiral-bound

de espiral

spiral staircase N

spiral staircase

escalera f de caracol

Translations for spiral in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cuaderno de espiral

spiral-bound notebook

cuaderno de anillos

spiral-bound notebook

ensaimada

spiral-shaped pastry

espiroidal

spiral-shaped

escalera espiral

spiral staircase

escalera de caracol

spiral staircase

spiral in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spiral in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.spiral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- N

spiral

espiral f

II.spiral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- ADJ

spiral

espiral

spiral staircase

escalera f de caracol

III.spiral [ˈspaɪərəl, Am ˈspaɪ-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- VB intr

1. spiral (travel in a spiral):

spiral

dar vueltas en espiral

to spiral downwards

bajar en espiral

2. spiral (increase):

spiral

aumentar

Translations for spiral in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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espira

spiral

espiral

spiral

escalera espiral

spiral staircase

espiral

spiral

(en) una espiral de violencia

(in) a spiral of violence

escalera de caracol

spiral staircase

ensaimada

Anyone who visits Mallorca brings ensaimadas with them, at least every Spanish tourist does. An ensaimada is a light spiral-shaped pastry that can be filled with sweet cabello de ángel, a type of mashed pumpkin filling.

spiral Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

spiral staircase

escalera f de caracol

to spiral downwards

bajar en espiral

Anyone who visits Mallorca brings ensaimadas with them, at least every Spanish tourist does. An ensaimada is a light spiral-shaped pastry that can be filled with sweet cabello de ángel, a type of mashed pumpkin filling.

ensaimada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The turns of the spiral vary from less than 3 to 5.

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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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Critics also commented on the number of drug references amongst the lyrics, and spiraling drugged up guitar solos.

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It is also a peculiar galaxy because one of its spiral arms goes out more than the other.

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The inflorescence is a small spiral of flowers.

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The sculpture consists of a well-developed spiral rib that girdles the periphery.

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This spiral has a wobble frequency introduced into it, which the drive can read while it is writing.

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It is shaped as a two-arm spiral, or more arms may be used.

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In 1998, a two million dollar plant renovation and extension took place, including installation of a spiral freezer.

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Each of the towers has a spiral staircase serving the upper floors.

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