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twig

/twɪg/

twigsubstantiv

twigs

Pl.

/twɪg/

Übersetzungen

ветка

The bird perched on a twig, chirping happily.

Птица уселась на ветку и весело щебетала.

прутик

She used a twig to draw patterns in the sand.

Она использовала прутик, чтобы рисовать узоры на песке.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

клюшкасевероамер. разг.; хоккей

веточка

побег

ответвлениеперен.; о части семьи, организации или структуры

Definitionen

A small, thin branch of a tree or bush.

The bird perched on a twig, chirping happily.

A slender shoot of a plant.

She used a twig to draw patterns in the sand.

A small or subsidiary branch or offshoot, especially used figuratively to refer to a minor division in a family, organization, or abstract structure.

Their start-up was just a tiny twig on the vast corporate tree.

A hockey stick (North American informal).

He snapped his twig during the overtime period.

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twigverb

twigged

Präteritum

twigged

Partizip Perfekt

twigging

Gerundium

/twɪɡ/

Übersetzungen

понять

After a few minutes of listening, she finally twigged what he was trying to say.

Выслушав его несколько минут, она наконец поняла, что он пытался сказать.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

сообразитьразг.; внезапно понять

заметитьразг.; быстро или мельком

Definitionen

To understand or realize something suddenly.

After a few minutes of listening, she finally twigged what he was trying to say.

To notice or observe; to spot, especially quickly or surreptitiously.

I twigged him slipping out the back door.

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twigadjektiv

/twɪɡ/

Used attributively before a noun to denote something made of, consisting of, or related to twigs.

Übersetzungen

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

хворостянойо предмете, сделанном из тонких веточек

Definitionen

Made of, consisting of, or relating to twigs (used before a noun).

She hung a twig wreath on the front door.

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