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1 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) kroutit (se)2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) splétat3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) kroutit2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) zkroucení2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) skrojek, svitek3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) smyčka4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) zvrat•- twisted- twister* * *• zkroutit se• zakroutit se• kroutit se• kroutit -
2 twist around
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3 contort
[kən'to:t](to twist or turn violently: His face was contorted with pain.) zkroutit, zkřivit- contortionist* * *• zkroutit se• pokroutit• překroutit -
4 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) kadeřit (se)2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) zkroutit (se)2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) kudrlina2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) zkadeření•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl up* * *• vlna• kadeř• lokna• kudrna -
5 kink
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6 screw up
1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) zkřivit2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) zmačkat3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) pokazit, zpackat* * *• zašroubovat• šroubovat -
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.) svíjet se2) (to be very embarrassed or ashamed: I squirmed when I thought of how rude I'd been.) propadat se hanbou* * *• vrtět• kroutit se -
9 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) zmítat se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) zápasit3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prodírat se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *• usilovat• zápasit• zápas• bojovat• boj -
10 twiddle
['twidl](to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) otáčet* * *• pohrávat• obracet• kroutit -
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.) vítr2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) dech3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) větry2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) udýchat, vyrazit dech3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) dechový- 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.) ovinout2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) smotat3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) klikatit se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) natáhnout•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *• větru• wind/wound/wound• vytočit• vítr• navinout -
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?) svinout, navinout2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) natáhnout3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) skončit* * *• natáčet• motat -
14 wrench
[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) vytrhnout2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) vymknout2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) vytrhnutí, vykroucení2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) francouzský klíč* * *• trhnout• vytrhnout• vyškubnout• škubnout -
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.) svíjet se* * *• svíjet se• svíjet• kroutit -
17 make/pull a face
(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) šklebit se, dělat grimasy
См. также в других словарях:
twist — twist … Dictionnaire des rimes
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twist — ► VERB 1) form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape. 2) force out of the natural position by a twisting action: he twisted his ankle. 3) turn or bend round or into a different direction. 4) take or have a winding course. 5) distort or… … English terms dictionary
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