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twirl
[twɜːl]брит. / амер.
гл.
= twirl (a)round
вертеться, кружиться, вращаться
вертеть, вращать, кружить
крутить, вертеть (что-л.) в руках; теребить, мять(что-л.)
= twirl about / (a)round резко оборачиваться(к кому-л.)
спорт.жарг.посылать(мяч в бейсболе)
сущ.
вращение, кручение
вихрьпрям. и перен.
завитушка, росчерк(в каллиграфии)
вихор, локон
уст.; крим.
дубликат, слепок ключа
отмычка
уст.; крим.тюремный надзиратель
AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)
twirl
вращениес, кручениес
вихрьм
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Examples from texts
He stared at me as if this announcement of his would have crushed me to the earth, but I smiled at him in my turn, and looked him up and down, with a twirl of my moustache.
Он поглядел на меня так, словно ожидал, что, услышав это сообщение, я буду как громом поражен, но я только усмехнулся и, покручивая усы, поглядел на него сверху вниз.
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Exploits of Brigadier GerardКонан Дойль, Артур / Подвиги бригадира Жерара
Her long little face sparkles all over, as if sprinkled with tinsel, and then a slow twirl of the Sunfish places their heads in the narrow clammy band of shadow the hull casts.
Ее маленькое вытянутое личико все искрится, будто присыпанное блестками; потом лодку начинает медленно разворачивать и головы их попадают в узкую полосу холодной тени от корпуса.
Updike, John / Rabbit At RestАпдайк, Джон / Кролик успокоился
The more angry Papa grew, the more rapidly did those fingers twirl, and when Papa ceased speaking they came to rest also. Yet, as soon as ever Jakoff himself began to talk, they flew here, there, and everywhere with lightning rapidity.
Чем больше горячился папа, тем быстрее двигались пальцы, и наоборот, когда папа замолкал, и пальцы останавливались; но когда Яков сам начинал говорить, пальцы приходили в сильнейшее беспокойство и отчаянно прыгали в разные стороны.
So there’s no water heater and they’ve let the well go dry.” He dropped his voice. “I’ve asked the Taliban for money to dig a new well more times than I remember and they just twirl their rosaries and tell me there is no money.
Водогрея нет, и колодец высох. – Директор понизил голос: – Сколько раз я просил у талибов денег, чтобы выкопать новый колодец! А они и не почесались. Только теребят свои четки и бормочут, что у них нет средств.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerХоссейни, Халед / Бегущий за ветром
They seemed at first to be exchanging affectionate jokes, but soon Éva’s face clouded and I saw her pick up her fork and twirl it somberly between thumb and forefinger.
Насколько я понял, сперва они перекидывались добродушными шутками, но скоро лицо Евы омрачилось, и я заметил, как рассеянно она вертит в пальцах вилку.
Kostova, Elisabeth / The HistorianКостова, Элизабет / Историк
I can imagine, too, how, thus interrogated, Jakoff twirled his fingers behind his back in a deprecatory sort of way, and proceeded to argue that it all the same, "Peter Alexandritch, we are in the right."
Воображаю, как отрицательно завертелись за спиной пальцы Якова при таком вопросе и как он доказывал, что "опять-таки дело наше правое, Петр Александрович".
If Drizzt, at that time in midroll across the table, had realized just how close his form had come to intercepting the twirling war-hammer, he might have had a few choice words for his friend.
Если бы Дзирт, перекатывавшийся в этот момент по столу, успел сообразить, в какой близости от его головы просвистит рукоять молота, он, несомненно, нашел бы множество теплых слов для своего ученика.
Salvatore, Robert / The Crystal ShardСальваторе, Роберт / Магический кристалл
Roaring in pain, the dwarf sent his left arm in furious pumps, spinning the morningstar head in horizontal twirls, each connecting with the shield. So furious was his attack that the guard had to backtrack.
Взревев от боли, дворф завертел в левой руке кистень и несколько раз подряд треснул по щиту противника, даже заставив его попятиться.
Salvatore, Robert / Road of the PatriarchСальваторе, Роберт / Дорога Патриарха
The compass needle sometimes twirls swiftly round. — Стрелка компаса время от времени начинает быстро вращаться.
Couples were twirling around the dance floor. — Пары кружились в танце по площадке.
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Collocations
begin to twirl / whirl
завертеть
Word forms
twirl
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
twirl
twirls
Possessive case
twirl's
twirls'
twirl
verb
Basic forms
Past
twirled
Imperative
twirl
Present Participle (Participle I)
twirling
Past Participle (Participle II)
twirled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I twirl
we twirl
you twirl
you twirl
he/she/it twirls
they twirl
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am twirling
we are twirling
you are twirling
you are twirling
he/she/it is twirling
they are twirling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have twirled
we have twirled
you have twirled
you have twirled
he/she/it has twirled
they have twirled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been twirling
we have been twirling
you have been twirling
you have been twirling
he/she/it has been twirling
they have been twirling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I twirled
we twirled
you twirled
you twirled
he/she/it twirled
they twirled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was twirling
we were twirling
you were twirling
you were twirling
he/she/it was twirling
they were twirling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had twirled
we had twirled
you had twirled
you had twirled
he/she/it had twirled
they had twirled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been twirling
we had been twirling
you had been twirling
you had been twirling
he/she/it had been twirling
they had been twirling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will twirl
we shall/will twirl
you will twirl
you will twirl
he/she/it will twirl
they will twirl
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be twirling
we shall/will be twirling
you will be twirling
you will be twirling
he/she/it will be twirling
they will be twirling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have twirled
we shall/will have twirled
you will have twirled
you will have twirled
he/she/it will have twirled
they will have twirled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been twirling
we shall/will have been twirling
you will have been twirling
you will have been twirling
he/she/it will have been twirling
they will have been twirling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would twirl
we should/would twirl
you would twirl
you would twirl
he/she/it would twirl
they would twirl
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be twirling
we should/would be twirling
you would be twirling
you would be twirling
he/she/it would be twirling
they would be twirling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have twirled
we should/would have twirled
you would have twirled
you would have twirled
he/she/it would have twirled
they would have twirled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice