twigs

UK
/twɪgz/
US
/twɪgz/

Übersetzungen

twigsubstantiv

twigs

Pl.

twigs
Pl.
UK
/twɪg/
US
/twɪg/
The bird perched on a twig, chirping happily.
Птица уселась на ветку и весело щебетала.
She used a twig to draw patterns in the sand.
Она использовала прутик, чтобы рисовать узоры на песке.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
клюшкасевероамер. разг.; хоккей
ответвлениеперен.; о части семьи, организации или структуры
twigverb

twigs

twigged
Präteritum
twigged
Partizip Perfekt
twigging
Gerundium
UK
/twɪɡ/
US
/twɪɡ/
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

twigsubstantiv
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.
twigverb
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.