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1 contortion
nounVerzerrung, die; (of body) Verdrehung, die; Verrenkung, die* * *[-ʃən]noun die Verdrehung* * *con·tor·tion[kənˈtɔ:ʃən, AM -ˈtɔ:r-]nbodily \contortions Verrenkungen plfacial \contortions Grimassen pl* * *[kən'tOːSən]n(esp of acrobat) Verrenkung f; (of features) Verzerrung fmental contortions — geistige Verrenkungen pl or Klimmzüge
he resorted to elaborate verbal contortions to avoid telling the truth — er hat sich gedreht und gewendet, um nicht die Wahrheit sagen zu müssen
* * *1. Verrenkung f:contortions of the body Körperverrenkungen;mental contortions geistige Verrenkungen2. Verzerrung f3. fig Verdrehung f* * *nounVerzerrung, die; (of body) Verdrehung, die; Verrenkung, die* * *n.Verdrehung f.Verzerrung f. -
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3 contort
transitive verbverdrehen (auch fig.); verzerren [Gesicht, Gesichtszüge]; verrenken, verdrehen [Körper]* * *[kən'to:t]- academic.ru/15696/contortion">contortion- contortionist* * *con·tort[kənˈtɔ:t, AM -ˈtɔ:rt]his face had \contorted with bitterness and rage seine Miene hatte sich vor Bitterkeit und Wut verzogenII. vt▪ to \contort sth1. (deform) etw verdrehen [o verrenken]to \contort one's body sich akk verrenkena face \contorted by pain ein schmerzverzerrtes Gesicht* * *[kən'tɔːt]vt* * *contort [kənˈtɔː(r)t]A v/t1. die Glieder verdrehen, verrenken2. das Gesicht verzerren, verziehen3. fig Tatsachen etc verdrehen* * *transitive verbverdrehen (auch fig.); verzerren [Gesicht, Gesichtszüge]; verrenken, verdrehen [Körper]* * *v.verdrehen v.
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Contortion — Con*tor tion (k[o^]n*t[^o] sh[u^]n), n. [L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See {Contort}, and cf. {Torsion}.] A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. Swift. [1913 Webster] All the contortions of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contortion — index distortion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contortion — early 15c., from M.Fr. contorsion or directly from L. contortionem (nom. contorsio), noun of action from contort , pp. stem of contorquere (see CONTORT (Cf. contort)) … Etymology dictionary
contortion — [n] distortion, mutilation anamorphosis, crookedness, deformation, deformity, dislocation, grimace, malformation, misproportion, misshapement, pout, twist, ugliness, unsightliness, wryness; concepts 436,580 Ant. beauty, smoothness … New thesaurus
contortion — [kən tôr′shən] n. [ME contorsioun] 1. a contorting or being contorted, esp. of the face or body 2. a contorted condition or position contortive adj … English World dictionary
Contortion — For the band, see The Contortions. Contortionist performing … Wikipedia
Contortion — Kontorsionistin Der Begriff Kontorsion (lat. „contortio“ = Drehung, Windung) beschreibt eine Form von Akrobatik Vorführungen, bei welcher der Artist seinen Körper in Positionen verbiegt, die für die meisten Menschen unerreichbar scheinen.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
contortion — contortional, adj. contortioned, adj. /keuhn tawr sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of contorting. 2. the state of being contorted. 3. a contorted position. 4. something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning: His account of the incident … Universalium
contortion — UK [kənˈtɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [kənˈtɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms contortion : singular contortion plural contortions 1) the process of twisting your face or body into a shape that is not natural, or the positions into which they have been… … English dictionary
contortion — con|tor|tion [kənˈto:ʃən US o:r ] n 1.) a twisted position or movement that looks surprising or strange ▪ I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet. ▪ facial contortions 2.) [U] when something is twisted so that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
contortion — noun (U) 1 the act of twisting something so that it does not have its normal shape, and looks strange or unattractive, or the fact of being twisted in this way: the involuntary contortion of muscles brought on by the illness 2 (C) a twisted… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
