whirl in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for whirl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. whirl (spin):

whirl person:

girar

whirl person:

dar vueltas

whirl leaves/dust:

arremolinarse

whirl head:

dar vueltas

the sails of the windmill were whirling around and around

las aspas del molino giraban sin parar

my head was giddy, the room was whirling

estaba mareado, todo me daba vueltas

2. whirl (move fast) + adv compl:

she whirled past on her bike

pasó en su bicicleta como una exhalación

he whirled around

se dio media vuelta rápidamente

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

1. whirl (spin):

whirl

hacer girar

the boat was whirled around by the current

la corriente hacía girar el bote

the wind whirled the dust into the air

el viento levantaba remolinos de polvo

2. whirl (convey quickly):

whirl

llevar (rápidamente)

he whirled us off to a nightclub

nos llevó a un club nocturno

III.whirl [Am (h)wərl, Brit wəːl] N

whirl (turn)

giro m

whirl (turn)

vuelta f

whirl (of dust)

remolino m

whirl (of dust)

torbellino m

the social whirl

el ajetreo de la vida social

my head was in a whirl

mi cabeza era un torbellino

my head was in a whirl

la cabeza me daba vueltas

he was in a whirl

estaba totalmente confundido

to give sth a whirl inf let's give it a whirl

probemos

to give sth a whirl inf let's give it a whirl

hagamos la prueba

to give sth a whirl inf let's give it a whirl

intentémoslo

Translations for whirl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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revolear

to whirl … round

vorágine

whirl

remolino

whirl

arremolinarse (al bailar)

to whirl around

torbellino

whirl

un torbellino de sentimientos muy confusos

a turmoil o whirl of confused emotions

mi cabeza es un pandemonio

my head is in a whirl

whirl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whirl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.whirl [wɜ:l, Am wɜ:rl] VB intr

whirl

girar rápidamente

my head whirls fig

la cabeza me da vueltas

II.whirl [wɜ:l, Am wɜ:rl] VB trans

whirl

hacer girar

to whirl sb (a)round

dar vueltas a alguien

III.whirl [wɜ:l, Am wɜ:rl] N

whirl

torbellino m

a whirl of dust

una polvareda

Phrases:

to have one's head in a whirl

dar vueltas la cabeza a uno

to give sth a whirl

probar algo

Translations for whirl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

revolear

to whirl round

vorágine

whirl

remolino (movimiento)

whirl

whirl Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to whirl sb (a)round

dar vueltas a alguien

a whirl of dust

una polvareda

to have one's head in a whirl

dar vueltas la cabeza a uno

to give sth a whirl

probar algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These intermediate types include the gustnado and the fire whirl.

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Whirl dances were often performed by these girls.

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It includes a 25 m swimming pool, a whirl pool, a steam room, a gym, and an exercise area, as well as a skateboard park.

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He had antennae standing out of the top of his head, and his eyes would whirl around when he watched television.

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Then, as the members of the posse scurried into their automobiles, the car whirled and rushed away.

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They have a characteristic aerial courtship display which culminates in the pair locking talons mid-air and whirling earthwards in series of spectacular cartwheels.

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His voice can be heard through the medium of the bullroarer which is whirled through the air during initiation ceremonies.

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These fire whirls are the likely causes of driving flaming debris so high and so far.

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This phenomenon reduces the output whirl velocity, which is a measure of the net power output from a turbine or a compressor.

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Why should your arms be pulled away when the stars are whirling?

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