whirl

wə:l 1. verb

(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) snurre; bråsnu, virvle, suse av gårde

2. noun

1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) virvel, tummel

2) (a rapid turn.) brå sving

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- whirlpool

- whirlwind

snurre

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virvle

I

subst. \/wɜːl\/

1) virvel, snurring, rotasjon

• it disappeared in a whirl of water

det forsvant i en virvel av vann

• a whirl of the wheel caught her attention

en snurring på hjulet fanget oppmerksomheten hennes

• all she saw was a whirl of dust

alt hun så var en støvvirvel

2) (overført) virvel

• they went through a whirl of meetings and conferences

de gikk gjennom en virvel av møter og konferanser

• my thoughts are in a whirl

det går rundt for meg

give something a whirl (hverdagslig) gjøre et forsøk

in a whirl forvirret, i en forvirret tilstand

• the town was in a whirl of excitement

byen surret av forventning

whirl of life travelhet, syding

whirl of pleasure sus og dus

• she lives in a whirl of pleasure

hun lever i sus og dus

whirls of snow snødrev, snøføyke

II

verb \/wɜːl\/

1) virvle, snurre, svinge rundt

• the leaves whirled in the air

bladene virvlet i luften

• he whirled and faced his pursuers

han spant rundt og vendte ansiktet mot sine forfølgere

2) (overført) rase, suse, virvle

• she whirled into the room

hun raste inn i rommet

• they were whirled away in the car

bilen suste av gårde med dem

3) snurre rundt, gå rundt

• his head whirled

det gikk rundt for ham

4) slynge, slenge, kaste

• he was whirled into the car

han ble slynget inn i bilen

whirl about virvle omkring, snurre omkring, virvle rundt i

whirl round virvle omkring, snurre omkring, virvle rundt, svinge seg rundt

• the dancers whirled round the room

danserne svinget seg rundt i rommet

whirl up virvle opp

• the wind whirled up the sand

vinden virvlet opp sanden