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twist

 
 
/twɪst/ noun [C]

Translation

UNEXPECTED CHANGE a sudden change in a story or situation that you do not expect
beklenmedik değişim/gelişme
The story has an unusual twist at the end.2326
MOVEMENT when you twist something
burkma, bükme, çevirme, döndürme
1626
PART a part of something that is twisted
kıvrım, bükülme, eğiklik
There's a twist in the wire.1626
SHAPE a shape that is made by twisting something
büklüm, kıvrım
Finally, add a twist of lemon for decoration.1393
RIVER/ROAD a bend in a river, road, etc
kıvrım, dönemeç, dolambaç
16261694
(Definition of twist noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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