Finnish-English translations for kierre

• spiral
  That is the only way to break the spiral of violence. Vain näin väkivallan kierre voidaan katkaista.
  The downward spiral of violence is turning faster and faster. Väkivallan alaspäin johtava kierre pyörii yhä kiivaammin.
  We need to break out of this spiral, which affects women more than men. Meidän on katkaistava tämä kierre, joka vaikuttaa enemmän naisiin kuin miehiin.
• curl
  The one-piece back is of a medium curl
  I curl at my local club every weekend
• twist
  Damascus twist
  a twist toward fanaticism
  Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
• convolution
• corkscrew
  I opened the wine with a corkscrew.
• curler
  The captain sent a curler into the top corner of the net
• cut
  Would you please cut the cake?
  I have three diamonds to cut today
  The patient said she had been cutting since the age of thirteen.
• fillet
• flute
• helix
• lay
  to lay a book on the table;   to lay a body in the grave
  A shower of rain lays the dust
  lay brick;  lay flooring
• screw thread
• spin
  I spun myself around a few times.
  Spin the ball on the floor.
  She spun around and gave him a big smile.
• swing
  The plant swung in the breeze.
  The children laughed as they swung.
  It wasnt long before the crowds mood swung towards restless irritability.
• swirl
  I swirled my brush around in the paint.
• worm
  Dont try to run away, you little worm!
  We wormed our way through the underbrush
  He wormed his way into the organization

Definition of kierre

• itsensä ympäri kiertävä käyrä
• itseään ruokkiva kehä; tilanne, jossa asian huono tila saa sen edelleen huononemaan

Examples

• ruuvin kierre
• velkakierre, juomakierre

Related words

• jenka
• kierrekiinnitteinen
• kierrekiinnityksinen
• kierteytys
• spirali