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1 twine
1. noun(a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) bramante
2. verb((negative untwine) to twist: The ivy twined round the tree.) enrollar; rodear; enroscartr[twaɪn]1 bramante nombre masculino1 enroscar, entrelazar1 enroscarse, entrelazarse: entrelazar, entrecruzartwine vi: enroscarse (alrededor de algo)twine n: cordel m, cuerda f, mecate m CA, Mex, Venv.• enroscar v.• retorcer v.n.• bramante s.m.• cordel s.m.• guita s.f.twaɪn
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mass noun cordel m, bramante m (Esp), cáñamo m (Andes), piolín m (RPl), mecate m (AmC, Méx, Ven), lienza f (Chi)
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transitive verb entretejer
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vi[twaɪn]to twine AROUND something — enroscarse* alrededor de algo
1.N bramante m2.VT [+ fingers] entrelazar; [+ several strings, strands etc together] trenzar; [+ one string, strand etc around sth] enroscar, enrollarshe twined the string round her finger — enroscó or enrolló la cuerda en el dedo
3.VI [spiral, plant] enroscarse; [fingers] entrelazarse; [road] serpentear* * *[twaɪn]
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mass noun cordel m, bramante m (Esp), cáñamo m (Andes), piolín m (RPl), mecate m (AmC, Méx, Ven), lienza f (Chi)
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transitive verb entretejer
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vito twine AROUND something — enroscarse* alrededor de algo
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2 twine
1. noun(a strong kind of string made of twisted threads: He tied the parcel with twine.) hyssing, snor, seilgarn2. verb((negative untwine) to twist: The ivy twined round the tree.) slynge/sno seg; tvinne, flettehyssing--------snorIsubst. \/twaɪn\/1) hyssing, snor, garn, (tvunnet) tråd2) ( sjøfart) seilgarn3) tvinning, fletting4) vinding, slyngning, buktning5) sammenfiltring, floke, vase6) ranketwines buktningerIIverb \/twaɪn\/1) tvinne (sammen), spinne sammen2) sno (seg), vikle (seg), slynge (seg), flette (seg)3) ( også overført) flette sammen, veve sammen, bindetwine about something eller twine around something slynge seg rundt noe, omslynge noe, sno seg rundt noe vikle noe rundt noe, knytte noe rundt noetwine with vikle med, vikle (om) -
3 twist
I [twɪst]1) (action)he gave the cap a twist — (to open) svitò il tappo; (to close) avvitò il tappo, diede un'avvitata al tappo
with a couple of twists she unscrewed the lid — girando con forza un paio di volte svitò il coperchio
2) (bend, kink) (in rope, cord, wool) filo m. ritorto; (in road) curva f., svolta f.; (in river) ansa f.3) fig. (unexpected change of direction) (in play, story) svolta f. (sorprendente), colpo m. di scena; (episode in crisis, events) (nuovo) sviluppo m.the twists and turns of the plot — il dipanarsi tortuoso o la macchinosità dell'intreccio
4) (small amount) (of yarn, thread, hair) treccia f.twist of lemon — = riccio di scorza di limone usato per aromatizzare i cocktail
5) sportto put some twist on the ball — imprimere o dare effetto alla palla
6) (dance)••(to have a) twist in the tail — (avere un) esito imprevisto, inatteso
to go round the twist — colloq. impazzire, diventare matto da legare
II 1. [twɪst]to drive sb. round the twist — colloq. fare impazzire qcn
1) (turn) girare [knob, handle]; (open) svitare, aprire svitando [cap, lid]; (close) avvitare, chiudere avvitando [cap, lid]to twist [sth.] off — svitare [cap, lid]
to twist sb.'s arm — torcere il braccio a qcn.; fig. costringere qcn. a fare qcs
2) (wind, twine)to twist X round Y — avvolgere o attorcigliare X intorno a Y
3) (bend, distort) torcere, storcere [metal, rod, branch]4) fig. travisare, distorcere [words, facts]5) (injure)2.to twist one's ankle, wrist — storcersi la caviglia, il polso
1)to lie twisting and writhing on the ground — [ person] contorcersi a terra
to twist round — (turn round) girarsi, voltarsi
2) [rope, flex, coil] attorcigliarsi, avvolgersi; [river, road] serpeggiareto twist and turn — [road, path] serpeggiare
* * *[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) attorcigliarsi; serpeggiare2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) attorcigliare, intrecciare3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcere, storcere, storcersi2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) torsione; storta2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) strizzatina3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) piega4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) svolta•- twisted- twister* * *twist /twɪst/n. [uc]1 contorsione; torcimento; storta; strizzatina; giro: He gave my arm a twist, mi diede una storta al braccio (mi storse il braccio)3 curva; svolta; voltata; ansa ( di fiume): a twist in the road, una curva nella strada; a twist in a river, un'ansa di fiume11 (fig.) inclinazione; tendenza14 (fig.) travisamento (del significato di qc., ecc.); forzatura; senso