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1 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) snúa(st); vinda(st); bugðast2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) flétta3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) snúa upp á; aflaga2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) snúningur, vindingur2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) uppásnúin (sítrónu)sneið3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) snúningur, vafningur4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) snögg umskipti, hvörf•- twisted- twister -
2 contort
[kən'to:t](to twist or turn violently: His face was contorted with pain.) afskræma- contortionist -
3 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) krulla, liða2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) bylgjast, vinda upp á sig2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) hárlokkur, sveipur2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) liðaður, krullaður•- curler- curly
- curliness
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4 kink
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5 make/pull a face
(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) gretta sig -
6 screw up
1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) setja upp skeifu, gretta/krumpa2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) krumpa, vöðla saman3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) -
7 sprain
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8 squirm
[skwə:m]1) (to twist the body or wriggle: He lay squirming on the ground with pain.) engjast2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) fara hjá sér -
9 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) brjótast um2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) stríða, berjast við3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) brjótast (um/út úr)2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) barátta -
10 twiddle
['twidl](to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) (snar)snúa -
11 twine
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12 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vindur2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) andardráttur, öndun3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vindgangur, þemba2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) fá til að missa andann3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blásturs-- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) vefja um2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) vinda (e-ð) í hnykil/upp á spólu3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) hlykkjast4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trekkja, vinda•- winder- winding
- wind up
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13 wind up
1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) vinda upp2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) trekkja (upp)3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) ljúka við, enda -
14 wrench
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15 wriggle
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16 writhe
(to twist violently to and fro, especially in pain or discomfort: to writhe in agony; She writhed about when I tickled her.) engjast um
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