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мн. разг.1) ( причудливые фигуры) peculiar shapes / figures; ( в почерке) flourishes ['flʌ-]; ( в танце) capersвыде́лывать нога́ми выкрута́сы — cut capers
2) ( вычурность) pretentiousness sg, extravagance sg; mannerismsговори́ть с выкрута́сами — speak affectedly [with mannerisms]
3) (причуды, капризы, странности в поведении) whims, follies; quirks, foiblesчелове́к с выкрута́сами — freakish person, (a real) freak
выкрута́сы приро́ды — whims / freaks / vagaries of nature
4) ( уловки) tricksрекла́мные выкрута́сы — publicity stunts / tricks
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только мн. ч.; разг.intricate movements/figures; flourishes, scrolls (о почерке); peculiarities, idiosyncrasies, vagaries, freaks перен.- человек с выкрутасами
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