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1 tongue-twister
subst. \/ˈtʌŋˌtwɪstə\/1) forklaring: ord eller setning som er vanskelig å uttale2) ( hverdagslig) tungebrekker, tungegymnastikk -
2 twist
twist 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) sno/bukte/slynge seg, vri2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) tvinne, flette3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) forvrenge, fordreie2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) forvrenging, fordreiing2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) noe som er vridd/presset3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) vridning, snuing, vending4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) (overraskende) vending; poeng•- twisted- twisterflette--------knepIsubst. \/twɪst\/1) vridning, snoing2) tvinning, (sammen)fletning3) (tvunnet) tråd, snøre, snor4) pussegarn, tvist5) (krapp) sving, dreining6) vrikking, forvridning, forstuing7) grimase, forvridning, forvrengning, rykning8) forvrengning, fordreining, feiltolkning9) tobakksrull10) forklaring: spiralformet stykke sitronskall e.l. i drink12) ende, stump, tamp13) forvirring, forstyrrelse, abnormitet14) særhet, særegenhet, egenartethet15) lune, hang, drag, tilbøyelighethan trekkes mot det kriminelle miljøet, han er litt småkriminell16) uventet retning, uventet vending, dreining20) (sport, om ball) skru, skruing21) ( militærvesen) riflestigning, rifling (i geværløp)get one's knickers in a twist miste fatningen, bli forvirret, bli vippet av pinnengive a twist (to) vri (på), vri omround the twist ( slang) gal, sprø, skruddtwist bread flettet bakverka twist of fortune skjebnens ironitwist of the tongue forsnakkelsetwist of the wrist godt håndlagtwists and turns ( også overført) kroker og svinger, krokveier, irrgangerIIverb \/twɪst\/1) vri2) sno, tvinne, vikle3) bøye (til), vri (til)4) dreie, vri5) vri over, vri i stykker• if you use too much force, you'll twist the keyhvis du vrir for hardt, vrir du nøkkelen i stykker6) vri ut av ledd, vrikke, forstue7) sno seg, bukte seg8) bukte seg, slynge seg, gå i svinger9) vri seg10) forvri, vri11) forvrenge, fordreie, feiltolke (med hensikt), forvanskepolitiet forsøkte å forvrenge forklaringen hans til (å innebære) en innrømmelse• this is one of those political slogans which can be twisted to mean anythingdette er et av disse politiske slagordene som kan tolkes i hvilken som helst retning12) binde sammen14) (sport, om ball) skru (seg), sette skru på, endre retning (på)15) (britisk, hverdagslig, overført) sno seg, være uærlig, jukse, lure16) twiste, danse twist17) revolvere, dreie rundttwist about in vri seg itwist and turn vri og vende seg, snu og vende (på) seg vri og vende påtwist into tvinne (sammen), flette (sammen), vikle inn itwist off vri av, skru avtwist out of joint vri ut av leddtwist round vikle rundttwist somebody's arm se ➢ arm, 1twist tobacco spinne tobakktwist up vikle inn, slå rundt
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