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twist1

/twɪst/

Translation

v [t]
girar
enroscar
torcer(se)
to twist one's ankle
torcerse el tobillo
tergiversar
Don't twist my words
No tergiverses mis palabras
v [t, i]
(una parte del cuerpo)
retorcer(se)
girar(se)
He twisted his head round to look
Giró la cabeza para mirar
serpentear
The path twisted up the hill
El camino serpenteaba colina arriba
Véase tb: to twist sb's arm
(Definition of twist vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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