s'involue

English translation: curls/spirals in upon itself

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French term or phrase:s'involue
English translation:curls/spirals in upon itself
Entered by: Steffen Walter

14:10 Aug 6, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Architecture
French term or phrase: s'involue
XYZ conçoit des espaces biomorphiques enveloppés d’une membrane qui s’involue à l’intérieur créant des volumes distribuant les espaces habitables.
Horizontra
Local time: 23:27
which curls in upon itself/ which spirals in upon itself
Explanation:
Without more context, hard to know which.
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Brian Gaffney
Ireland
Local time: 05:27
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Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1with involutions on the inside which create etc
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4which curls in upon itself/ which spirals in upon itself
Brian Gaffney
3folds inward by a process of involution
Maurice Thibaux
1 +1that curls inward
Jonathan MacKerron


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
with involutions on the inside which create etc


Explanation:
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or
which are involuted on the inside. This creates

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
that curls inward


Explanation:
another take
MW for the verb involute=to curl inward

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
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agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): made me think of a snail also...thanx for the other comment too
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
folds inward by a process of involution


Explanation:
I can't find the verb involu(er), assuming it exist, only involution, involutif and involuté. In English, I only know of involution and involute. Involution seems more familiar as in the expression I have used above.

Maurice Thibaux
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
which curls in upon itself/ which spirals in upon itself


Explanation:
Without more context, hard to know which.

Brian Gaffney
Ireland
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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