noun🔗ShareTorsión, giroA twisting force."The stubborn jar lid wouldn't budge, no matter how much twists I applied. "La terca tapa del frasco no se movía, sin importar cuánta torsión aplicara.physicsactionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGiros, torsionesAnything twisted, or the act of twisting."The baker added chocolate twists to the top of the muffins. "El panadero añadió giros de chocolate a la parte superior de los muffins.actionprocessthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTorsiones, girosThe form given in twisting."The intricate twists in the math problem made it challenging to solve. "Las intrincadas torsiones en el problema de matemáticas hicieron que fuera difícil de resolver.structurestyleappearancewayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTorsión, giroThe degree of stress or strain when twisted."The metal bar showed visible twists after being subjected to immense force. "La barra de metal mostró torsiones visibles después de ser sometida a una fuerza inmensa.materialphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTorceduraA type of thread made from two filaments twisted together."The craft project required us to use colorful embroidery floss, and I chose the bright red twists for my design. "El proyecto de manualidades requería que usáramos hilo de bordar colorido, y elegí las torceduras rojas brillantes para mi diseño.materialtypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCáscara de limón, torceduraA sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc."The bartender carefully garnished the martini with two lemon twists. "El camarero adornó cuidadosamente el martini con dos cáscaras de limón.fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCurvas, girosA sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.""The hiking trail had several unexpected twists, so we had to walk slowly." "El sendero tenía varias curvas inesperadas, así que tuvimos que caminar lentamente.waygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDistorsión, tergiversaciónA distortion to the meaning of a word or passage."The politician's speech contained several twists of the original agreement to make his position seem more popular. "El discurso del político contenía varias distorsiones del acuerdo original para que su posición pareciera más popular.languagecommunicationwritingliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGiros, sorpresasAn unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc."The movie had many twists that kept us guessing until the very end. "La película tuvo muchos giros que nos mantuvieron adivinando hasta el final.storyentertainmentliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl twist(preceded by definite article) A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details."The dance class was learning the twist, a hip-rotating dance. "La clase de baile estaba aprendiendo el twist, un baile que rota las caderas.danceentertainmentculturemusicstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGiro, torsiónA rotation of the body when diving."The diver's entry was clean despite the several twists he performed in the air. "La entrada del clavadista fue limpia a pesar de los varios giros que realizó en el aire.bodysportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEsguinceA sprain, especially to the ankle."She had to sit out of gym class because she got several twists during the basketball game. "Tuvo que ausentarse de la clase de gimnasia porque sufrió varios esguinces durante el partido de baloncesto.medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRamitaA twig."The bird carefully wove twists and bits of moss into its nest. "El pájaro tejió cuidadosamente ramitas y trozos de musgo en su nido.natureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChica, mujerA girl, a woman."After years of service, the headmistress knew all the twists of the local school. "Después de años de servicio, la directora conocía todos los entresijos de la escuela local.personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrenza, roscaA roll of twisted dough, baked."The bakery sells delicious, warm twists every morning. "La panadería vende deliciosas y calientes trenzas cada mañana.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn rollo pequeño de tabacoA small roll of tobacco."My grandfather always kept a pouch of loose tobacco and a pack of rolling papers to make his own twists. "Mi abuelo siempre guardaba una bolsa de tabaco suelto y un paquete de papel de liar para hacer sus propios rollos pequeños de tabaco.itemsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTorsiónA material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together."Damascus twist"Torsión de DamascomaterialweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstríasThe spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon."The gunsmith carefully examined the twists inside the rifle barrel to ensure accuracy. "El armero examinó cuidadosamente las estrías dentro del cañón del rifle para asegurar la precisión.militaryweapontechnicalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna bebida hecha de brandy y ginebraA beverage made of brandy and gin."After a long day at work, my grandfather often enjoys a couple of twists with his dinner. "Después de un largo día de trabajo, mi abuelo a menudo disfruta de un par de bebidas hechas de brandy y ginebra con su cena.drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInclinación, tendenciaA strong individual tendency or bent; inclination."a twist toward fanaticism"Una inclinación hacia el fanatismo.tendencycharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApetito, ganas de comerAn appetite for food."After a long hike, the children returned home with tremendous twists, ready to devour anything they could find in the kitchen. "Después de una larga caminata, los niños regresaron a casa con un apetito tremendo, listos para devorar cualquier cosa que pudieran encontrar en la cocina.physiologybodysensationfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcer, retorcerTo turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force."She twists the ends of the bread bag to keep the bread fresh. "Ella tuerce los extremos de la bolsa de pan para mantener el pan fresco.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcer, entrelazarTo join together by twining one part around another."She carefully twists the two strands of yarn together to start her braid. "Ella tuerce cuidadosamente las dos hebras de hilo juntas para comenzar su trenza.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcer, retorcer, complicar, enroscarTo contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve."The argument about the project's budget unexpectedly twisted and became much more confusing. "La discusión sobre el presupuesto del proyecto inesperadamente se torció y se volvió mucho más confusa.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcer, enrollar, entrelazarTo wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts."The gardener twists the ivy around the archway. "El jardinero entrelaza la hiedra alrededor del arco.actionprocesswayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcer, enroscarTo wind into; to insinuate."Avarice twists itself into all human concerns."La avaricia se enrosca en todas las preocupaciones humanas.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGirarTo turn a knob etc."He twists the volume knob on the radio to make the music louder. "Él gira la perilla de volumen en la radio para hacer la música más alta.machinedeviceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTergiversar, distorsionarTo distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating."She always twists my stories when she tells them to her friends, making me sound much worse than I actually am. "Ella siempre tergiversa mis historias cuando se las cuenta a sus amigos, haciéndome parecer mucho peor de lo que realmente soy.communicationlanguagemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcer, retorcerTo form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings)."She nervously twists a strand of hair when she's thinking hard. "Ella se retuerce nerviosamente un mechón de pelo cuando piensa mucho.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTorcerse, esguinzarseTo injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction."She twists her ankle when she jumps off the curb. "Ella se tuerce el tobillo cuando salta de la acera.medicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSerpentear, torcerse(of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends."The hiking trail twists through the forest, making it hard to see what's ahead. "El sendero de senderismo serpentea por el bosque, lo que dificulta ver lo que hay por delante.waygeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGirar, torcerTo cause to rotate."He twists the cap off the water bottle. "Él gira la tapa de la botella de agua.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBailar el twistTo dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips)."At the party, Maria expertly twisted to the music. "En la fiesta, María bailó el twist expertamente al ritmo de la música.danceentertainmentmusiccultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharepersuadir, convencerTo coax."She gently twists her little brother's arm to get him to share his toys. "Ella persuade suavemente a su hermanito para que comparta sus juguetes.actioncommunicationattitudecharactermindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePedir otra cartaIn the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card."During the blackjack game, the player twists for another card. "Durante el juego de blackjack, el jugador pide otra carta.gamebetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
