whirl

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whirl
[wɜːl]
sustantivo
1remolino (m)
  • a whirl of activity -> un torbellino de actividad
  • the social whirl -> el torbellino de la vida social
  • my head's in a whirl -> tengo una gran confusión mental
  • let's give it a whirl (familiar) -> probémoslo
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to whirl something/somebody around -> hacer girar algo/a alguien
verbo intransitivo
2arremolinarse (dust, smoke, leaves); girar vertiginosamente (person)
  • my head's whirling -> me da vueltas la cabeza

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whirl [uerl]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Girar, dar vueltas alrededor o circularmente con mucha repidez.
2Hacer girar o dar vueltas en círculo.
3Mover o moverse rápidamente.
sustantivo
1Giro vuelta, rotación o movimiento circular muy rápido; cualquier cosa que se mueve circularmente con giros muy rápidos.

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whirl [wɜːl]
noun
(spin) giro; (m) vuelta; (f) [of dust, water etc] remolino; (m) [of cream] rizo; (m)
my head is in a whirl la cabeza me está dando vueltas; the social whirl la actividad social; a whirl of pleasures un torbellino de placeres
he disappeared in a whirl of dust
let's give it a whirl (informal) ¡nada se pierde con intentar!
verb:transitive
1 (spin) hacer girar
he whirled Anne round the dance floor hizo girar a Anne por la pista; as the wind whirled leaves into the air mientras el aire hacia revolotear girar las hojas en el aire;or he whirled his sword round his head esgrimió su espada haciéndola girar sobre su cabeza
he whirled his hat round his head agitaba el sombrero alrededor de la cabeza
2 (transport) llevar rápidamente
the train whirled us off to Paris el tren nos llevó rápidamente a París; he whirled us off to the theatre nos llevó volando al teatro
verb:intransitive
[+wheel, merry-go-round] girar; [+leaves, dust, water] arremolinarse; (move quickly)
the dancers whirled past los bailarines pasaron girando vertiginosamente; my head was whirling me daba vueltas la cabeza

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Verb Conjugation for "whirl"

Imperative
  • whirl
  • you whirl
  • he/she whirls
  • we whirl
  • you whirl
  • they whirl
Preterite
  • I whirled
  • you whirled
  • he/she whirled
  • we whirled
  • you whirled
  • they whirled
Present Continuous
  • I am whirling
  • you are whirling
  • he/she is whirling
  • we are whirling
  • you are whirling
  • they are whirling
Present Perfect
  • I have whirled
  • you have whirled
  • he/she has whirled
  • we have whirled
  • you have whirled
  • they have whirled
Past Continuous
  • I was whirling
  • you were whirling
  • he/she was whirling
  • we were whirling
  • you were whirling
  • they were whirling
Past Perfect
  • I had whirled
  • you had whirled
  • he/she had whirled
  • we had whirled
  • you had whirled
  • they had whirled
Future
  • I will whirl
  • you will whirl
  • he/she will whirl
  • we will whirl
  • you will whirl
  • they will whirl
Future Perfect
  • I will have whirled
  • you will have whirled
  • he/she will have whirled
  • we will have whirled
  • you will have whirled
  • they will have whirled
Future Continuous
  • I will be whirling
  • you will be whirling
  • he/she will be whirling
  • we will be whirling
  • you will be whirling
  • they will be whirling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been whirling
  • you have been whirling
  • he/she has been whirling
  • we have been whirling
  • you have been whirling
  • they have been whirling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been whirling
  • you will have been whirling
  • he/she will have been whirling
  • we will have been whirling
  • you will have been whirling
  • they will have been whirling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been whirling
  • you had been whirling
  • he/she had been whirling
  • we had been whirling
  • you had been whirling
  • they had been whirling
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