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[twɪst]1. n2) (twisting action) torsione fto give one's ankle/wrist a twist; twist one's ankle/wrist Med — slogarsi la caviglia/il polso
3) (bend) svolta, piega, (fig: in story) sviluppo imprevistoa road full of twists and turns — una strada a zigzag or tutta a curve
to go round the twist Brit fam — ammattire, impazzire
4)2. vt(wrench out of shape) far piegare, deformare, (fig: sense, words) travisare, distorcere, (turn) girare, (unscrew) svitare, (weave), (also: twist together) intrecciare, (roll around) arrotolareto twist (round) — (coil) attorcigliare (intorno a)
to twist one's ankle/neck/wrist Med — slogarsi la caviglia/il collo/il polso
to twist sb's arm fig — forzare qn
3. vi2) (dance) ballare il twist•
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