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1 whirl
whirl, US hw3 ;lA n1 fig (of activity, excitement) 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 (swirl of dust, air, leaves etc) tourbillon m ;3 ( spiral motif) spirale f.B vtr1 (swirl, turn) faire tournoyer [sword, flag, leaves, snowflakes, dust] ;2 (whisk, hurry) to whirl sb along/away entraîner/emmener qn à toute vitesse.C vi1 (swirl, turn) [dancer] tournoyer ; [blade, propeller] tourner ; [snowflakes, dust, mind, thoughts] tourbillonner ;2 (move quickly, whizz) to whirl in/past [person, vehicle] entrer/filer à toute vitesse.to give sth a whirl ○ essayer qch.■ whirl round:▶ whirl [sth] round faire tournoyer [sword, rope]. -
2 twirl
twirl [twɜ:l]* * *[twɜːl] 1.1) ( spin) tournoiement mto do a twirl — [person] tournoyer
2) ( spiral) volute f2.transitive verb faire tournoyer [baton, lasso, partner]; tortiller [hair, moustache]; entortiller [ribbon, vine]3.intransitive verb [dancer] tournoyerto twirl round — ( turn round) se retourner brusquement
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3 twirl
A n1 ( spin) tournoiement m ; to do a twirl [person] tournoyer ; to give sth a twirl faire tournoyer qch ;2 ( spiral) volute f.B vtr1 ( spin) faire tournoyer [baton, lasso, partner] ;C vi2 ( twist) [vine, rope] s'enrouler (around autour de).■ twirl round ( turn round) [person] se retourner brusquement ; he twirled round to face her il s'est retourné brusquement vers elle.
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