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twist and turn

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Inglés		Español
twist and turn v expr	(writhe)	retorcerse⇒ v prnl
		dar un giro loc verb
	The worm twisted and turned on the gardener's trowel as he moved it aside.
twist and turn v expr	figurative (be evasive) (figurado)	ser escurridizo loc verb
	(figurado)	ser difícil de agarrar loc verb
	When the interviewer asked his views on the new law, the politician twisted and turned.
	Cuando el entrevistador preguntó por sus opiniones de la nueva ley, el político fue escurridizo.
twists and turns npl	figurative (different experiences)	vicisitudes nfpl
	(formal)	avatares nmpl
	Jacob had experienced many twists and turns in his life.
	Jacob había experimentado muchas vicisitudes en su vida.
twists and turns npl	figurative (changing plot)	idas y vueltas expr
	There are a lot of twists and turns in the crime novel I'm reading.

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