English-Danish translations for whirlwind

• hvirvelvind
  Der er imidlertid blevet lagt mindre vægt på den hvirvelvind, som vores valuta ville have befundet sig i uden EU's økonomiske og monetære politik. However, less emphasis has been placed on the whirlwind in which our currency would have found itself without the European Union's economic and monetary policy.
  Jeg kommer selv fra en region i Italien, Veneto, der i juni og juli blev ramt af jordskred og hvirvelvinde, og jeg ville som eksempel nævne Vallà di Riese og Borca di Cadore. I myself come from a region of Italy, Veneto, which was hit in June and July by landslides and whirlwinds, and I would mention, by way of example, Vallà di Riese and Borca di Cadore.

Definition of whirlwind

• A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion
• Rapid and minimal: ''a whirlwind tour'', ''a whirlwind romance''

Examples

• The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity.
• Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.

Related words

• sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
• he who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind