Twist in spanish
pronunciation: xiɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun, verb
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.more:
» 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'.more:
» 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.more:
» 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.more:
» 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.