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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
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