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1 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) στρίβω, στριφογυρίζω2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) στρίβω, πλέκω, συστρέφω3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) (δια)στρεβλώνω, στραμπουλώ2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) στρίψιμο2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) στάλα3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) στροφή, κουλούρα4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) τροπή•- twisted- twister -
2 Wring
v. trans.Twist: P. and V. στρέφειν.Squeeze together: P. συμπιέζειν.Wring one's hands in sign of grief: see P. and V. κόπτεσθαι (lit., beat the breast).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wring
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