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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]. -
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whirl [wɜ:l]1. noun• the whole week was a whirl of activity nous n'avons (or ils n'ont etc) pas arrêté de toute la semaine( = spin) also whirl round [dust, water] tourbillonner* * *[wɜːl], US [hwɜːl] 1.noun lit, fig gen tourbillon m (of de); ( spiral motif) spirale f2.transitive verb ( swirl) faire tournoyer3.to whirl somebody along/away — entraîner/emmener quelqu'un à toute vitesse
1) [dancer] tournoyer; [blade, propeller] tourner; [snowflakes, dust, mind, thoughts] tourbillonner2) [person, vehicle]•Phrasal Verbs:••to give something a whirl — (colloq) essayer quelque chose
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