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whirl [wɜ:l](a) (person, skater) tourner, tournoyer;∎ she whirled round the ice rink elle a fait le tour de la piste en tourbillonnant(b) (leaves, smoke) tourbillonner, tournoyer; (dust, water) tourbillonner; (spindle, top) tournoyer; (propeller) tourner;∎ snowflakes whirled past the window des flocons de neige passaient devant la fenêtre en tourbillonnant;∎ the water whirled away down the sink l'eau s'est écoulée en tourbillonnant dans l'évier(c) (head, ideas) tourner;∎ my head is whirling (j'ai) la tête (qui) me tourne;∎ the news made her mind whirl les nouvelles lui ont fait tourner la tête(d) (move quickly) aller à toute vitesse;∎ the houses whirled past us les chevaux sont passés devant nous à toute allure(a) (dancer, skater) faire tourner;∎ he whirled his partner around the floor il faisait tournoyer sa partenaire autour de la piste∎ the wind whirled the leaves about le vent faisait tourbillonner les feuilles∎ she whirled us off on a trip round Europe elle nous a embarqués pour un tour d'Europe3 noun(a) (of dancers, leaves, events) tourbillon m;∎ figurative my head's in a whirl la tête me tourne;∎ her thoughts were in a whirl tout tourbillonnait dans sa tête;∎ humorous the mad social whirl la folle vie mondaine;∎ the kitchen was a whirl of activity la cuisine bourdonnait d'activité∎ to give sth a whirl s'essayer à qch□ ;∎ why don't you give it a whirl? pourquoi n'essayez-vous pas?∎ she whirled round and round in the middle of the dance floor elle tournait et tournait au milieu de la piste de danse∎ to whirl sb round faire tournoyer qn
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