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I P.P. winden1II Adj.1. Weg etc.: winding, twisting2. fig. Redeweise etc.: roundabout, tortuousIII Adv.: sich gewunden ausdrücken express o.s. in a roundabout way, beat about ( oder around) the bush* * *(kurvig) twisty; sinuous; winding;(verdreht) tortuous; devious* * *ge|wụn|den [gə'vʊndn] ptp von winden IadjWeg, Fluss etc winding; Erklärung roundabout no adv, tortuous* * *1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spiral2) spirally3) (full of bends etc: a winding road.) winding* * *ge·wun·den[gəˈvʊndn̩]II. adj2. (umständlich) roundabout, tortuous* * *2. Part. v. winden* * *A. pperf → winden1B. adj1. Weg etc: winding, twisting2. fig Redeweise etc: roundabout, tortuousC. adv:sich gewunden ausdrücken express o.s. in a roundabout way, beat about ( oder around) the bush* * *2. Part. v. winden* * *adj.serpentine adj.sinuous adj.spiral adj.tortuous adj.winded adj. adv.sinuously adv.tortuously adv. -
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