twist about (Brit) or around

twist about (Brit) or around
1. vi
sich (her)umdrehen; (road, river, = wind its way) sich dahinschlängeln; (= be twisty) gewunden sein

he twisted around in pain — er wand or krümmte sich vor Schmerzen

2. vt sep
See:
= academic.ru/93030/twist_round">twist round

English-german dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • twist — verb 1》 form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape.     ↘turn or bend round or into a different direction.     ↘force or be forced out of the natural position by twisting: he twisted his ankle playing tennis. 2》 rotate around something that… …   English new terms dictionary

  • knickers — [[t]nɪ̱kə(r)z[/t]] (The form knicker is used as a modifier.) 1) N PLURAL: also a pair of N Knickers are a piece of underwear worn by women and girls which have holes for the legs and elastic around the waist to hold them up. [BRIT] She bought Ann …   English dictionary

  • Paul McCartney — Sir Paul McCartney MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM …   Wikipedia

  • John Lennon — Lennon redirects here. For other uses, see Lennon (disambiguation). For other people named John Lennon, see John Lennon (disambiguation). John Lennon …   Wikipedia

  • turn — turnable, adj. /terrn/, v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 2. to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a …   Universalium

  • turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… …   English World dictionary

  • turn — [[t]tɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel[/ex] 2) to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key[/ex] 3) to reverse the… …   From formal English to slang

  • Eric Clapton — Clapton on stage, Munich, Germany, on 5 June 2010 Background information Birth name Eric Patrick Clapton Also know …   Wikipedia

  • McFly — For other uses, see McFly (disambiguation). McFly (L R) Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter, Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher Background information …   Wikipedia

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

  • The Beatles — This article is about the band. For other uses, see The Beatles (disambiguation). Fab Four redirects here. For other uses, see Fab Four (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”