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1 tourbillonner
tourbillonner [tuʀbijɔne]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verbto swirl ; [danseurs] to whirl round* * *tuʀbijɔneverbe intransitif1) lit [neige, feuilles] to swirl, to whirl; [danseurs] to twirl2) fig [idées, souvenirs] to swirl around* * *tuʀbijɔne vi1) [eau, neige, papiers, feuilles] to whirl, to swirl2) [personne] to whirl round, to twirl round* * *tourbillonner verb table: aimer vi1 lit [neige, feuilles] to swirl, to whirl; [danseurs] to twirl;2 fig [idées, souvenirs] to swirl around.[turbijɔne] verbe intransitif2. [tournoyer - flocons, feuilles, sable] to whirl, to swirl, to flutter ; [ - fumée] to whirl, to eddy ; [ - danseur] to spin ou to whirl ou to twirl (round)3. [défiler rapidement - pensées]les idées tourbillonnaient dans sa tête ideas were whirling ou dancing around in his head -
2 virevolter
virevolter [viʀvɔlte]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[danseuse] to twirl around ; [cheval] to do a demivolt* * *viʀvɔlteverbe intransitif to twirl* * *viʀvɔlte vi* * *virevolter verb table: aimer vi to twirl.[virvɔlte] verbe intransitif2. [s'agiter] to dance around -
3 moulinet
mulinɛnom masculin1) ( de canne à pêche) reel2) ( mouvement)faire des moulinets avec les bras — gén to wave one's arms about
* * *mulinɛ nm1) [canne à pêche] reel2) (= mouvement)3) [treuil] winch* * *moulinet nm1 ( de canne à pêche) reel;2 ( de travail) winch;3 ( mouvement) faire des moulinets avec les bras gén to wave one's arms about; Sport to do windmills; faire des moulinets avec un bâton to twirl a stick.[mulinɛ] nom masculin3. [mouvement]faire des moulinets avec un bâton to twirl ou to whirl a stick aroundil faisait des moulinets avec ses bras he was whirling ou waving his arms around4. [tourniquet] turnstile -
4 tournoyer
tournoyer [tuʀnwaje]➭ TABLE 8 intransitive verb[danseurs] to whirl round ; [eau, fumée] to swirl ; [boomerang] to spin ; [papiers] to flutter around ; [oiseaux] to wheel ; [feuilles mortes] to swirl around ; [abeille, moustique] to fly around* * *tuʀnwajeverbe intransitif1) [feuilles, papiers] to swirl around; [vautours] to wheel; [moucherons] to fly around in circles2) [danseurs] to whirlfaire tournoyer — to spin [somebody] around [personne]
* * *tuʀnwaje vi1) [oiseau] to wheel round, to wheel around2) [danseur] to spin, to whirl3) [fumée] to swirl around, to swirl round* * *tournoyer verb table: employer vi1 [feuilles, papiers] to swirl around; [vautours] to wheel; [moucherons] to fly around in circles; [cerf-volant] to spiral;2 [danseurs] to whirl; faire tournoyer ( en dansant) to spin [sb] around; to twirl [sth] [baguette, jupe]; to make [sth] spiral [cerf-volant];3 [fumée] to rise in spirals.[turnwaje] verbe intransitif[aigle] to wheel ou to circle round[danseur] to swirl ou to twirl ou to whirl roundfaire tournoyer quelque chose to whirl ou to swing something -
5 virevolte
viʀvɔlt nf1) (= mouvement) twirl2) [avis, opinion] about-turn* * *virevolte nf1 ( tour sur soi-même) twirl;2 ( revirement) about-turn GB, about-face, volte-face.[virvɔlt] nom féminin2. (figuré) [changement] volte-face -
6 friser
friser [fʀize]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ cheveux] to curl ; [+ moustache] to twirlb. [+ catastrophe, mort] to be within a hair's breadth of ; [+ insolence, ridicule] to verge on2. intransitive verb[cheveux] to be curly ; [personne] to have curly hair* * *fʀize
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1) ( boucler) to curl [cheveux, moustache]2) ( frôler) [remarque, attitude] to border on [insolence, grossièreté]cela frise les 10% — it's approaching 10%
