- espiral
- adj.spiral, circling, volute.f.1 spiral (also figurative).en espiral spiral (escalera, forma)espiral inflacionaria inflationary spiral (peninsular Spanish)espiral inflacionista inflationary spiral (peninsular Spanish)2 coil, intrauterine device.* * *espiral► adjetivo1 spiral■ escalera espiral spiral staircase► nombre femenino1 spiral2 (de reloj) hairspring* * *noun f. adj.spiral* * *1.ADJ [gen] spiral; [movimiento, línea] spiral; (Téc) helical2.SM [de reloj] hairspring3.SF (=forma) [gen] spiral; [anticonceptiva] coil; (Téc) 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
* * *femeninoa) (forma, movimiento) spiralun cuaderno de espiral(es) — a spiral-bound notebook
una espiral de violencia — a spiral of violence
escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral — spiral staircase
la avioneta cayó en espiral — the plane spun downward(s)
b) (muelle) hairspringc) (dispositivo intrauterino) coil* * *= spiral, coil.Ex. The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.Ex. It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.----* abrirse en espiral = spiral out.* encuadernación en espiral = spiral binding.* resistencia en espiral = heating coil.* resorte de espiral = slinky.* * *femeninoa) (forma, movimiento) spiralun cuaderno de espiral(es) — a spiral-bound notebook
una espiral de violencia — a spiral of violence
escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral — spiral staircase
la avioneta cayó en espiral — the plane spun downward(s)
b) (muelle) hairspringc) (dispositivo intrauterino) coil* * *= spiral, coil.Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.* abrirse en espiral = spiral out.* encuadernación en espiral = spiral binding.* resistencia en espiral = heating coil.* resorte de espiral = slinky.* * *espiralfeminine1 (forma, movimiento) spiralun cuaderno de espiral(es) a spiral-bound notebookuna espiral de violencia a spiral of violencela espiral inflacionaria the inflationary spiraluna escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral a spiral staircasela avioneta cayó en espiral the plane spun o spiralled downward(s)2 (muelle) hairspring3 (dispositivo intrauterino) coil* * *
espiral sustantivo femeninoa) (forma, movimiento) spiral;◊ un cuaderno de espiral(es) a spiral-bound notebook;
escalera de espiral spiral staircaseb) (muelle) hairspringc) (dispositivo intrauterino) coil
espiral adjetivo & sustantivo femenino spiral
'espiral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuaderno
- hornillo
English:
coil
- curl
- spiral
- spiral down
- spiral up
- swirl
- wisp
- wreath
- intrauterine device
* * *espiral nf1. [línea curva] spiral;un cuaderno de espiral a spiral-bound notebook;en espiral [escalera, forma] spiral;el avión descendió en espiral the plane spiralled downwards2. [escalada] spiralCompEcon espiral inflacionaria inflationary spiral;espiral de violencia spiral of violence3. [anticonceptivo] coil4. [de reloj] balance spring, hairspring* * *espiralI adj spiral atrII f spiral;espiral precios-salarios wage-price spiral* * *espiral adj & nf: spiral* * *espiral adj n spiral
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.