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Meaning of vír | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Specialized
viːr

Definitions

  1. vortex, whirlpool, eddy (a powerful, circular current of water or air that spins around a central axis)
    inanimate, masculine
  2. swirl, whirl, vortex (a chaotic or rapid sequence of events or emotions that feels overwhelming)
    figuratively, inanimate, masculine

Equivalents

Dansk malstrøm
Deutsch Mahlstrom Strudel
Ελληνικά δίνη
English Maelstrom
Esperanto akvokirlo akvoturno
Español vorágine
Suomi kurimus
Magyar örvény
Italiano gorgo maelstrom voragine vortice
ქართული მორევი
Kurdî wir wir
Македонски вител водовртеж
Português turbilhão voragem
Română vârtej
Svenska malström
Tagalog alimpuyo

Examples

“vodný vír”

whirlpool

“riečny vír”

eddy

“snehový vír”

snowspout

“vzdušný vír”

whirlwind

“Po rokoch života v tichej dedine si ťažko zvykala na vír veľkomesta.”

After years of living in a quiet village, she found it hard to adjust to the hustle and bustle of the big city.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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