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1 twine
1. noun 2. transitive verb1) (form by twisting strands together) [zusammen]drehen2) (form by interlacing) winden (geh.) [Kranz, Girlande]3. intransitive verbsich winden (about, around um)* * *1. noun(a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) die Schnur2. verb* * *[twaɪn]II. vt▪ to \twine sth together etw ineinanderschlingen, etw umeinanderschlingen* * *[twaɪn]1. nSchnur f, Bindfaden m2. vtwindento twine one's arms (a)round sb — seine Arme um jdn schlingen
3. vi(around um +acc) sich winden; (plants also) sich ranken* * *twine [twaın]A s1. starker Bindfaden, Schnur f2. TECH (gezwirntes) Garn, Zwirn m3. Wick(e)lung f4. Windung f5. Geflecht n, Verschlingung f, Knäuel m/n6. BOT Ranke fB v/t2. Blumen, einen Kranz etc winden, binden3. fig ineinanderschlingen, verflechten, -weben4. schlingen, winden ( beide:round um)5. umschlingen, umwinden, umranken ( alle:with mit)C v/i1. sich verflechten ( with mit)2. sich winden ( round um)3. BOT sich (empor)ranken* * *1. nounBindfaden, der; (thicker) Kordel, die; (for nets) Garn, das2. transitive verb1) (form by twisting strands together) [zusammen]drehen2) (form by interlacing) winden (geh.) [Kranz, Girlande]3. intransitive verbsich winden (about, around um)* * *v.zwirnen v. n. -
2 round twine
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3 entwine
transitive verbentwine something with something — etwas mit etwas umschlingen od. (geh.) umwinden
* * *(to wind round.) umwinden, umwickeln* * *en·twinevt▪ to \entwine sth etw [miteinander] verflechten\entwined initials/letters [miteinander] verschlungene Initialen/Buchstaben2. (surround)▪ to \entwine sb/sth jdn/etw umschlingen▪ to be \entwined [together] miteinander verbunden [o verknüpft] sein* * *[In'twaɪn]1. vt(= twist together) stems, ribbons ineinanderschlingento be entwined in sth (fig) — in etw (acc) verwickelt sein
2. visich ineinanderschlingen or -winden* * *entwine [ınˈtwaın]A v/t1. flechten2. winden, flechten, schlingen ( alle:[a]round um), umwinden ( with mit)3. ineinanderschlingen:with their fingers entwined mit ineinandergeschlungenen HändenB v/i sich ineinanderschlingen* * *transitive verbentwine something round somebody/something — etwas um jemanden/etwas schlingen od. (geh.) winden
entwine something with something — etwas mit etwas umschlingen od. (geh.) umwinden
* * *v.umranken v.umschlingen v.
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