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Pronúncia: wɜːl; US: hwɜːrl
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noun
- [turn] girada, volta.
- [turning] girament, rotació.
- [of dust, water, etc.] remolí.
- my head is in a whirl em roda el cap, tinc rodaments de cap.
- a whirl of dust un remolí de pols.
- his brain was in a whirl figurative li sortia fum del cap.
- [rapid succession of activitites] sèrie vertiginosa, vertigen, batibull.
- a whirl of pleasures una pluja constant de plaers, una sèrie vertiginosa de plaers. transitive verb
- [make turn] fer girar, fer rodar, fer donar voltes a.
- [wave, shake] remenar, agitar.
- [cause to move or travel rapidly] portar a tota velocitat.
- he whirled his hat round his head feia rodar el barret al voltant del cap.
- he whirled her off to the dance la va treure a ballar com un llamp.
- the train whirled us up to Paris el tren ens va portar a París com un llamp. intransitive verb
- to whirl (round) [spin] rodar de pressa, donar voltes.
- [dust, water] arremolinar-se.
- my head whirls em roda el cap.
- they whirled past us in the dance ens van passar pel davant rodant al ritme del ball.