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Translate whirlpool from English to French

Summary

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whirlpool:
- tourbillon; gouffre
Wiktionary:
- whirlpool → tourbillon

English

Detailed Translations for whirlpool from English to French

whirlpool:

whirlpool [the ~] noun

the whirlpool
le tourbillon; le gouffre
- tourbillon [le ~] noun
- gouffre [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for whirlpool:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
gouffre	whirlpool	abyss; cleft; fissure; gap; groove; gulf; notch; precipice; slot; split; trench
tourbillon	whirlpool	cyclone; hurricane; spin; tailspin; tornado; twister; vertebra; whirling; whirlwind
-	maelstrom; vortex
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	eddy; purl; swirl; whirl
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	eddy; whirl

Related Words for "whirlpool":

whirlpools

Synonyms for "whirlpool":

vortex; maelstrom; current; stream
eddy; purl; swirl; whirl; run; flow; feed; course

Related Definitions for "whirlpool":

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)¹
flow in a circular current, of liquids¹

Wiktionary Translations for whirlpool:

whirlpool

noun

Whirlpool
- whirlpool → tourbillon

whirlpool

noun

vent impétueux qui tournoyer.
- tourbillon → tourbillon; whirlwind; maelstrom; whirlpool; vortex

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University