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spiral ['spaɪərəl] ( British pt & pp spiralled, cont spiralling, American pt & pp spiraled, cont spiraling)1 noun∎ in a spiral en spirale;∎ a spiral of smoke rose into the sky une volute de fumée s'éleva dans le ciel;∎ inflationary spiral spirale f inflationniste;∎ the wage-price spiral la spirale des prix et des salaires(motif, shell, curve) en (forme de) spirale; (descent, spring) en spirale;∎ the plane went into a spiral descent l'avion amorça une descente en vrille(a) (in flight → plane) vriller; (→ bird) voler en spirale; (in shape → smoke, stairs) monter en spirale(b) (prices, inflation) s'envoler, monter en flèche;∎ to spiral downwards chuter►► spiral binding reliure f à spirale;Astronomy spiral galaxy galaxie f spirale;spiral staircase escalier m en colimaçon(plane) descendre en vrille; (leaf, feather) tomber en tourbillonnant(plane, smoke) monter en spirale; (prices) monter en flèche
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