whirl

whirl
I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
nome
1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.

my head's in a whirl — ho una gran confusione in testa

2) (spiral motif) spirale f.
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to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs

II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
verbo transitivo
1) (swirl) far roteare, mulinare [sword]; far turbinare [snowflakes, dust]
2) (whisk)

to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (swirl) [dancer] volteggiare; [propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare

his mind whirled — aveva una gran confusione in testa

2) (whizz)

to whirl past — passare in fretta

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[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. noun
1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) turbinio
2) (a rapid turn.) rotazione
- whirlwind
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[wɜːl]
1. n
(spin) vortice m, turbinio, (of dust, water etc) turbine m , (of cream) ricciolo

my head is in a whirl — mi gira la testa

the social whirl — il vortice della vita mondana

let's give it a whirl fam — facciamo un tentativo

2. vt
(also: whirl round) (dance partner) far roteare, far volteggiare

the wind whirled the leaves — il vento ha sollevato le foglie in un vortice

he whirled us round the town — ci ha fatto visitare la città a tutta velocità or in un baleno

he whirled us off to the theatre — ci trascinò con sé al teatro

3. vi
(also: whirl round) (wheel, merry-go-round) girare, (dancers) volteggiare, (leaves, dust) sollevarsi in un vortice

the countryside whirled past us — la campagna sfrecciava accanto a noi

the dancers whirled past us — i danzatori passarono accanto a noi volteggiando

my head was whirling — mi girava la testa

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whirl /wɜ:l/
n. (solo al sing.)
1 rotazione rapida; mulinello; turbine; vortice: a whirl of dust, un turbine di polvere
2 (fig.) attività frenetica; turbinio: the whirl of traffic in a big city, il turbinio del traffico in una grande città
3 (fig.) confusione; smarrimento: His head was in a whirl, aveva una gran confusione in testa
4 (fam. ingl.) giretto in auto; (anche) breve giro di danza
● (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 capo
2 girare: My head is whirling, mi gira la testa
3 girarsi; voltarsi: The boar whirled to face the hounds, il cinghiale si girò e affrontò i cani
4 (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 vista
B v. t.
1 far girare; far turbinare; roteare; far volteggiare
2 girare (o voltare) di scatto: She whirled her head, ella ha girato di scatto la testa
3 (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.
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I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
nome
1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.

my head's in a whirl — ho una gran confusione in testa

2) (spiral motif) spirale f.
••

to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs

II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
verbo transitivo
1) (swirl) far roteare, mulinare [sword]; far turbinare [snowflakes, dust]
2) (whisk)

to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (swirl) [dancer] volteggiare; [propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare

his mind whirled — aveva una gran confusione in testa

2) (whizz)

to whirl past — passare in fretta


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