Translations

twistedpast participle
UK
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
US
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
entortilléParticipe passé employé pour indiquer qu'un objet a été tordu ou enroulé.
The twisted rope was strong enough to hold the weight.
La corde entortillée était assez solide pour supporter le poids.
twistedadjective
more twisted
Comp.
most twisted
Super.
UK
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
US
/ˈtwɪstɪd/
torduSe dit d'un objet ou d'une forme courbée, vrillée ou tournée.
The twisted branches of the old tree created an eerie silhouette against the moonlight.
Les branches tordues du vieil arbre dessinaient une silhouette inquiétante sous le clair de lune.
fouléEn parlant d'une articulation blessée, surtout d'une cheville.
She hobbled off the field with a twisted ankle.
Elle a quitté le terrain en boitant avec une cheville foulée.
torduAu sens moral ou psychologique, péjoratif.
The villain's twisted sense of justice led him to commit heinous acts.
Le sens de la justice tordu du méchant l'a poussé à commettre des actes odieux.
Additional translations
torsadéPour des objets ou matériaux entrelacés ou enroulés.
tortueuxPour une situation, une intrigue ou une construction mentale complexe, avec une nuance de complication ou d'embrouillement.
twistverb

twisted

Past Simple

twisted
Past Simple
twisted
Past Participle
twisting
Gerund
UK
/twɪst/
US
/twɪst/
tordreFaire tourner en exerçant une torsion.
She twisted the cap off the bottle.
Elle a tordu le bouchon pour le retirer de la bouteille.
se tordreSe blesser par un mouvement brusque ou mal exécuté.
He twisted his ankle while playing basketball.
Il s’est tordu la cheville en jouant au basket.
tordreFormer une forme courbée, enroulée ou déformée.
The wind twisted the branches of the tree.
Le vent a tordu les branches de l’arbre.
se tortillerSe mouvoir en ondulant ou en se contorsionnant.
The snake twisted through the grass.
Le serpent se tortillait dans l’herbe.
Additional translations
déformerAu sens de fausser ou altérer le sens.

Definitions

twistedpast participle
Having been twisted; wound together or formed by twisting.
The twisted rope was strong enough to hold the weight.
twistedadjective
Having a shape that is bent or turned in a spiral or curved manner.
The twisted branches of the old tree created an eerie silhouette against the moonlight.
Mentally or morally perverse; having a distorted or abnormal perspective.
The villain's twisted sense of justice led him to commit heinous acts.
Complicated or intricate in nature.
The plot of the novel was so twisted that it kept readers guessing until the very end.
Injured by being turned or wrenched out of its normal position; sprained.
She hobbled off the field with a twisted ankle.
twistverb
to turn something, especially repeatedly, so that it moves in a circular direction.
She twisted the cap off the bottle.
to change the meaning of something or to be misleading.
He twisted her words to make it seem like she was at fault.
to injure a part of your body by turning it awkwardly.
He twisted his ankle while playing basketball.
to form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.
The wind twisted the branches of the tree.
to move in a wriggling or contorted motion.
The snake twisted through the grass.