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1 contorcionismo
= contortion.Ex. In addition, you will be able to learn about the history of contortion, as well as how contortionists are trained!.* * *= contortion.Ex: In addition, you will be able to learn about the history of contortion, as well as how contortionists are trained!.
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2 contorsión
• contortion• twist• twisting -
3 mueca de disgusto
• contortion of the face expressing disgust• grim face• grimace in pain• wrung• wryly -
4 retorcimiento
• contortion• kink• retiring partner• retort• squirm• twisting -
5 contorsión
f.contortion, twisting of the body.* * *1 contortion* * *SF contortion* * *femenino contortion* * *= contortion.Ex. The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.* * *femenino contortion* * *= contortion.Ex: The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.
* * *contortion* * *
contorsión sustantivo femenino
contortion;
contorsión sustantivo femenino contortion
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contortion
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6 retorcimiento
f.1 twisting (brazo), wreathing (cuerpo entero), contortion.2 twistedness, deviousness.* * *1 twisting2 figurado deviousness* * *SM1) [de brazo] twisting; [de manos, ropa lavada] wringing; [de hebras] entwining, twisting together2) [de estilo] involved nature3) [de método, persona, mente] deviousness* * *= contortion.Ex. The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.* * *= contortion.Ex: The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.
* * *A1 (de un alambre, una cuerda) twisting; (de alambres, hilos) twisting together, entwining2 (de estilo, lenguaje) convolutednessB (de una persona, mente) deviousness* * *1. [de brazo, alambre] [de ropa] wringing out2. [de estilo, lenguaje] convolutedness3. [carácter enrevesado] deviousness4. [mala intención] twisted nature, warped nature* * *m twisting* * *1) : twisting, wringing2) : deviousness -
7 retorcedura
f.twisting, wreathing.* * *= contortion.Ex. The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.* * *= contortion.Ex: The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.
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8 contorcionista
Ex. In addition, you will be able to learn about the history of contortion, as well as how contortionists are trained!.* * *Ex: In addition, you will be able to learn about the history of contortion, as well as how contortionists are trained!.
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9 dislocación
f.dislocation, luxation, abarticulation, contortion.* * *1 (de huesos) dislocation2 figurado dismembering* * *SF1) (Med) dislocation2) [de estado] dismemberment* * *femenino dislocation* * *femenino dislocation* * *dislocation* * *dislocación nfdislocation* * *f MED dislocation; figdistortion
См. также в других словарях:
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