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2 Translation results for
twist
in Spanish
noun
|
verb
twist
noun
twists
vuelta, recodo (en el camino, el río, etc.)
;
giro
;
espiral
;
giro inesperado (de eventos, etc.)
Example sentences of
twist
noun
•
a simple
twist
of the wrist
•
The jar should open with a
twist
of the lid.
•
The road has some nasty
twists
.
•
The coastal road had many
twists and turns
.
•
It was a film noir with some clever
twists
.
More examples
•
In an unusual
twist
, the police arrested one of their own.
•
They were brought together by a strange
twist of fate
.
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Synonyms of
twist
noun
bend
,
spiral
,
turn
twist
verb
twisted, has twisted, is twisting, twists
retorcerse, enroscarse, serpentear (dícese de un río, un camino, etc.)
;
torcer, retorcer
Example sentences of
twist
verb
•
The toy can be
twisted
into different shapes.
•
She
twisted
balloons into the shapes of different animals.
•
The antenna was
twisted
out of shape.
•
He
twists
his lip into an odd expression when he's thinking.
•
Twist
the dials on the radio.
More examples
•
The bottle cap
twists
off.
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Reverse translation for
twist
vuelta
- turn, circle, revolution, flip, turn, bend, curve, return, round, lap (in sports or games)
recodo
(en el camino, el río, etc.)
- bend
giro
- turn, rotation, change of direction
espiral
- spiral
giro inesperado
(de eventos, etc.)
retorcerse
- to get twisted, to get tangled up, to squirm, to writhe, to wiggle about
enroscarse
- to coil, to twine
serpentear
(dícese de un río, un camino, etc.)
- to twist, to wind
torcer
- to bend, to twist, to turn, to sprain, to turn (a corner), to wring, to wring out, to distort
retorcer
- to twist, to wring
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