tweak

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtwiːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/twik/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(twēk)

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tweak [sth] vtr (pinch with a twist)pellizcar vtr
 When I was a boy, the teacher used to tweak the nose of any child who answered a question incorrectly.
 Cuando era pequeño, el maestro solía pellizcarnos la nariz si respondíamos cualquier pregunta mal.
tweak [sth] vtr (modify slightly)modificar vtr
  afinar vtr
 This is a good essay and, if you tweak it a bit, I think it could be great.
 Este es un buen ensayo y, si lo modificaras un poco, creo que estaría genial.
tweak n (pinch, twist)pellizco nm
 Billy felt his mother's tweak on his ear and knew he was in trouble.
 Billy sintió el pellizco de su madre en la oreja y supo que se había portado mal.
tweak n (slight modification) (pequeña)modificación nf
  alteración nf
  cambio nm
 The machine was almost working; it just needed a couple of tweaks.
 La máquina casi estaba funcionando; apenas necesitaba un par de modificaciones.
tweak vi US, slang (be high on drugs)estar drogado loc verb
  (ES: coloquial)estar colocado loc verb
  (AR, UY: coloquial)estar volado loc verb
  (CO: coloquial)estar trabado loc verb
 I could tell Mona was tweaking by her glassy eyes.
 Noté que Mona estaba drogada porque tenía los ojos vidriosos.
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Collocations: tweak [an engine, a recipe, the settings], tweak the [results, findings, research, information], the [results] were tweaked, more...

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