spiral

espiral

Línea curva que gira alrededor de un punto central y se acerca a él o se aleja.

En inglés sencillo: A curved line that winds around a central point, getting farther from or closer to it.

• Draw a spiral on the paper.
• The shell has a beautiful spiral pattern.
• Smoke rose in slow spirals above the fire.

Sinónimos: coil

Expresiones frecuentes: draw a spiral, in a spiral, spiral shape

dispararse, caer en picado

Seguir aumentando o disminuyendo rápidamente, a menudo hasta resultar difícil de controlar.

En inglés sencillo: To keep increasing or decreasing quickly, often becoming difficult to control.

• Prices continue to spiral.
• Our debts spiralled out of control last year.
• The company's profits have spiralled downwards.

Cómo se usa: spiral out of control (Housing costs have spiralled out of control.)

Antónimos: stabilize

Expresiones frecuentes: spiral out of control, spiral upwards, spiral downwards

moverse en espiral

Moverse por un recorrido que gira alrededor de un punto o una línea.

En inglés sencillo: To move in a winding path around a point or line.

• Smoke spirals up from the chimney.
• The leaves spiralled slowly to the ground.
• We watched the plane spiral down through the clouds.

Cómo se usa: spiral down/up (The bird spiralled down towards the field.)

Sinónimos: coil, circle

Expresiones frecuentes: spiral down, spiral upwards, spiral through something

hundirse, deteriorarse

Sentirse cada vez más alterado o peor mentalmente, a menudo con la sensación de no poder detenerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To become increasingly upset or mentally unwell, often feeling unable to stop it.

• She felt herself starting to spiral.
• He spiralled into despair after the breakup.
• When anxiety makes me spiral, I call a friend.

Cómo se usa: spiral into something (After losing his job, he spiralled into depression.)

Sinónimos: deteriorate

Antónimos: recover

Expresiones frecuentes: spiral into depression, spiral into despair, start to spiral

hacer girar en espiral

Hacer que algo avance por una trayectoria en espiral o gire mientras se desplaza.

En inglés sencillo: To make something move in a winding path or turn as it travels.

• Can you spiral the ball?
• The quarterback spiralled the football towards his teammate.
• She learned to spiral a pass accurately.

Sinónimos: spin

Expresiones frecuentes: spiral a ball, spiral the football