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1 untwist
(to straighten from a twisted position: He untwisted the wire.) iztaisnot; atliekt taisnu -
2 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) griezt; grozīt; vīties; līkumot2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) savīt; apvīt3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) izgriezt; izliekt; izkropļot2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) griešanās; grozīšana; vīšana; līkumošana2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) ripiņa; šķēlīte; piedeva3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) cilpa; mezgls; savijums4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) pēkšņa pārmaiņa; pagrieziens•- twisted- twister* * *savīšana, sagriešana; aukla; savijums; pītā maize; līkums, izliekums; izkropļojums; izmežģījums; īpatnība; pārmaiņa; krāpšana; tvists; ēstgriba; sajaukts dzēriens; vērpe; sagriezt, savīt; sagriezties, savīties; locīties, vīties; izgriezt; izmežģīt; izkropļot; dejot tvistu; piemānīt -
3 warp
I 1. [wo:p] verb1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) samesties; sariezties2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) izkropļot; samežģīt2. noun(the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) samešanās- warpedII [wo:p] noun(usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). meti (aušanā)* * *riešanās, samešanās, sariešanās; alūvija nogulsnes, dūņas; meti, šķēri; tauva; samesties, sariezties; savīties; savīt; mēslot ar dūņām; izkropļot; ņemt tauvā, vilkt tauvā -
4 braid
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5 distort
[di'sto:t]1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.) izkropļot; deformēt2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) sagrozīt•* * *sagrozīt, izkropļot; deformēt -
6 entangle
[in'tæŋɡl](to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) sapīties; iepīt; iejaukt* * *sapīties; iejaukt, iepīt -
7 limp
[limp] I adjective(lacking stiffness or strength; drooping: a limp lettuce; a limp excuse.) mīksts; ļengans; vārgsII 1. verb(to walk in an uneven manner (usually because one has hurt one's foot or leg): He twisted his ankle and came limping home.) klibot2. noun(the act of limping: He walks with a limp.) klibošana; klibums* * *klibošana, klibums; klibot; kleberēt; ļengans, mīksts -
8 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) aukla; saite2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) šķiedra3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) stīga4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) virkne; virtene2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) uzvērt; savirknēt2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) uzvilkt stīgu/stiegru3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) attīrīt pākšu pupiņas4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) savērt; veidot virteni; piekārt (ar aukliņu)•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *aukla, saite; stiegra; stīga; stīgu instrumenti; virtene, virkne; rinda, virkne; nosacījums; dzīsliņa, šķiedra; sasiet; savirknēt; uzvilkt stīgu; sasprindzināt; uzkārt, pakārt; apvest ap stūri, piekrāpt -
9 twine
См. также в других словарях:
twist — verb 1》 form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape. ↘turn or bend round or into a different direction. ↘force or be forced out of the natural position by twisting: he twisted his ankle playing tennis. 2》 rotate around something that… … English new terms dictionary
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unroll — verb a) To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled. Unroll your sleeping bag and spread it on the floor of the tent. b) To emerge, be revealed or become apparent; to … Wiktionary
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scrabble — verb a) To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws. Thus I lay for a long time, but afterwards stood up and cried aloud, and shrieked if anyone should haply hear me, calling to Mr. Glennie and Ratsey, and even Elzevir, by name, to save… … Wiktionary
intervolve — verb a) To involve one with another. A writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them, and making one little pause, with all its wreathed intervolutions in open sight. b) To twist or coil together. See… … Wiktionary
go awry — verb a) to become twisted, or turned to one side b) to depart from the correct course … Wiktionary
twitch — verb 1》 make or cause to make a short, sudden jerking movement. 2》 use a twitch to subdue (a horse). noun 1》 a twitching movement. 2》 a pang: he felt a twitch of annoyance. 3》 a small noose attached to a stick, which may be twisted around the… … English new terms dictionary
unravel — verb (unravels, unravelling, unravelled; US unravels, unraveling, unraveled) 1》 undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads). ↘become undone. 2》 investigate and solve (a mystery or puzzle). 3》 begin to fail or collapse … English new terms dictionary
untwist — verb open from a twisted position … English new terms dictionary
