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Abbé Faujas has done quite right in not keeping her himself, said she, with a twist of her mouth that made her still more hideous than usual; Abbé Bourrette is very successful in saving souls and appearances also.'
--L'abbé Faujas a bien fait de ne pas la garder pour lui, dit-elle avec une moue qui la rendit plus affreuse; l'abbé Bourrette sauve tout et n'a rien de choquant.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
So many nations, so many truths; and thus they falsify and twist the truth.
Autant de peuples, autant de vérités, qui faussent et tordent la vérité.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
A peculiar smile played about his face, a sort of ironical twist of his lips, when Madame de Condamin complimented him upon his appearance.
Il avait un sourire particulier, un plissement ironique des lèvres, lorsque madame de Condamin le complimentait sur sa bonne mine.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The master ought to have given her neck a twist, and it would have taught her a lesson, perhaps.
Monsieur aurait dû l'étrangler, ça lui aurait donné une leçon.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
It is partly a neck hold, and partly a paralysing backward twist of the right arm, but if it is practised on a man from behind, it locks him as sure as if he were handcuffed.
C’est en partie une étreinte du cou, et en partie une contorsion paralysante du bras droit qui, pratiquées par derrière, immobilisent votre homme aussi sûrement que s’il avait des menottes aux poings.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Red madness fell upon them, they both began to twist and tighten the handkerchief, and dragged the poor creature over the muddy ground until she stirred no more.
La folie rouge souffla, tous deux se mirent à tordre le mouchoir, à serrer, à traîner la dame dans la boue du champ, jusqu’à ce qu’elle ne bougeât plus.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
His Majesty took up the knife and began to turn and twist it while murmuring: ' Yes, yes, "Friend Jacques's Evening Chats " '
Le souverain prit ce couteau, le fit tourner entre ses doigts, en murmurant:«Oui, oui, Les Veillées du bonhomme Jacques...»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
I hoped that at any rate I might be able to twist one of their necks before they downed me.
Je souhaitai pouvoir au moins tordre le cou à l'un d'eux avant de succomber.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
'We will keep him under our eye,' he said, with a wicked twist of the mouth.
– Nous le garderons à vue, répondit-il avec une méchante contraction de la bouche.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
With a final "Z" twist.
de torsion finale «Z».
The idea suddenly struck him as plausible and it was at that very moment he noticed that the road, a road of which he knew every twist and turn, had changed.
Cette pensée lui parut soudain vraisemblable, et c'est à ce moment-là qu'il remarqua que la route, cette route connue jusqu'au moindre tournant, avait changé.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
Requiem pour l'Est
Makine, Andreï
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Requiem For A Lost Empire
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2000 by Mercure de France
But what is that you're twisting round your slender finger as you may be said to twist hearts?"
Mais que tournez-vous donc entre vos doigts délicats, comme on peut dire que vous tournez les cœurs ?
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Again did Father Dangelis's thin face brighten into a smile, but with a twist of the lips, sharp with ironical contempt.
De nouveau, le maigre visage du père Dangelis s’éclaira d’un sourire, d’un plissement des lèvres où s’aiguisait le plus ironique dédain.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
To hold on to them, you had to twist their long glistening tresses, as black and coarse as a horse's mane, around your fist.
Il fallait, pour les retenir, enrouler autour de son poignet les longues tresses luisantes, noires et rêches comme la crinière d'un cheval.
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
And he died out just like a candle-flame, with a little twist of his face.
Et il s'est éteint comme une chandelle, avec une toute petite grimace.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

false twist
fausse torsion
mac twist
mac twist
twist-spin
tour vrillé
twisted cable
câble torsade
twisted column
colonne torse
twisting take-down
bras roulé

Word forms

twist

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetwisttwists
Possessive casetwist'stwists'

twist

verb
Basic forms
Pasttwisted
Imperativetwist
Present Participle (Participle I)twisting
Past Participle (Participle II)twisted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I twistwe twist
you twistyou twist
he/she/it twiststhey twist
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am twistingwe are twisting
you are twistingyou are twisting
he/she/it is twistingthey are twisting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have twistedwe have twisted
you have twistedyou have twisted
he/she/it has twistedthey have twisted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been twistingwe have been twisting
you have been twistingyou have been twisting
he/she/it has been twistingthey have been twisting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I twistedwe twisted
you twistedyou twisted
he/she/it twistedthey twisted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was twistingwe were twisting
you were twistingyou were twisting
he/she/it was twistingthey were twisting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had twistedwe had twisted
you had twistedyou had twisted
he/she/it had twistedthey had twisted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been twistingwe had been twisting
you had been twistingyou had been twisting
he/she/it had been twistingthey had been twisting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will twistwe shall/will twist
you will twistyou will twist
he/she/it will twistthey will twist
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be twistingwe shall/will be twisting
you will be twistingyou will be twisting
he/she/it will be twistingthey will be twisting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have twistedwe shall/will have twisted
you will have twistedyou will have twisted
he/she/it will have twistedthey will have twisted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been twistingwe shall/will have been twisting
you will have been twistingyou will have been twisting
he/she/it will have been twistingthey will have been twisting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would twistwe should/would twist
you would twistyou would twist
he/she/it would twistthey would twist
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be twistingwe should/would be twisting
you would be twistingyou would be twisting
he/she/it would be twistingthey would be twisting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have twistedwe should/would have twisted
you would have twistedyou would have twisted
he/she/it would have twistedthey would have twisted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been twistingwe should/would have been twisting
you would have been twistingyou would have been twisting
he/she/it would have been twistingthey would have been twisting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am twistedwe are twisted
you are twistedyou are twisted
he/she/it is twistedthey are twisted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being twistedwe are being twisted
you are being twistedyou are being twisted
he/she/it is being twistedthey are being twisted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been twistedwe have been twisted
you have been twistedyou have been twisted
he/she/it has been twistedthey have been twisted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was twistedwe were twisted
you were twistedyou were twisted
he/she/it was twistedthey were twisted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being twistedwe were being twisted
you were being twistedyou were being twisted
he/she/it was being twistedthey were being twisted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been twistedwe had been twisted
you had been twistedyou had been twisted
he/she/it had been twistedthey had been twisted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be twistedwe shall/will be twisted
you will be twistedyou will be twisted
he/she/it will be twistedthey will be twisted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been twistedwe shall/will have been twisted
you will have been twistedyou will have been twisted
he/she/it will have been twistedthey will have been twisted