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wince [wɪns](from pain) crisper le visage, grimacer;∎ she didn't even wince elle n'a pas fait la moindre grimace;∎ to wince with pain grimacer de douleur; figurative grimacer (de dégoût);∎ she winced at the thought cette pensée l'a fait grimacer de dégoût2 noungrimace f -
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A n1 ( action) he gave the cap a twist ( to open) il a dévissé le bouchon ; ( to close) il a vissé le bouchon ; with a couple of twists she unscrewed the lid en deux tours de poignet elle a dévissé le couvercle ; he gave his ankle a nasty twist il s'est tordu la cheville ;2 (bend, kink) (in rope, cord, wool) tortillon m ; ( in road) zigzag m ; ( in river) coude m ; the road is full of twists and turns la route est pleine de zigzags ; there's a twist in the hosepipe le tuyau est entortillé ; I've got my wool into a real twist ma laine est complètement emmêlée ;3 fig ( unexpected change of direction) (in play, story) coup m de théâtre ; (episode in crisis, events) rebondissement m ; a strange twist of fate un étrange coup du sort ; the twists and turns of the argument/the plot le fil tortueux de l'argumentation/de l'intrigue ; to give sth a new twist donner un tour nouveau à qch ; events took an unexpected twist les événements ont pris un tour inattendu ;4 ( small amount) (of yarn, thread, hair) torsade f ; a twist of paper une papillote ; a twist of lemon une tranche de citron ;5 Sport to put some twist on the ball donner de l'effet à la balle ;B vtr1 ( turn) tourner [knob, handle] ; ( open) dévisser [top, cap, lid] ; ( close) visser [top, cap, lid] ; to twist sth off dévisser qch [cap, top, lid] ; arracher qch (en tordant) [piece, branch] ; he twisted the neck of the bag to close it il a tortillé le haut du sac pour le fermer ; to twist one's head around tourner la tête ; to twist one's head away tourner la tête ; he twisted around in his chair il s'est retourné dans son fauteuil ; twist it round sideways to get it through the door tournez-le de côté pour le faire passer par la porte ; to twist sb's arm lit tordre le bras à qn ; fig forcer la main à qn ;2 (wind, twine) to twist X and Y together torsader X et Y ; to twist the threads together torsader les fils ; to twist X round Y enrouler X autour de Y ; she twisted the scarf (round) in her hands elle tortillait l'écharpe entre ses doigts ; to twist a rope around sth passer une corde autour de qch ; they twisted a sheet (up) into a rope ils ont entortillé un drap pour en faire une corde ; to twist one's hair up into a bun se faire un chignon torsadé ;3 (bend, distort) lit tordre [metal, rod, branch] ; his face was twisted with pain/rage son visage était tordu de douleur/de rage ; she twisted her mouth into a smile elle a grimacé un sourire ;4 fig déformer [words, statement, facts] ; you're trying to twist my meaning vous essayez de déformer mes paroles ;5 ( injure) to twist one's ankle/wrist se tordre le bras/le poignet ; to twist one's neck attraper un torticolis ;6 Sport donner de l'effet à [ball].C vi1 [person] he twisted free of her grasp il s'est dégagé d'un mouvement brusque ; the wounded man lay twisting and writhing on the ground le blessé se tordait et se contorsionnait sur le sol ; his face twisted into a smile il a grimacé un sourire ; to twist round ( turn round) se retourner ;2 [rope, flex, coil] s'entortiller ; [river, road] serpenter ; to twist and turn [road, path] serpenter ;3 Dance danser le twist ;4 ( in cards) tirer une carte.(to have a) twist in the tail (avoir un) dénouement inattendu ; to get oneself into a twist ○ se tracasser ○ ; to be round the twist ○ être dingue ○ or fou/folle ; to go round the twist ○ devenir fou/folle ; to drive sb round the twist ○ rendre qn fou/folle. -
4 wince
A n grimace f.B vi grimacer, faire une grimace ; to wince with pain/disgust grimacer de douleur/dégoût.
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