whirlwind

Wirbelwind, Wirbel

Ein sehr aktiver Mensch oder eine heftige, schwer kontrollierbare Folge von Ereignissen oder Gefühlen.

In einfachem Englisch: A very active person, or a powerful rush of events or feelings that is hard to control.

• That child is a whirlwind.
• The news sent her into a whirlwind of emotions.
• We were caught in a whirlwind of meetings and phone calls.

So benutzt man es: a whirlwind of something (The wedding preparations were a whirlwind of activity.)

Synonyme: vortex, maelstrom

Häufige Wendungen: whirlwind of activity, whirlwind of emotions, a little whirlwind

Wirbelwind

Ein starker, kreisender Wind, der Staub oder andere Dinge in die Luft hebt.

In einfachem Englisch: A strong wind that spins around and lifts dust or other things into the air.

• A whirlwind lifted the dust.
• Dry leaves spun in a small whirlwind.
• We watched whirlwinds cross the empty field.

Häufige Wendungen: small whirlwind, dust whirlwind, whirlwind of dust

rasant, blitzartig

Sehr schnell ablaufend, mit viel Geschehen in kurzer Zeit.

In einfachem Englisch: Happening very quickly, with much activity in a short time.

• They had a whirlwind romance.
• We made a whirlwind tour of three cities.
• His whirlwind visit lasted just two hours.

Synonyme: rapid, hurried

Häufige Wendungen: whirlwind tour, whirlwind romance, whirlwind visit