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verbe intransitif [cheveux] to curl; [personne] to have curly hair
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se friser verbe pronominal* * *fʀize1. vt [cheveux]to curl1) (= frôler) [surface] to skim, to graze2) (= confiner à) [hérésie] to verge on2. vi[cheveux] to curl, [personne] to have curly hair* * *friser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( boucler) to curl [cheveux, moustache]; friser qn to curl sb's hair; se faire friser to have one's hair curled; la pluie me frise les cheveux the rain makes my hair go curly ou frizzy;2 ( frôler) [remarque, attitude] to border on [insolence, grossièreté]; [personne] to be on the brink of [catastrophe]; il frise les quarante ans he's getting on for forty; cela frise les 10% it's approaching 10%.B vi [cheveux. moustache] to curl; [personne] to have curly hair.[frize] verbe transitif1. [barbe, cheveux] to curl3. [être proche de]————————[frize] verbe intransitif -
7 tire-bouchonner
tiʀbuʃɔneverbe intransitif [manche, pantalon] to be wrinkled* * *tiʀbuʃɔne vt* * *tire-bouchonner verb table: aimer vi ( en spirale) [manche, pantalon] to be twisted; ( en accordéon) [manche, pantalon] to be wrinkled; un pantalon tire-bouchonnant a wrinkled pair of trousers GB ou pants US.[tirbuʃɔne] verbe intransitif -
8 tortiller
tortiller [tɔʀtije]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ corde, mouchoir] to twist ; [+ cheveux, cravate, doigts] to twiddle2. intransitive verb• tortiller des fesses or du derrière (inf) to wiggle one's bottom3. reflexive verb► se tortiller [serpent] to writhe ; [ver] to wriggle ; [personne] (en dansant) to wiggle ; (en se débattant) to wriggle ; (d'impatience) to fidget ; (d'embarras, de douleur) to squirm* * *tɔʀtije
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verbe transitif to twist [fibres]; to twiddle [mouchoir, moustache]
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se tortiller verbe pronominal to wriggle••il n'y a pas à tortiller — (colloq) there's no wriggling out of it
* * *tɔʀtije vt[corde, mouchoir] to twist, [doigts] to twiddle* * *tortiller verb table: aimerA vtr to twist [fibres]; tortiller son mouchoir/sa moustache/ses cheveux to twiddle one's handkerchief/moustache GB ou mustache US/hair.B ○vi ( remuer) tortiller du derrière○ ou des fesses○ to wiggle one's bottom; elle dansait en tortillant des hanches she wiggled her hips as she danced.C se tortiller vpr [ver] to wriggle; se tortiller d'impatience sur sa chaise [personne] to be fidgeting with impatience on one's chair; un petit ver se tortillait dans l'assiette a little maggot was wriggling on the plate.il n'y a pas à tortiller○ there's no wriggling out of it; se tortiller comme un ver/une anguille to wriggle like a worm/an eel.[tɔrtije] verbe transitif1. [mèche, mouchoir, fil, papier] to twist[doigts] to twiddle[moustache] to twirl2. [fesses] to wiggle————————[tɔrtije] verbe intransitif1. [onduler]tortiller des fesses/hanches to wiggle one's bottom/hips2. (familier & locution)il n'y a pas à tortiller there's no getting out of ou away from it————————se tortiller verbe pronominal intransitif -
9 carouble
n. f. 'Twirl', skeleton key (usually for illegal use). -
10 tourner
curve, rotate, round, spin, turn, twirl, twist -
11 tournoiement
spin, twirl, whirl
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Twirl — Twirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran, [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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