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I.twist [ingl brit twɪst, ingl am twɪst] SOST

1. twist (action):

he gave the cap a twist (to open)

il a dévissé le bouchon

he gave the cap a twist (to close)

il a vissé le bouchon

with a couple of twists she unscrewed the lid

en deux tours de poignet elle a dévissé le couvercle

he gave his ankle a nasty twist

il s'est tordu la cheville

2. twist (bend, kink):

twist (in rope, cord, wool)

tortillon m

twist (in road)

zigzag m

twist (in river)

coude m

the road is full of twists and turns

la route est pleine de zigzags

there's a twist in the hosepipe

le tuyau est entortillé

I've got my wool into a real twist

ma laine est complètement emmêlée

3. twist fig:

twist (unexpected change of direction) (in play, story)

coup m de théâtre

twist (episode in crisis, events)

rebondissement m

a strange twist of fate

un étrange coup du sort

the twists and turns of the argument/the plot

le fil tortueux de l'argumentation/de l'intrigue

to give sth a new twist

donner un tour nouveau à qc

events took an unexpected twist

les événements ont pris un tour inattendu

4. twist (small amount):

twist (of yarn, thread, hair)

torsade f

a twist of paper

une papillote

a twist of lemon

une tranche de citron

5. twist SPORT:

to put some twist on the ball

donner de l'effet à la balle

6. twist (thread):

twist

cordonnet m

7. twist (dance):

the twist

le twist

to do the twist

danser le twist

II.twist [ingl brit twɪst, ingl am twɪst] VB vb trans

1. twist:

twist (turn) knob, handle

tourner

twist (open) top, cap, lid

dévisser

twist (close) top, cap, lid

visser

to twist sth off cap, top, lid

dévisser qc

to twist sth off piece, branch

arracher qc (en tordant)

he twisted the neck of the bag to close it

il a tortillé le haut du sac pour le fermer

to twist one's head around

tourner la tête

to twist one's head away

tourner la tête

he twisted around in his chair

il s'est retourné dans son fauteuil

twist it round sideways to get it through the door

tournez-le de côté pour le faire passer par la porte

to twist sb's arm lett

tordre le bras à qn

to twist sb's arm fig

forcer la main à qn

2. twist (wind, twine):

to twist X and Y together

torsader X et Y

to twist the threads together

torsader les fils

to twist X round Y

enrouler X autour de Y

she twisted the scarf (round) in her hands

elle tortillait l'écharpe entre ses doigts

to twist a rope around sth

passer une corde autour de qc

they twisted a sheet (up) into a rope

ils ont entortillé un drap pour en faire une corde

to twist one's hair up into a bun

se faire un chignon torsadé

3. twist (bend, distort) lett:

twist metal, rod, branch

tordre

his face was twisted with pain/rage

son visage était tordu de douleur/de rage

she twisted her mouth into a smile

elle a grimacé un sourire

4. twist fig words, statement, facts:

twist

déformer

you're trying to twist my meaning

vous essayez de déformer mes paroles

5. twist (injure):

to twist one's ankle/wrist

se tordre la cheville/le poignet

to twist one's neck

attraper un torticolis

6. twist SPORT:

twist ball

donner de l'effet à

III.twist [ingl brit twɪst, ingl am twɪst] VB vb intr

1. twist person:

he twisted free of her grasp

il s'est dégagé d'un mouvement brusque

the wounded man lay twisting and writhing on the ground

le blessé se tordait et se contorsionnait sur le sol

his face twisted into a smile

il a grimacé un sourire

to twist round (turn round)

se retourner

2. twist:

twist rope, flex, coil:

s'entortiller

twist river, road:

serpenter

to twist and turn road, path:

serpenter

3. twist (dance):

twist

danser le twist

4. twist (in cards):

twist

tirer une carte

IV.twist [ingl brit twɪst, ingl am twɪst]

(to have a) twist in the tail

(avoir un) dénouement inattendu

to get oneself into a twist colloq

se tracasser colloq

to be round the twist colloq

être dingue colloq

to be round the twist colloq

être fou/folle

to go round the twist colloq

devenir fou/folle

to drive sb round the twist colloq

rendre qn fou/folle

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turn the knob through 180 degrees

tournez le bouton de 180 degrés

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

francese

Tournez-le de quelque côté que vous voudrez, de tous les côtés il effraie, de tous les côtés il irrite.

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