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1 contortion
nounVerzerrung, die; (of body) Verdrehung, die; Verrenkung, die* * *[-ʃən]noun die Verdrehung* * *con·tor·tion[kənˈtɔ:ʃən, AM -ˈtɔ:r-]nbodily \contortions Verrenkungen plfacial \contortions Grimassen pl* * *[kən'tOːSən]n(esp of acrobat) Verrenkung f; (of features) Verzerrung fmental contortions — geistige Verrenkungen pl or Klimmzüge
he resorted to elaborate verbal contortions to avoid telling the truth — er hat sich gedreht und gewendet, um nicht die Wahrheit sagen zu müssen
* * *1. Verrenkung f:contortions of the body Körperverrenkungen;mental contortions geistige Verrenkungen2. Verzerrung f3. fig Verdrehung f* * *nounVerzerrung, die; (of body) Verdrehung, die; Verrenkung, die* * *n.Verdrehung f.Verzerrung f. -
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