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noun* * *[twit](a fool or idiot: Stupid twit!) der Idiot* * *[twɪt]* * *[twɪt]1. vtto twit sb ( about sth) — jdn (mit or wegen etw) aufziehen or hochnehmen
2. n (esp Brit inf= person) Trottel m (inf)* * *twit1 [twıt]A v/tB s US umg Nervosität f:be in a twit nervös seintwit2 [twıt] s besonders Br umg Trottel m pej* * *noun* * *v.aufziehen v.höhnisch aufziehen ausdr. n.Schwachkopf m. -
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twit·ter [ʼtwɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] vi1) ( chirp) zwitschern;to \twitter away vor sich akk hin zwitschern2) ( talk rapidly)to \twitter away vor sich akk hinplappern;he just sat there \twittering away er saß da und redete wie ein Wasserfall;to \twitter on about sth unentwegt von etw dat reden n Zwitschern nt kein pl, Gezwitscher nt kein pl -
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1. noun 2. intransitive verbzwitschern; [Person:] schnattern (ugs.)* * *['twitə] 1. noun(a light, repeated chirping sound, especially made by (small) birds: He could hear the twitter of sparrows.) das Gezwitscher2. verb(to make such a noise.) zwitschern* * *twit·ter[ˈtwɪtəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]I. vi1. (chirp) zwitschern2. (talk rapidly)he just sat there \twittering away er saß da und redete wie ein Wasserfall* * *['twɪtə(r)] zwitschern2. vtzwitschern3. n2) (inf)to be all of a twitter — ganz aufgeregt or aufgelöst sein
* * *twitter [ˈtwıtə(r)]A v/i2. (aufgeregt) schnattern3. kichern4. (vor Aufregung) zitternB v/t etwas zwitschernC s1. Zwitschern n2. (aufgeregtes) Schnattern3. Kichern n4. Zittern n5. fig Nervosität f:* * *1. noun 2. intransitive verbzwitschern; [Person:] schnattern (ugs.)* * *v.zwitschern v. -
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1. transitive verb1) zupfen2. intransitive verb1) (pull sharply) zupfen (at an + Dat.)2) [Mund, Lippen, Hand, Nase:] zucken3. nounZucken, das* * *[twi ] 1. verb 2. noun(a twitching movement.) das Zucken* * *[ˈtwɪtʃ]I. vi zuckento \twitch violently heftig zuckenII. vt▪ to \twitch sthto \twitch one's nose rabbit schnuppern2. (tug quickly) etw zupfenshe \twitched the reins to the right sie zog die Zügel nach rechtsIII. n<pl -es>1. (jerky spasm)to have a [nervous [or facial]] \twitch nervöse Zuckungen habena \twitch of the reins SPORT ein rasches Ziehen an den Zügeln* * *[twɪtʃ]1. nto give sth a twitch — an etw (dat) rucken
2. vi(face, muscles) zuckenthe cat's nose twitched when I brought in the fish — die Katze schnupperte, als ich den Fisch hereinbrachte
3. vt1) tail, ears, nose, eyebrows zucken mit2) (= pull) zupfenhe twitched the letter from her hands — er schnappte ihr den Brief aus den Händen
* * *twitch [twıtʃ]A v/t3. mit den Lippen etc zuckenB v/i2. zupfen, reißen ( beide:at an dat)C s1. a) Zucken nb) Zuckung f2. Ruck m3. Stich m (Schmerz)4. Nasenbremse f (für Pferde)* * *1. transitive verb1) zupfen2) zucken mit [Nase, Schwanz]; wackeln mit [Ohr]2. intransitive verb1) (pull sharply) zupfen (at an + Dat.)2) [Mund, Lippen, Hand, Nase:] zucken3. nounZucken, das* * *v.zupfen v. -
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twit — twit·ten; twit·ter·a·tion; twit·ter·er; twit·tery; twit; twit·ter; twit·ty; … English syllables
twit — twit1 [twit] vt. twitted, twitting [aphetic < ME atwiten, to twit < OE ætwitan < æt, at + witan, to accuse, akin to witan, to know: see WISE1] to reproach, tease, taunt, etc., esp. by reminding of a fault or mistake n. 1. the act of… … English World dictionary
twit´ter|er — twit|ter1 «TWIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a succession of light sounds made by birds. 2. a brief or muffled giggle; titter. 3. Figurative. an excited condition; flutter: »My nerves are in a twitter when I have to sing in public. In a twitter of… … Useful english dictionary
twit|ter — twit|ter1 «TWIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a succession of light sounds made by birds. 2. a brief or muffled giggle; titter. 3. Figurative. an excited condition; flutter: »My nerves are in a twitter when I have to sing in public. In a twitter of… … Useful english dictionary
Twit — can mean: *A British slang word for an insignificant, foolish or annoying person. *The weekly podcast This WEEK in TECH. *The TWiT podcast network TWiT.tv *The Roald Dahl children s book called The Twits *A user of Twitter … Wikipedia
twit — was originally, and still is, a verb, meaning ‘taunt’ [16]. It is a shortened version of the now defunct atwite. This went back to Old English ætwītan, a compound verb formed from the prefix æt , denoting ‘opposition’, and wītan ‘reproach’. It is … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
twit — was originally, and still is, a verb, meaning ‘taunt’ [16]. It is a shortened version of the now defunct atwite. This went back to Old English ætwītan, a compound verb formed from the prefix æt , denoting ‘opposition’, and wītan ‘reproach’. It is … Word origins
Twit — Twit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twitting}.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [ae]tw[=i]tan to reproach, blame; [ae]t at + w[=i]tan to reproach, blame; originally, to observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the meanings of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twit — [twıt] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from twat] informal a person who you think is stupid or silly … Dictionary of contemporary English
twit — [ twıt ] noun count INFORMAL a stupid or silly person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twit — Ⅰ. twit [1] ► NOUN informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ a silly or foolish person. DERIVATIVES twittish adjective. ORIGIN originally dialect in the sense «tale bearer». Ⅱ. twit [2] … English terms dictionary