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