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I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.2) (spiral motif) spirale f.••II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs
2) (whisk)2.to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta
1) (swirl) [ dancer] volteggiare; [ propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare2) (whizz)•* * *[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) girarsi; (far turbinare/volteggiare)2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) turbinio2) (a rapid turn.) rotazione•- whirlwind* * *[wɜːl]1. n2. vt(also: whirl round) (dance partner) far roteare, far volteggiarehe whirled us round the town — ci ha fatto visitare la città a tutta velocità or in un baleno
3. vi(also: whirl round) (wheel, merry-go-round) girare, (dancers) volteggiare, (leaves, dust) sollevarsi in un vortice* * *whirl /wɜ:l/n. (solo al sing.)2 (fig.) attività frenetica; turbinio: the whirl of traffic in a big city, il turbinio del traffico in una grande città● (fam.) Give it a whirl!, provaci!; fai un tentativo!(to) whirl /wɜ:l/A v. i.1 girare; roteare; piroettare; frullare ( anche fig.); vorticare; turbinare: The roulette wheel whirled incessantly, la ruota della roulette girava di continuo; The Carnival confetti whirled in the air, i coriandoli del carnevale turbinavano nell'aria; the thoughts that whirl in my head, i pensieri che mi frullano per il capo4 ( di un veicolo; di solito to whirl away, to whirl out) allontanarsi rapidamente; correre via: The carriage whirled away, la carrozza si è allontanata rapidamente; The taxi whirled out of sight, in un batter d'occhio il taxi scomparve alla vistaB v. t.1 far girare; far turbinare; roteare; far volteggiare3 ( di solito to whirl away) portare via in tutta fretta; trascinare via (alla svelta): The man was whirled away by the ambulance, l'uomo è stato portato via in tutta fretta dall'ambulanza● to whirl round, girare (o far girare) in tondo; girarsi di scatto; ruotare; ( di ballerini) piroettare.* * *I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.2) (spiral motif) spirale f.••II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs
2) (whisk)2.to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta
1) (swirl) [ dancer] volteggiare; [ propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare2) (whizz)•
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whirl — I UK [wɜː(r)l] / US [wɜrl] / US [hwɜrl] verb Word forms whirl : present tense I/you/we/they whirl he/she/it whirls present participle whirling past tense whirled past participle whirled * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to spin quickly in circles… … English dictionary
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