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1 alambiqué
alambiqué, e [alɑ̃bike]adjective* * *alambiquée alɑ̃bike adjectif [expression, style] convoluted; [explication] tortuous* * *alɑ̃bike adj alambiqué, -econvoluted, overcomplicated* * *( féminin alambiquée) [alɑ̃bike] adjectif -
2 tarabiscoté
tarabiscoté, e [taʀabiskɔte]adjective[meuble, style] overornate ; [explication] involved* * *tarabiscotée taʀabiskɔte adjectif [motif] over-ornate; [écriture] over-elaborate; [esprit, style] convoluted* * *taʀabiskɔte adj tarabiscoté, -e(meuble, décoration) over-ornate, fussy, (style, phrase, histoire) convoluted* * *tarabiscoté, tarabiscotée adj [ornement, motif] over-ornate; [écriture] over-elaborate; [esprit, raisonnement, style] convoluted.( féminin tarabiscotée) [tarabiskɔte] adjectif1. [bijou] overornate -
3 tortueux
tortueux, -euse [tɔʀtyø, øz]adjectivea. ( = sinueux) [chemin, escalier] windingb. (pejorative) [esprit, raisonnement] tortuous* * *- euse tɔʀtɥø, øz adjectif1) lit [chemin, ruisseau] winding2) fig [manœuvres] devious; [langage] convoluted; [chemin, esprit] tortuous* * *tɔʀtɥø, øz adj (-euse)1) (rue) twisting2) fig (cheminement) tortuous* * *2 fig [manœuvres, conduite] devious; [langage, discours] convoluted; [esprit, raisonnement] tortuous; suivre un chemin tortueux fig to follow a tortuous path; j'ai eu un cheminement politique/professionnel tortueux my political/professional career has been tortuous.1. [en lacets - sentier] winding, tortuous (soutenu) ; [ - ruisseau] meandering, winding, sinuous (littéraire) -
4 circonlocution
siʀkɔ̃lɔkysjɔ̃ nf* * *circonlocution nf circumlocution sout; s'exprimer par circonlocutions to have a rather convoluted way of expressing oneself.[sirkɔ̃lɔkysjɔ̃] nom féminin -
5 contourné
A pp ⇒ contourner.B pp adj1 [pied de meuble, coquille] (elaborately) curved; [jambe] deformed;2 [raisonnement, style] convoluted.( féminin contournée) [kɔ̃turne] adjectif1. [avec des courbes]2. [peu naturel] overelaborate -
6 entortiller
entortiller [ɑ̃tɔʀtije]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ ruban] to twistb. ( = enjôler) (inf) to get round ; ( = embrouiller) to mix up ; ( = duper) (inf) to hoodwink (inf)2. reflexive verb► s'entortiller [liane] to twist* * *ɑ̃tɔʀtije
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1) ( pour entourer) to wind ( autour de quelque chose round [BrE] something)2) ( emmêler) to tangle up3) (colloq) fig ( embrouiller) to muddle up [explications]4) (colloq) fig ( embobiner) to get round [BrE] [somebody], to win [somebody] over GB
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s'entortiller verbe pronominal2) ( s'enrouler) [plante] to twist* * *ɑ̃tɔʀtije vt1) (= enrouler)entortiller qch autour de — to twist sth around, to wind sth around
2) (= envelopper) to wrap sth in3) *entortiller qn (= enjôler) — to get around sb, (= embobiner) to hoodwink sb Grande-Bretagne to trick sb
* * *entortiller verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( pour entourer) to wind [ficelle, bande] (autour de qch roundGB sth);3 ○ fig ( embrouiller) to muddle up [phrases, explications]; il nous a donné une version plutôt entortillée de l'affaire he gave us a rather muddled account of the affair;4 ○ fig ( embobiner) to get roundGB [sb], to win [sb] over GB; se faire entortiller to let oneself be won over.B s'entortiller vpr1 ( s'emmêler) [fils, laine] to get entangled (dans in);2 ( s'enrouler) [plante] to twist (autour de roundGB);3 ○ fig ( s'embrouiller) to get caught up (dans in).[ɑ̃tɔrtije] verbe transitif2. [compliquer]————————s'entortiller verbe pronominal intransitif2. [être empêtré] to get caught ou tangled up -
7 sinueux
sinueux, -euse [sinyø, øz]adjectivea. [rivière, route, chemin] winding ; [ligne] sinuousb. [pensée, raisonnement] tortuous* * *- euse sinɥø, øz adjectif [ligne] sinuous; [cours d'eau] winding, meandering; [sentier] winding; [approche] tortuous* * *sinɥø, øz adj (-euse)1) (route) winding2) fig (raisonnement, parcours) tortuous* * *sinueux, - euse adj [ligne] sinuous; [cours d'eau] winding, meandering; [sentier] winding; [approche] tortuous.rivière au cours sinueux meandering ou sinuous river -
8 amphigourique
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