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1 ein Strudel von Gefühlen
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2 torbellino
m.1 whirlwind (remolino) (of air).2 whirlwind.3 whirlwind (persona inquieta).4 live wire.* * *2 figurado (abundancia de cosas) whirl, turmoil, welter\torbellino de ideas figurado brainstorm* * *SM1) [de viento] whirlwind; [de polvo] dust cloud2) [de cosas] whirl3) (=persona) whirlwind* * *b) ( de actividad) whirlc) ( persona inquieta) bundle of energy* * *b) ( de actividad) whirlc) ( persona inquieta) bundle of energy* * *torbellino11 = maelstrom, vortex [vortexes/vortices, -pl.], whirlwind, whirlpool, whirl.Ex: Specific types of information are considered imperative to decipher the intricate process of surviving in a modern, mid-nineties maelstrom of socio-economic crises.
Ex: The vortex of socio-economic change in the UK has caused, inter alia, libraries to be regarded as a drain on the ratepayer's pocket.Ex: The article 'Harnessing the whirlwind of information technologies' discusses new technologies and their impact on the health library.Ex: The most recent drawings refer explicitly to landscapes, with waterfalls, mountains, and whirlpools.Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.torbellino22 = roller coaster.Ex: The book likens the early adolescent years to a roller coaster, often unpredictable but exciting and filled with possibility.
torbellino33 = live wire.Nota: Dicho de una persona.Ex: The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.
* * *pasó como un torbellino she rushed past like a whirlwind2 (de actividad) hurly-burly, whirlun torbellino de sentimientos muy confusos a turmoil o whirl of confused emotionsel torbellino de la gran ciudad the hurly-burly o the hustle and bustle of the big city3 (persona inquieta) bundle of energy* * *
torbellino sustantivo masculino
( de polvo) dust storm
torbellino sustantivo masculino
1 (remolino de viento) whirlwind, US twister
2 fig (agitación) whirl
(de sentimientos) turmoil
' torbellino' also found in these entries:
English:
whirl
- whirlwind
- eddy
* * *torbellino nm1. [remolino] [de aire] whirlwind;[de agua] whirlpool; [de polvo] dust cloud2. [mezcla confusa] [de actividad, emociones] whirlwind;su vida es un torbellino her life is a whirlwind of activity3. [persona inquieta] whirlwind;es un torbellino de energías she is a bundle of energy* * *m whirlwind* * *torbellino nm: whirlwind
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