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1 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) -
2 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 -
3 alambiqué
alambiqué, e [alɑ̃bike]adjective* * *alambiquée alɑ̃bike adjectif [expression, style] convoluted; [explication] tortuous* * *alɑ̃bike adj alambiqué, -econvoluted, overcomplicated* * *( féminin alambiquée) [alɑ̃bike] adjectif -
4 compliqué
compliqué, e [kɔ̃plike]• ne sois pas si compliqué ! don't make life so difficult!• puisque tu refuses, ce n'est pas compliqué, moi je pars since you refuse, that simplifies things - I'm leaving• il ne m'écoute jamais, c'est pas compliqué ! (inf) it's quite simple, he never listens to a word I say!* * *compliquée kɔ̃plike adjectif1) gén complicated; [esprit] tortuoussi tu ne t'arrêtes pas de pleurer, ce n'est pas compliqué (colloq), tu vas au lit! — it's quite simple, if you don't stop crying you'll go straight to bed!
2) Médecine [fracture] compound* * *kɔ̃plike adj compliqué, -e1) (mécanisme, processus) complicatedC'est une histoire compliquée. — It's a complicated story.
2) (personne) complicated* * *A pp ⇒ compliquer.B pp adj1 [appareil, exercice, dessin] complicated; [problème] complicated, difficult; [esprit] tortuous; [personne] complicated; ce n'est pourtant pas compliqué de changer un fusible it's not exactly hard to change a fuse; ce n'est quand même pas compliqué de ranger tes affaires it wouldn't take much effort to keep your things tidy; si tu ne t'arrêtes pas de pleurer, ce n'est pas compliqué, tu vas au lit○! it's quite simple, if you don't stop crying you'll go straight to bed!; si ça continue comme ça, ce n'est pas compliqué, je démissionne○ if things carry on as they are, I'll simply resign; ‘c'est de sa faute alors?’-‘c'est un peu plus compliqué que cela’ ‘so it's his fault?’-‘it's not quite as simple as that’;2 Méd [fracture] compound.( féminin compliquée) [kɔ̃plike] adjectif1. [difficile à comprendre - affaire, exercice, phrase] complicated ; [ - jeu, langue, livre, problème] difficult ; [ - plan] intricateregarde, ce n'est pourtant pas compliqué! look, it's not so difficult to understand!3. [qui manque de naturel - personne] complicated ; [ - esprit] tortuous————————, compliquée [kɔ̃plike] nom masculin, nom fémininta sœur, c'est une compliquée! your sister certainly likes complications! -
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6 sinuosité
sinɥozite1. nf[route] twists and turns pl2. sinuosités nfpl1) [route, cours d'eau] winding sg curves2) [raisonnement]* * *sinuosité nf les sinuosités d'un cours d'eau/d'un sentier the twists and turns of a river/of a path; les sinuosités d'une ligne the curves of a line.[sinɥozite] nom féminin————————sinuosités nom féminin pluriel -
7 tourmenté
tourmente [tuʀmɑ̃t]feminine noun( = tempête) storm ; (sociale, politique) upheaval* * *tuʀmɑ̃tnom féminin liter1) ( tempête) storm* * *tuʀmɑ̃t nf* * *1 ( tempête) storm;( féminin tourmentée) [turmɑ̃te] adjectif2. [visage] tormentedun regard tourmenté a haunted ou tormented look3. [agité - époque] troubled6. MÉTÉOROLOGIE & NAUTIQUEmer tourmentée rough ou heavy sea
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Tortuous — Tor tu*ous, a. [OE. tortuos, L. tortuosus, fr. tortus a twisting, winding, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. tortueux. See {Torture}.] 1. Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tortuous — tortuous, torturous Both words are derived from Latin torquēre meaning ‘to twist’, but their literal meanings are different. The (less common) word torturous is a derivative of the English word torture, whereas tortuous has no such intermediary… … Modern English usage
tortuous — (adj.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. tortuous (12c.), from L. tortuosus full of twists, winding, from tortus a twisting, winding, from stem of torquere to twist, wring, distort (see THWART (Cf. thwart)) … Etymology dictionary
tortuous — [adj1] very twisted anfractuous, bent, circuitous, convoluted, crooked, curved, flexuous, indirect, involute, labyrinthine, mazy, meandering, meandrous, roundabout, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, twisting, vermiculate, winding, zigzag; concept 581… … New thesaurus
tortuous — I (bending) adjective anfractuous, circuitous, complicated, conniving, contorted, convoluted, curved, curvilinear, indirect, involved, irregular, labyrinthine, mazy, meandering, roundabout, serpentine, sinuate, sinuated, sinuous, snakelike,… … Law dictionary
tortuous — *winding, sinuous, serpentine, flexuous Analogous words: *crooked, devious: roundabout, circuitous, *indirect … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tortuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of twists and turns. 2) excessively lengthy and complex. DERIVATIVES tortuosity noun tortuously adverb tortuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin tortuosus, from torquere to twist … English terms dictionary
tortuous — [tôr′cho͞o əs] adj. [ME < Anglo Fr < L tortuosus < tortus: see TORT] 1. full of twists, turns, curves, or windings; winding; crooked 2. not straightforward; devious; specif., deceitful or tricky tortuously adv. tortuousness n … English World dictionary
tortuous — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)tʃuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A tortuous road is full of bends and twists. The only road access is a tortuous mountain route. Syn: winding 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and… … English dictionary
tortuous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus twist, from torquēre to twist Date: 15th century 1. marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns ; winding < a tortuous path > 2. a. marked by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tortuous — tor|tu|ous [ˈto:tʃuəs US ˈto:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus; TORTURE1] 1.) a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English