WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
twisting adj | (route: with many bends) | slingrig adj |
| | snirklig adj |
| | slingrande adj |
| A twisting mountain road took us right to the summit. |
twisting n | (turning motion) | vridning s |
| Twisting and bending makes my side hurt. |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
Huvudsakliga översättningar |
twist [sth]⇒ vtr | (wind, twine, coil) | tvinna vtr |
| | sno, vrida vtr |
| Helen took hold of a lock of her hair and twisted it around her finger. |
| Helen tog tag i en lock av sitt hår och tvinnade den runt sitt finger. |
twist [sth] vtr | (turn, rotate) | snurra vitr |
| | skruva på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Dan twisted the cap of the jar to undo it. |
| Dan skruvade på burklocket för att öppna det. |
twist [sth] vtr | figurative (distort meaning) | feltolka vtr |
| | förvränga, förvrida vtr |
| Don't try to twist things; you know that isn't what I meant! |
| Försök inte förvränga (or: förvrida) saker. Du vet att det inte var det jag menade! |
twist⇒ vi | (turn) | vrida sig, slingra sig vitr |
| | kröka sig vitr |
| The road twisted through the mountains. |
| Vägen slingrade sig (or: vred sig) genom bergen. |
twist n | (physical: curve) | kurva s |
| | krök, sväng s |
| Ada came to a twist in the road that seemed to take her back in the direction she'd come from; she was sure she was lost. |
| Ada kom fram till en krök (or: sväng) i vägen som verkade ta henne tillbaka i samma riktning som hon hade kommit ifrån. Hon var säker på att hon var vilse. |
twist n | (coil, distortion) | knut s |
| | blockering s |
| There was a twist in the hosepipe, preventing the water coming through. |
| Det var en knut på vattenslangen som förhindrade vattnet att komma igenom. |
Ytterligare översättningar |
twist [sth]⇒ vtr | (joint) | vricka, vrida vtr |
| | vricka ngt ur led vbal uttr |
| Elizabeth has twisted her ankle, so she can't play football tonight. |
twist n | (of joint) | vrickning, ledvrickning s |
| | vridning s |
| It was a bad twist and the doctor told Ben not to use the arm for a few days at least. |
twist n | (dance) | twist s |
| Everyone in the dance hall was doing the twist. |
twist n | figurative (in story) (bildligt) | vändning, oväntad utveckling s |
| | förveckling, komplikation s |
| | trick, knep s |
| I hate it when people give away the twist at the end of a film. |
twist n | (tangle, knot) | knut s |
| (bildlig) | nystan s |
| There was a twist of wires behind the TV. |
twist n | (act of twisting) | tvinnande s |
| | snurrande s |
| | skruvande s |
| One twist was enough to take the lid off the jar. |
twist n | ([sth] twisted) | skruv s |
| (vardagligt) | snurr s |
| The shopkeeper wrapped each sweet in a twist of paper. |
twist n | (something different) | överraskning s |
| (vardagligt) | twist s |
| Try our recipe for pasta salad with a twist. |
twist⇒ vi | (turn, rotate) | snurra vitr |
| | spinna vitr |
| The weather vane twisted in the wind. |
twist vi | (squirm) | vrida sig vitr + refl |
| (bildlig) | snurra runt vitr partikel |
| The little girl couldn't keep still; she kept twisting in her chair. |