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If I were to retreat down the spiral staircase I would be vulnerable to an attack from above and the man I had once taken for a penny-pinching clerk was clearly capable of anything.
Si emprendía la retirada hacia la escalera de caracol, le daría la oportunidad de atacarme desde arriba, y era evidente que el hombre al que hasta hacía poco consideraba un avaro y medroso contable era capaz de cualquier cosa.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
As Hollus and I had discussed before, DNA has four letters in its alphabet: A, C, G, and T, for adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, the bases that form the rungs of its spiral ladder.
Como Hollus y yo ya habíamos discutido antes, el ADN dispone de cuatro letras en su alfabeto: A, C, G y T, por adenina, citosina, guanina y timina, las bases que forman los escalones de su escala en espiral.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
As the neutron stars spiral in toward each other, the frequency of those waves would ramp up in a characteristic pattern called a chirp signal.
Conforme las estrellas de neutrones cayeran en espiral una hacia la otra, la frecuencia de estas ondas se incrementaría rápidamente en un patrón característico que se conoce como señal de gorjeo (en idioma inglés: chirp signal).
Using no more than a backyard telescope, he caught it zipping past spiral galaxy IC3808:
Usando solamente su telescopio de jardín, logró captar la sonda cuando pasaba a gran velocidad junto a la galaxia IC3808:

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Collocations

spiral bandage
vendaje espiral
wage-price spiral
espiral de precios y salarios
spiral staircase
escalera en espiral

Word forms

spiral

noun
SingularPlural
Common casespiralspirals
Possessive casespiral'sspirals'

spiral

verb
Basic forms
Pastspiraled, spiralled
Imperativespiral
Present Participle (Participle I)spiraling, spiralling
Past Participle (Participle II)spiraled, spiralled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I spiralwe spiral
you spiralyou spiral
he/she/it spiralsthey spiral
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am spiraling, spirallingwe are spiraling, spiralling
you are spiraling, spirallingyou are spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it is spiraling, spirallingthey are spiraling, spiralling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have spiraled, spiralledwe have spiraled, spiralled
you have spiraled, spiralledyou have spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it has spiraled, spiralledthey have spiraled, spiralled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been spiraling, spirallingwe have been spiraling, spiralling
you have been spiraling, spirallingyou have been spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it has been spiraling, spirallingthey have been spiraling, spiralling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I spiraled, spiralledwe spiraled, spiralled
you spiraled, spiralledyou spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it spiraled, spiralledthey spiraled, spiralled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was spiraling, spirallingwe were spiraling, spiralling
you were spiraling, spirallingyou were spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it was spiraling, spirallingthey were spiraling, spiralling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had spiraled, spiralledwe had spiraled, spiralled
you had spiraled, spiralledyou had spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it had spiraled, spiralledthey had spiraled, spiralled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been spiraling, spirallingwe had been spiraling, spiralling
you had been spiraling, spirallingyou had been spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it had been spiraling, spirallingthey had been spiraling, spiralling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will spiralwe shall/will spiral
you will spiralyou will spiral
he/she/it will spiralthey will spiral
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be spiraling, spirallingwe shall/will be spiraling, spiralling
you will be spiraling, spirallingyou will be spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it will be spiraling, spirallingthey will be spiraling, spiralling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have spiraled, spiralledwe shall/will have spiraled, spiralled
you will have spiraled, spiralledyou will have spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it will have spiraled, spiralledthey will have spiraled, spiralled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been spiraling, spirallingwe shall/will have been spiraling, spiralling
you will have been spiraling, spirallingyou will have been spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it will have been spiraling, spirallingthey will have been spiraling, spiralling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would spiralwe should/would spiral
you would spiralyou would spiral
he/she/it would spiralthey would spiral
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be spiraling, spirallingwe should/would be spiraling, spiralling
you would be spiraling, spirallingyou would be spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it would be spiraling, spirallingthey would be spiraling, spiralling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have spiraled, spiralledwe should/would have spiraled, spiralled
you would have spiraled, spiralledyou would have spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it would have spiraled, spiralledthey would have spiraled, spiralled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been spiraling, spirallingwe should/would have been spiraling, spiralling
you would have been spiraling, spirallingyou would have been spiraling, spiralling
he/she/it would have been spiraling, spirallingthey would have been spiraling, spiralling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am spiraled, spiralledwe are spiraled, spiralled
you are spiraled, spiralledyou are spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it is spiraled, spiralledthey are spiraled, spiralled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being spiraled, spiralledwe are being spiraled, spiralled
you are being spiraled, spiralledyou are being spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it is being spiraled, spiralledthey are being spiraled, spiralled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been spiraled, spiralledwe have been spiraled, spiralled
you have been spiraled, spiralledyou have been spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it has been spiraled, spiralledthey have been spiraled, spiralled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was spiraled, spiralledwe were spiraled, spiralled
you were spiraled, spiralledyou were spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it was spiraled, spiralledthey were spiraled, spiralled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being spiraled, spiralledwe were being spiraled, spiralled
you were being spiraled, spiralledyou were being spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it was being spiraled, spiralledthey were being spiraled, spiralled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been spiraled, spiralledwe had been spiraled, spiralled
you had been spiraled, spiralledyou had been spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it had been spiraled, spiralledthey had been spiraled, spiralled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be spiraled, spiralledwe shall/will be spiraled, spiralled
you will be spiraled, spiralledyou will be spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it will be spiraled, spiralledthey will be spiraled, spiralled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been spiraled, spiralledwe shall/will have been spiraled, spiralled
you will have been spiraled, spiralledyou will have been spiraled, spiralled
he/she/it will have been spiraled, spiralledthey will have been spiraled, spiralled