Twist in spanish

Giro

pronunciation: xiɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures

twist1 = enredo, maraña, lazada, nudo suelto. 

Example: She pulled her hair up in a twist, clipping it high on her head, then rubbed a little lip gloss on her wrinkled lips.

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» get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist = estar enojado, enojarse, estar molesto, molestarse, ponerse (hecho/como) una fiera, ponerse (hecho/como) un energúmeno, ponerse (hecho/como) un diablo, llevar a Uno el diablo, llevar a Uno (todos) los diablos, ponerse (hecho/como) un demonio, llevar a Uno el demonio, llevar a Uno (todos) los demonios. [Usado más comúnmente en el Reino Unido]

Example: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life.

twist2 = cambio inesperado, giro, vuelta, giro inesperado. 

Example: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.

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» a twist of = un poquito de, unas gotas de.

Example: With a hefty dollop of knowledge, a pinch of guidance and a twist of determination, every woman can learn the secrets to balancing her hormones.

» twist in the plot = giro imprevisto en la trama.

Example: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.

» twist of fate = capricho de la vida, capricho del destino, azar de la vida, azar del destino, ironía de la vida, ironía del destino, avatar de la vida, avatar del destino, vueltas que da la vida.

Example: Through a twist of fate she was chosen to represent a famous client, catapulting her into a new life in New York and fulfilling her in a way that she had never imagined.

» twists and turns = avatares, vicisitudes, altibajos.

Example: He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.

twist3 = aspecto, perspectiva, matiz, cariz. 

Example: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

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» give + Nombre + a new twist = darle a algo una nueva perspectiva.

Example: People who have used cases in teaching know from experience that some person or persons will give an entirely new interpretation to case data and so will give a case a new twist.

twist4 = girar, torcer, retorcer. 

Example: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

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» twist + Posesivo + arm = retorcer el brazo.

Example: He twisted her arm behind her back and pushed her against the wall.

» twist + Posesivo + arm = convencer, persuadir, insistir hasta convencer, insistir hasta persuadir, coaccionar, chantajear, insistir a Alguien hasta que + dar + Posesivo + brazo a torcer.

Example: Sue has previously run the marathon and although she said 'never again,' Lauren has managed to twist her arm into joining her in a new marathon adventure.

» twist + the knife (in the wound) = meter el dedo en la llaga, hurgar en la herida.

Example: My ex twisted the knife by attempting to marry his girlfriend on our wedding anniversary date only three days after our divorce was final.

twist5 = tergiversar. 

Example: We do not have to twist reality to meet our needs.

Twist synonyms

bend in spanish: , pronunciation: bend part of speech: noun, verb wind in spanish: , pronunciation: waɪnd part of speech: noun turn in spanish: , pronunciation: tɜrn part of speech: verb, noun device in spanish: , pronunciation: dɪvaɪs part of speech: noun spin in spanish: , pronunciation: spɪn part of speech: noun, verb wrench in spanish: , pronunciation: rentʃ part of speech: noun, verb worm in spanish: , pronunciation: wɜrm part of speech: noun pull in spanish: , pronunciation: pʊl part of speech: verb, noun construction in spanish: , pronunciation: kənstrʌkʃən part of speech: noun pervert in spanish: , pronunciation: pɜrvɜrt part of speech: verb, noun gimmick in spanish: , pronunciation: gɪmɪk part of speech: noun distort in spanish: , pronunciation: dɪstɔrt part of speech: verb eddy in spanish: , pronunciation: edi part of speech: noun kink in spanish: , pronunciation: kɪŋk part of speech: noun whirl in spanish: , pronunciation: wɜrl part of speech: noun, verb braid in spanish: , pronunciation: breɪd part of speech: noun squirm in spanish: , pronunciation: skwɜrm part of speech: verb, noun writhe in spanish: , pronunciation: raɪð part of speech: verb plait in spanish: , pronunciation: pleɪt part of speech: noun, verb winding in spanish: , pronunciation: waɪndɪŋ part of speech: noun, adjective twirl in spanish: , pronunciation: twɜrl part of speech: verb, noun wriggle in spanish: , pronunciation: rɪgəl part of speech: verb, noun sprain in spanish: , pronunciation: spreɪn part of speech: noun tress in spanish: , pronunciation: tres part of speech: noun wrestle in spanish: , pronunciation: resəl part of speech: verb rick in spanish: , pronunciation: rɪk part of speech: noun convolute in spanish: , pronunciation: kɑnvəlut part of speech: adjective sophisticate in spanish: , pronunciation: səfɪstəkeɪt part of speech: noun, verb deform in spanish: , pronunciation: difɔrm part of speech: verb twisting in spanish: , pronunciation: twɪstɪŋ part of speech: noun, adjective wrick in spanish: , pronunciation: rɪk part of speech: noun turn of events in spanish: , pronunciation: tɜrnʌvɪvents part of speech: noun twist around in spanish: , pronunciation: twɪstɜraʊnd part of speech: verb

Twist antonyms

unbend pronunciation: ənbend part of speech: verb untwist pronunciation: əntwɪst part of speech: verb
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