espiral

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espiral
feminine noun
1spiral (también figurative)
  • en espiral -> spiral (escalera, forma)
  • espiral inflacionaria, (economics) ->
  • espiral inflacionista -> inflationary spiral (peninsular Spanish)

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espiral [es-pe-rahl’]
adjective
1Spiral, winding, helical, helispherical.
noun
2Spiral, corkscrew (forma); (Tec.) whorl; hairspring (reloj). (f)
  • El humo subía en espiral -> the smoke went spiralling up

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espiral
adjetivo
(gen) spiral; [+movimiento, línea] spiral; (Técnica) helical;
sustantivo:masculino
[de reloj] hairspring
sustantivo:femenino
(forma) (gen) spiral; (anticonceptiva) coil; (Técnica) whorl; [de humo] spiral; (Dep) corkscrew dive
la espiral inflacionista the inflationary spiral; el humo subía en espiral the smoke went spiralling up; dar vueltas en espiral to spiral

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