forzato (dato alle parole di q., ecc.)15 (fig.) sviluppo imprevisto; svolta sorprendente ( nell'intreccio di un romanzo, ecc.); piega (fig.): The match takes another twist, la partita prende un'altra piega; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- The plot is so cleverly written, there are lots of twists and turns, la trama è costruita così bene, ci sono un sacco di intrecci e colpi di scena16 (mecc.) torsione; avvitamento su sé stesso18 (fam.) appetito● twist bar, sbarra pieghevole ( attrezzo ginnico) □ twist dive, tuffo in avvitamento □ (mecc.) twist drill, trapano a punta elicoidale □ (mecc.) twist grip, ( di bicicletta) manopola del cambio; ( di motocicletta) manopola ( della frizione o dell'acceleratore) □ (mil.) twist of rifling, passo della rigatura □ (fam.) to be round the twist, essere matto da legare □ That novelist often gives his stories a humorous twist, spesso quel romanziere dà alle sue storie un piglio umoristico.♦ (to) twist /twɪst/A v. t.1 torcere; attorcere; ritorcere; storcere; attorcigliare; intrecciare; avvolgere: to twist a wet sponge, torcere (o strizzare) una spugna bagnata; to twist the strands of a rope, attorcigliare i trefoli d'una fune; twisted thread, filo ritorto; to twist one's ankle, storcersi la caviglia; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- I twisted my knee slightly, ho preso una leggera storta al ginocchio; I twisted the rope around the pole, ho attorcigliato la fune attorno al palo; to twist ( flowers into) a garland, intrecciare (fiori facendone) una ghirlanda; to twist a thread [a rope], intrecciare un filo [una fune]; to twist a ribbon round a hat, avvolgere (o mettere) un nastro a un cappellino2 (fig.) storcere; distorcere; svisare; travisare: He has twisted my words, ha distorto (o travisato) le mie parole3 (mecc.) sottoporre a torsione4 far girare a forza; far ruotare; dare un giro a (qc.): He twisted the door handle, fece girare a forza la maniglia della porta5 (aeron.) svergolareB v. i.1 torcersi; attorcersi; contorcersi; storcersi; attorcigliarsi; avvolgersi: This wire twists easily, questo filo metallico si torce facilmente; The wounded snake twisted about, il serpente ferito si contorceva2 curvare; piegare; ( spesso to twist and turn) serpeggiare: The road twists to the left there, la strada in quel punto piega a sinistra; The river twists and turns down the valley, il fiume scende serpeggiando per la vallata4 roteare; ruotare7 (mecc.) avvitarsi su sé stesso8 (aeron.) svergolarsi● to twist sb. 's arm, torcere un braccio a q.; (fig.) fare pressioni su q. (perché faccia qc.) □ ( sci, ecc.) to twist one's trunk, effettuare una torsione del busto.* * *I [twɪst]1) (action)he gave the cap a twist — (to open) svitò il tappo; (to close) avvitò il tappo, diede un'avvitata al tappo
with a couple of twists she unscrewed the lid — girando con forza un paio di volte svitò il coperchio
2) (bend, kink) (in rope, cord, wool) filo m. ritorto; (in road) curva f., svolta f.; (in river) ansa f.3) fig. (unexpected change of direction) (in play, story) svolta f. (sorprendente), colpo m. di scena; (episode in crisis, events) (nuovo) sviluppo m.the twists and turns of the plot — il dipanarsi tortuoso o la macchinosità dell'intreccio
4) (small amount) (of yarn, thread, hair) treccia f.twist of lemon — = riccio di scorza di limone usato per aromatizzare i cocktail
5) sportto put some twist on the ball — imprimere o dare effetto alla palla
6) (dance)••(to have a) twist in the tail — (avere un) esito imprevisto, inatteso
to go round the twist — colloq. impazzire, diventare matto da legare
II 1. [twɪst]to drive sb. round the twist — colloq. fare impazzire qcn
1) (turn) girare [knob, handle]; (open) svitare, aprire svitando [cap, lid]; (close) avvitare, chiudere avvitando [cap, lid]to twist [sth.] off — svitare [cap, lid]
to twist sb.'s arm — torcere il braccio a qcn.; fig. costringere qcn. a fare qcs
2) (wind, twine)to twist X round Y — avvolgere o attorcigliare X intorno a Y
3) (bend, distort) torcere, storcere [metal, rod, branch]4) fig. travisare, distorcere [words, facts]5) (injure)2.to twist one's ankle, wrist — storcersi la caviglia, il polso
1)to lie twisting and writhing on the ground — [ person] contorcersi a terra
to twist round — (turn round) girarsi, voltarsi
2) [rope, flex, coil] attorcigliarsi, avvolgersi; [river, road] serpeggiareto twist and turn — [road, path] serpeggiare
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4 alrededor
alrededor adverbiob)( aproximadamente) around, about
alrededor
I adv (en torno) round, around: había un montón de niños alrededor suyo, there were crowds of children around her
mirar alrededor, to look around
II mpl alrededores, surrounding area sing: vive en los alrededores de Bogotá, she lives in the outskirts o suburbs of Bogotá Locuciones: alrededor de (rodeando algo) around: se sentaron alrededor de la mesa, they took their seats round the table (aproximadamente) around, about: llegué alrededor de las dos, I arrived around two o'clock
