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twist - translation to french
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Twisting; TWIST; Twisting (disambiguation); The twist; The Twist; Twist (disambiguation); Twisty; Folies bourgeoise.; Folies bourgeoises; Twist (song); Twist (novel); Twist (film); The Twist (film)
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Definition
Twist
·noun The form given in twisting.
II. Twist ·noun A roll of twisted dough, baked.
III. Twist ·vt A Twig.
IV. Twist ·noun A little twisted roll of tobacco.
V. Twist ·noun A beverage made of brandy and gin.
VI. Twist ·noun A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.
VII. Twist ·noun The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
VIII. Twist ·noun That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.
IX. Twist ·vi To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.
X. Twist ·noun The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
XI. Twist ·vt To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
XII. Twist ·noun One of the threads of a warp, - usually more tightly twisted than the filling.
XIII. Twist ·noun A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.
XIV. Twist ·noun A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.
XV. Twist ·vt Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to Wreathe; to make up.
XVI. Twist ·noun A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
XVII. Twist ·vt To wind into; to Insinuate;
- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
XIX. Twist ·vt Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to Pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an Author.
XX. Twist ·add. ·noun Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the twist of a billiard ball.
XXI. Twist ·vt To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.
XXIII. Twist ·add. ·noun A strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked inclination; a bias;
- often implying a peculiar or unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fanaticism.
XXIV. Twist ·vt To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread.
XXV. Twist ·vi To be contorted; to Writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.
Examples of use of twist
1. D‘abord, question incontournable, pourquoi Oliver Twist aujourd‘hui?
2. Lépoque du rock, du twist, des yéyés, la pop music...
3. Des filles et du soleil sur un twist de mômes sages.
4. André Degonda et le mod';le turbo–twist nouvelle génération. (photo: Véronique Botteron) RECHERCHE.
5. André Degonda est ŕ l‘origine du premier fauteuil motorisé polyvalent, appelé turbo–twist.