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twist [twists] (distortion to the meaning of a word or passage) noun [UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst] | forzaturanoun travisamentonoun |
twist [twists] (sliver of lemon peel) noun [UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst] | scorzanoun |
twist [twists] (sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc) noun [UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst] | giravoltanoun pieganoun |
twist [twisted, twisting, twists] (to turn the ends in opposite directions) verb [UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst] | attorcigliareverb torcereverb |
twist [twists] (twisting force) noun [UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst] | contorsionenoun distorsionenoun torsionenoun |
twist [twists] (type of thread) noun [UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst] | filamentonoun filonoun |
twist [twists] (unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc) noun [UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst] | colpo di scenanoun |
twisted (contorted) adjective [UK: ˈtwɪ.stɪd] [US: ˈtwɪ.stəd] | contortoadjectiveHe pointed to the long, twisted scar on her face. = Indicò la lunga, contorta cicatrice che aveva sul viso. |
twisted (mentally disturbed or unsound) adjective [UK: ˈtwɪ.stɪd] [US: ˈtwɪ.stəd] | perversoadjective |
get one's knickers in a twist (to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter) verb | indispettireverb innervosireverb irritareverb scombussolareverb scontentareverb turbareverb |
plot twist (change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot) noun | colpo di scenanoun |
tongue-twister [tongue-twisters] (phrase which is difficult to say) noun [UK: ˈtʌn twɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈtʌn twɪ.stər] | scioglilinguanoun |