contort in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contort in the English»French Dictionary

I.contort [Brit kənˈtɔːt, Am kənˈtɔrt] VB trans

1. contort limbs:

contort

tordre

to contort one's body

se contortionner

his features were contorted with rage

son visage était déformé par la colère

2. contort (distort):

contort message, truth

déformer

II.contort [Brit kənˈtɔːt, Am kənˈtɔrt] VB intr

contort face, features, mouth:

contort

se crisper

Translations for contort in the French»English Dictionary

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se désarticuler

to contort oneself

se révulser visage, membre:

to contort

se désosser

to contort oneself

convulser visage

to convulse, to contort

se disloquer personne:

to contort oneself

distordre

to contort

contort in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contort in the English»French Dictionary

I.contort [kənˈtɔ:t, Am -ˈtɔ:rt] VB intr

contort

se contorsionner

II.contort [kənˈtɔ:t, Am -ˈtɔ:rt] VB trans

1. contort:

contort

contorsionner

2. contort fig:

to contort sb's words

déformer les dires de qn

Translations for contort in the French»English Dictionary

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révulser visage

to contort

contort Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to contort sb's words

déformer les dires de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The mine often starts contorting, frequently encircling the stem.

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The second half is much wider, much contorted and often zigzagging.

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Acrobats contort themselves with the grace of exotic flowers on the end of their stems; flowers and foliage abound everywhere.

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But instead of dying, the hunter contorts in pain and transforms into his wolf shape.

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The beech trees are often twisted and contorted by the high winds that occur in these gaps.

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The mine consists is linear, slender; highly contorted and pale brown.

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The pose is contorted, every muscle bulges, and the paint reflects the sweat and strain of the match.

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An example of a repulsive effect is a molecule contorting to minimize the coulombic interactions of atoms that hold like charges.

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The mine in this stage is completely changed in colour to pale brown, and slightly contorted on the upper epidermis with silken threads.

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The later part of the mine is less strongly contorted.

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