torbellino

m.

1 whirlwind (remolino) (of air).

2 whirlwind.

3 whirlwind (persona inquieta).

4 live wire.

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torbellino

► nombre masculino

1 (de viento) whirlwind; (de agua) whirlpool; (de polvo) whirl, cloud

2 figurado (abundancia de cosas) whirl, turmoil, welter

■ un torbellino de sentimientos a whirl of emotions

3 figurado (persona) live wire, human dynamo

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FRASEOLOGÍA

torbellino de ideas figurado brainstorm

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SM

1) [de viento] whirlwind; [de polvo] dust cloud

2) [de cosas] whirl

3) (=persona) whirlwind

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masculino

a) (de viento) whirlwind, twister (AmE); (de polvo) dust storm

b) (de actividad) whirl

un torbellino de sentimientos — a turmoil of emotions

c) (persona inquieta) bundle of energy

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masculino

a) (de viento) whirlwind, twister (AmE); (de polvo) dust storm

b) (de actividad) whirl

un torbellino de sentimientos — a turmoil of emotions

c) (persona inquieta) bundle of energy

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torbellino¹

¹ = maelstrom, vortex [vortexes/vortices, -pl.], whirlwind, whirlpool, whirl.

Ex: Specific types of information are considered imperative to decipher the intricate process of surviving in a modern, mid-nineties maelstrom of socio-economic crises.

Ex: The vortex of socio-economic change in the UK has caused, inter alia, libraries to be regarded as a drain on the ratepayer's pocket.

Ex: The article 'Harnessing the whirlwind of information technologies' discusses new technologies and their impact on the health library.

Ex: The most recent drawings refer explicitly to landscapes, with waterfalls, mountains, and whirlpools.

Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.

torbellino²

² = roller coaster.

Ex: The book likens the early adolescent years to a roller coaster, often unpredictable but exciting and filled with possibility.

torbellino³

³ = live wire.

Nota: Dicho de una persona.

Ex: The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.

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torbellino

masculine

1 (de viento) whirlwind, twister (AmE); (de polvo) dust storm

pasó como un torbellino she rushed past like a whirlwind

2 (de actividad) hurly-burly, whirl

un torbellino de sentimientos muy confusos a turmoil o whirl of confused emotions

el torbellino de la gran ciudad the hurly-burly o the hustle and bustle of the big city

3 (persona inquieta) bundle of energy

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torbellino sustantivo masculino

a) (de viento) whirlwind;

(de polvo) dust storm

b) (de actividad) whirl

c) (persona inquieta) bundle of energy

torbellino sustantivo masculino
1 (remolino de viento) whirlwind, US twister
2 fig (agitación) whirl
(de sentimientos) turmoil
'torbellino' also found in these entries:
English:
whirl
- whirlwind
- eddy

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torbellino nm

1. [remolino] [de aire] whirlwind;

[de agua] whirlpool; [de polvo] dust cloud

2. [mezcla confusa] [de actividad, emociones] whirlwind;

su vida es un torbellino her life is a whirlwind of activity

3. [persona inquieta] whirlwind;

es un torbellino de energías she is a bundle of energy

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torbellino

m whirlwind

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torbellino nm

: whirlwind