coil

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coil
[kɔɪl]
sustantivo
1rollo (m) (of rope, wire); bobina (f) (electrical); DIU (m) espiral (f) (contraceptive device) (británico)
2bucle (m) vuelta (f) (single loop)
  • the snake's coils -> los anillos de la serpiente
verbo transitivo
3enrollar (round alrededor de)

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coil [koil]
  • To coil something/oneself around something -> enrollar algo/enrollarse o enroscarse alrededor de algo
  • To coil a cable -> (Mar.) adujar un cable
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Formar círculos. (n)
  • Smoke coiled into the air -> el humo se alzaba en volutas o en espiral
va. Recoger, doblar en redondo; arrollar en espiral. Enrollar (rope, wire).
sustantivo
1Rollo, serie de círculos o espiral, que se forma doblando algo en redondo (series of loops - of rope, wire).
2Adujada, cable o cabo adujado. (Marina)
3Pliegue (de serpiente o culebra); lío (de cuerdas).
4Alambre conductor enrollado en un carrete. (Electridad)
5Lazada, vuelta (single loop).
6(GB) Espiral (contraceptive).
Espiral, volutas (of smoke). Moño, chongo, rodete (of hair).

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coil [kɔɪl]
noun
1 (roll) rollo; (m) (single loop) vuelta; (f) [of hair] rizo; (m) [of snake] anillo; (m) [of smoke] espiral; (f)
2 (Aut) (Electricity and Electronics) bobina; (f) carrete; (m)
3 (contraceptive) espiral; (f) DIU; (m)
verb:transitive
arrollar; enrollar
to coil sth up enrollar algo; to coil sth round sth enrollar algo alrededor de algo
verb:intransitive
1 [+snake] enroscarse
to coil up (into a ball) hacerse un ovillo; to coil round sth enroscarse alrededor de algo
2 [+smoke] subir en espiral

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Verb Conjugation for "coil"

Imperative
  • coil
  • you coil
  • he/she coils
  • we coil
  • you coil
  • they coil
Preterite
  • I coiled
  • you coiled
  • he/she coiled
  • we coiled
  • you coiled
  • they coiled
Present Continuous
  • I am coiling
  • you are coiling
  • he/she is coiling
  • we are coiling
  • you are coiling
  • they are coiling
Present Perfect
  • I have coiled
  • you have coiled
  • he/she has coiled
  • we have coiled
  • you have coiled
  • they have coiled
Past Continuous
  • I was coiling
  • you were coiling
  • he/she was coiling
  • we were coiling
  • you were coiling
  • they were coiling
Past Perfect
  • I had coiled
  • you had coiled
  • he/she had coiled
  • we had coiled
  • you had coiled
  • they had coiled
Future
  • I will coil
  • you will coil
  • he/she will coil
  • we will coil
  • you will coil
  • they will coil
Future Perfect
  • I will have coiled
  • you will have coiled
  • he/she will have coiled
  • we will have coiled
  • you will have coiled
  • they will have coiled
Future Continuous
  • I will be coiling
  • you will be coiling
  • he/she will be coiling
  • we will be coiling
  • you will be coiling
  • they will be coiling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been coiling
  • you have been coiling
  • he/she has been coiling
  • we have been coiling
  • you have been coiling
  • they have been coiling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been coiling
  • you will have been coiling
  • he/she will have been coiling
  • we will have been coiling
  • you will have been coiling
  • they will have been coiling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been coiling
  • you had been coiling
  • he/she had been coiling
  • we had been coiling
  • you had been coiling
  • they had been coiling
Paid English to Spanish translation

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