vortex

vórtice, remolino

Masa de agua o aire que gira rápidamente y atrae cosas hacia su centro.

En inglés sencillo: A fast-spinning mass of water or air that pulls things towards its centre.

• A vortex formed in the water.
• The leaves spun inside a small vortex of air.
• Two vortices appeared behind the boat.

Sinónimos: whirlpool, whirlwind

Expresiones frecuentes: water vortex, air vortex, spinning vortex

vorágine, torbellino

Situación con mucha actividad violenta o confusa concentrada alrededor de un lugar o de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A situation full of violent or confused activity centred on one place or thing.

• The square became a vortex of activity.
• She stood at the centre of a vortex of confusion.
• The capital was a vortex of violence during the war.

Cómo se usa: vortex of something (The city became a vortex of political unrest.)

Sinónimos: maelstrom, whirlwind

Expresiones frecuentes: vortex of violence, vortex of chaos, vortex of activity

vorágine, espiral

Algo que atrae a personas o cosas hacia su interior y hace difícil salir.

En inglés sencillo: Something that draws people or things into it and makes escape difficult.

• Debt became a vortex she could not escape.
• The family was drawn into a vortex of endless spending.
• He feared the vortex of addiction would swallow his future.

Cómo se usa: a vortex of something (He was caught in a vortex of debt.)

Expresiones frecuentes: vortex of debt, vortex of addiction, inescapable vortex