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twist1

Pronunciation: /twɪst/

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Spanish translation of twist

A. vt

1 a (screw, coil) retorcer* to twist sth AROUND sth = enrollar or enroscar* algo alrededor de algo b (turn) [handle/knob] girar

2 a (distort) retorcer* b (sprain) torcer* c (alter, pervert) [words] tergiversar; [meaning] torcer*

B. vi

1 (wind, coil) [rope/wire] enrollarse, enroscarse*; [road/river] serpentear

2 (turn, rotate) girar

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