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twig

/twɪg/

Traducciones

twignoun

twigs

/twɪg/

brindille

The bird perched on a twig, chirping happily.

L’oiseau s’est posé sur une brindille en gazouillant joyeusement.

brindilleSurtout pour un petit rameau ou une pousse mince de plante.

She used a twig to draw patterns in the sand.

Elle a utilisé une brindille pour dessiner des motifs dans le sable.

Traducciones adicionales

crosse de hockeyUsage nord-américain informel.

ramificationSens figuré : branche secondaire ou subdivision mineure.

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twigverb

twigged

Past Simple

twigged

Past Participle

twigging

Gerund

/twɪɡ/

pigerFamilier; signifie comprendre soudainement.

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

Après quelques minutes d’écoute, elle a finalement pigé ce qu’il essayait de dire.

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repérerUsage courant pour « remarquer vite », parfois à l’improviste ou discrètement.

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twigadjective

/twɪɡ/

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

de brindilles

She hung a twig wreath on the front door.

Elle a accroché une couronne de brindilles à la porte d’entrée.

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Definiciones

twignoun

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.

twigadjective

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

She hung a twig wreath on the front door.