twitching in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for twitching in the English»French Dictionary

I.twitch [Brit twɪtʃ, Am twɪtʃ] N

1. twitch (tic):

twitch

tic m

to have a twitch in the corner of one's eye/mouth

avoir un tic à l'œil/la bouche

2. twitch (spasm):

twitch

soubresaut m

to give a twitch

avoir un soubresaut

3. twitch (sudden jerk):

to give the fabric/curtain a twitch

réajuster le tissu/rideau d'un coup sec

II.twitch [Brit twɪtʃ, Am twɪtʃ] VB trans

1. twitch (tug):

twitch fabric, curtain

tirer sur [qc] d'un coup sec

2. twitch (cause to quiver):

to twitch one's nose person:

froncer le nez

to twitch one's nose animal:

froncer le museau

III.twitch [Brit twɪtʃ, Am twɪtʃ] VB intr

1. twitch (quiver):

twitch person, animal:

trembloter

twitch mouth:

trembler

twitch eye:

cligner nerveusement

twitch limb, muscle:

tressauter

twitch fishing line:

vibrer

the dog's nose twitched with excitement

le museau du chien remuait d'excitation

to twitch in one's sleep

tressauter dans son sommeil

Phrases:

to twitch at (tug at) person: curtain, tablecloth

tirer d'un coup sec sur

to twitch at fish: bait

taquiner

Translations for twitching in the French»English Dictionary

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palpitant (palpitante) chair, corps

twitching

palpitation

twitching

palpiter chair, corps:

to twitch

palpiter paupière, tempe:

to twitch

tressaillir personne, animal, muscle:

to twitch

être plein de tics

to be constantly twitching

tressaillement (de personne, muscle, d'animal)

twitch

twitching in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twitching in the English»French Dictionary

I.twitch [twɪtʃ] VB intr

1. twitch (nervous movement):

twitch muscle

se contracter

twitch person

avoir un tic

2. twitch (move nervously):

twitch

s'agiter

II.twitch [twɪtʃ] VB trans

1. twitch (jerk):

twitch

contracter

twitch nose, tail

remuer

2. twitch (tug quickly):

twitch

tirer d'un coup sec

to twitch sth out of sth

arracher qc de qc

III.twitch <-es> [twɪtʃ] N

1. twitch (small spasm):

twitch

tic m

2. twitch (quick pull):

twitch

coup m sec

twitching Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to twitch sth out of sth

arracher qc de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He used his bristling moustache to express all kinds of emotion by twitching or moving it.

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Elevated temperature, profuse sweating, uncoordinated movement, muscle twitching, and coma are additional side effects.

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Other symptoms may include tingling of the skin (paresthesias), prolonged muscle spasms, weakness in the limbs, nerve pain, muscle twitching, palpitations, and functional bowel disturbances.

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The name comes from the shaking and twitching motions used by the participants to brush off their sins.

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Even their son consumes several cups of coffee a day (despite his age), hence his constant twitching and general nervousness.

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Other symptoms may include increased irritability, vomiting, diplopia, seizures, twitching and myoclonus of the limbs.

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We saw parents living every step of their child's routine from the auditorium, twitching maniacally as if they were undergoing shock treatment.

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During sleep these spindles are seen in the brain as a burst of activity immediately following muscle twitching.

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Facial nerve avulsion is used to treat the involuntary twitching involved in benign essential blepharospasm.

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The progressive symptoms of anatoxin- "a" exposure are loss of coordination, twitching, convulsions and rapid death by respiratory paralysis.

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