había alrededor de veinte personas, there were about twenty people ' alrededor' also found in these entries: Spanish: escopetazo - ligadura - mariposear - pulular - rodar - rotar - torno - corro - esperar - girar - rodear - sobre - vuelta English: about - around - astronomical - boom - circa - do - flit - glance round - gravel - hilly - hoarding - look round - loop - neighborhood - neighbourhood - odd - orbit - pass - region - revolve - round - so - some - stay down - thereabout - thereabouts - to - twine - vicinity - wind - at - center - circle - foot - GCSE - get - look - mid- - move - something - somewhere - surrounding - swarm - twist -
5 entwine
transitive verbentwine something with something — etwas mit etwas umschlingen od. (geh.) umwinden
* * *(to wind round.) umwinden, umwickeln* * *en·twinevt▪ to \entwine sth etw [miteinander] verflechten\entwined initials/letters [miteinander] verschlungene Initialen/Buchstaben2. (surround)▪ to \entwine sb/sth jdn/etw umschlingen▪ to be \entwined [together] miteinander verbunden [o verknüpft] sein* * *[In'twaɪn]1. vt(= twist together) stems, ribbons ineinanderschlingento be entwined in sth (fig) — in etw (acc) verwickelt sein
2. visich ineinanderschlingen or -winden* * *entwine [ınˈtwaın]A v/t1. flechten2. winden, flechten, schlingen ( alle:[a]round um), umwinden ( with mit)3. ineinanderschlingen:with their fingers entwined mit ineinandergeschlungenen HändenB v/i sich ineinanderschlingen* * *transitive verbentwine something round somebody/something — etwas um jemanden/etwas schlingen od. (geh.) winden
entwine something with something — etwas mit etwas umschlingen od. (geh.) umwinden
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be twisted[Swahili Word] -nyongeka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nyonga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be twisted[Swahili Word] -popotoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he is a crooked person[Swahili Example] Yeye ni mtu aliyepopotoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dance the twist[Swahili Word] -twisti[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] kombo[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -gorong'ondwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] jinamizi[Swahili Plural] majinamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] inama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] makombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] mshazari[Swahili Plural] mishazari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] mapindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] songo[Swahili Plural] masongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] songa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] tao[Swahili Plural] matao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] make a twist[Swahili Example] piga [fanya] tao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] ujinamizi[Swahili Plural] majinamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -finginyika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -nyonga[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] nyonge, nyongea, kinyongo, mnyongaji[English Example] the neck should be cut and twisted before the bird has lost its spirit[Swahili Example] kikate shingo kinyonge kabla [kidege] hakijakata roho [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -pekecha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] drill holes.[Swahili Example] pekecha mashimo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -peketa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] drill holes.[Swahili Example] pekecha mashimo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -pinda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] twist a thread[Swahili Example] pinda uzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -popota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -popotoa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] twist the shade[Swahili Example] popotoa kifuli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -pota[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] twist/twine thread.[Swahili Example] pota uzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -songa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -songoa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[English Example] break a chicken's neck[Swahili Example] songoa kuku------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -suka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] msuka N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -tambaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -vinginyika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -vivinyuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist[Swahili Word] -zonga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist (of tobacco)[English Plural] twists[Swahili Word] jino[Swahili Plural] meno[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist (the hair)[Swahili Word] -sokota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist (the neck)[Swahili Word] -kukutua (shingo)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kukikukutua [kidege] shingo na kukitupia mbali kichwa [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist (thread or rope)[Swahili Word] -pakasa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist around[Swahili Word] -zungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist hard[Swahili Word] -songonyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist something around[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twist together[Swahili Word] -songamana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] assoc-stat------------------------------------------------------------ -
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twist [twɪst]1. noun• to drive sb round the twist (inf!) rendre qn fou( = turn round on itself, deform) tordre ; ( = coil) enrouler ; [+ top, cap] tourner ; [+ meaning] fausser ; [+ words] déformer• to get twisted [rope] s'entortiller[flex, rope] s'entortiller ; [one's ankle] se tordre* * *[twɪst] 1.1) ( 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
4) ( small amount) (of yarn, thread, hair) torsade f5) ( dance)2.transitive verbto twist something off — dévisser quelque chose [cap, lid]
to twist somebody's arm — lit tordre le bras à quelqu'un; fig forcer la main à quelqu'un
2) (wind, twine)3) (bend, distort) tordre [metal, rod, branch]; fig déformer [words, facts, meaning]4) ( injure)3.to twist one's ankle/wrist — se tordre la cheville/le poignet
1) [person]to twist round — ( turn round) se retourner
2) [rope, flex, coil] s'entortiller; [river, road] serpenterto twist and turn — [road, path] serpenter
••to go round the twist — (colloq) devenir fou/folle
to drive somebody round the twist — (colloq) rendre quelqu'un fou/folle
См. также в других словарях:
twine — (n.) O.E. twin double thread, from P.Gmc. *twizna (Cf. Du. twijn, Low Ger. twern, Ger. zwirn twine, thread ), from the same root as TWIN (Cf. twin) (q.v.). The verb meaning to twist strands together to form twine is recorded from late 13c.; sense … Etymology dictionary
twine — [twīn] n. [ME twin < OE twin, twigin, double thread, akin to twegen, TWAIN] 1. strong thread, string, or cord of two or more strands twisted together 2. a twining or being twined 3. a twined thing or part; twist; convolution 4. a tangle; snarl … English World dictionary
twine — twine1 twineable, adj. twiner, n. /twuyn/, n., v., twined, twining. n. 1. a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together. 2. an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving. 3. a coiled or twisted object or part;… … Universalium
twine — twine1 [twaın] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: twin] strong string made by twisting together two or more threads or strings ▪ a bundle of papers tied up with twine twine 2 twine2 v [I and T] written to wind or twist around something else, or to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
twine — twine1 [ twaın ] noun uncount a type of strong string made by twisting several pieces of string together twine twine 2 [ twaın ] verb intransitive or transitive to twist, grow, or wind around something, or make something wind around something:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twine — [[t]twaɪn[/t]] n. v. twined, twin•ing 1) a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together 2) an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving 3) a coiled or twisted object or part; convolution 4) a twist or turn in anything… … From formal English to slang
twine — 1 noun (U) strong string made by twisting together two or more threads or strings: a bundle of papers tied up with twine 2 verb (I, T) to wind or twist around something else: twine sth around sth: She twined her fingers round the empty cup. (+… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
twine — twaɪn n. strong thread or string made of twisted strands; twist; twisted object; act of twisting v. twist strands together; interweave, wind around something (for example in making a garland); grow by coiling around something (plant) … English contemporary dictionary
Twine — is a strong thread or string composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to any thin cord.Natural fibers used for making twine include cotton, sisal, jute, hemp, henequen, and coir. A … Wikipedia
twine — I UK [twaɪn] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms twine : present tense I/you/we/they twine he/she/it twines present participle twining past tense twined past participle twined to twist, grow, or wind round something, or make something… … English dictionary
twine — /twaɪn / (say twuyn) noun 1. a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together. 2. the act of twining. 3. the state of being twined. 4. a twined or twisted thing or part; a fold, convolution, or coil. 5. a twist or turn.… …
