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1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) espiral2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) en espiral
2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) espiral2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) espiral
3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) moverse en espiral- spirallyspiral n espiraltr['spaɪərəl]1 espiral nombre femenino1 espiral, en espiral1 (move in a spiral) moverse en espiral2 (increase rapidly) dispararse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLinflationary spiral espiral nombre femenino inflacionistaspiral staircase escalera de caracolspiral adj: espiral, en espirala spiral staircase: una escalera de caracolspiral n: espiral fadj.• espiral (Matemática) adj.• helicoidal adj.n.• espiral s.m.• hélice s.f.• rosca s.f.v.• dar vueltas en espiral v.
I 'spaɪrəl, 'spaɪərəla) (shape, movement) espiral fb) ( of smoke) voluta f, espiral f
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spiral staircase — escalera f de caracol
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intransitive verb, BrE - ll-a) ( increase) \<\<unemployment\>\> escalar; \<\<prices\>\> dispararseb) ( move) (+ adv compl)['spaɪǝrǝl]to spiral up/down — subir/bajar en espiral
1.ADJ espiral, en espiral2.N espiral f, hélice f3.VIto spiral up/down — subir/bajar en espiral
the smoke spiralled up, the smoke went spiralling up — el humo subió formando una espiral
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I ['spaɪrəl, 'spaɪərəl]a) (shape, movement) espiral fb) ( of smoke) voluta f, espiral f
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spiral staircase — escalera f de caracol
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intransitive verb, BrE - ll-a) ( increase) \<\<unemployment\>\> escalar; \<\<prices\>\> dispararseb) ( move) (+ adv compl)to spiral up/down — subir/bajar en espiral
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