tortillant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tortillant in the French»English Dictionary

I.tortiller [tɔʀtije] VB trans

tortiller fibres:

tortiller

to twist

tortiller son mouchoir/sa moustache/ses cheveux

to twiddle one's handkerchief/moustache/hair

II.tortiller [tɔʀtije] VB intr inf (remuer)

tortiller du derrière inf ou des fesses inf

to wiggle one's bottom

elle dansait en tortillant des hanches

she wiggled her hips as she danced

III.se tortiller VB refl

se tortiller refl ver:

se tortiller

to wriggle

se tortiller d'impatience sur sa chaise personne:

to be fidgeting with impatience on one's chair

un petit ver se tortillait dans l'assiette

a little maggot was wriggling on the plate

IV.tortiller [tɔʀtije]

il n'y a pas à tortiller inf

there's no wriggling out of it

se tortiller comme un ver/une anguille

to wriggle like a worm/an eel

Translations for tortillant in the English»French Dictionary

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wriggle about worm, snake:

se tortiller

wriggle about person:

s'agiter, se tortiller

writhe

se tortiller

to writhe with embarrassment

se tortiller de gêne

wriggle out

se dégager or se sortir en se tortillant

to wriggle out of sth lit

se dégager or se sortir de qc en se tortillant

wriggle snake, worm:

se tortiller

to wriggle along the ground

ramper en se tortillant

twirl hair, moustache

tortiller

wiggle snake, worm:

se tortiller

squirm (wriggle) snake, worm etc:

se tortiller

tortillant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tortillant in the French»English Dictionary

I.tortiller [tɔʀtije] VB trans

tortiller cheveux

to twiddle

tortiller cravate, mouchoir

to twiddle with

II.tortiller [tɔʀtije] VB intr

tortiller des hanches/fesses

to wiggle one's hips/bottom

Phrases:

y a pas à tortiller inf

there's no two ways about it

III.tortiller [tɔʀtije] VB refl

se tortiller personne

to fidget

se tortiller animal

to squirm

Translations for tortillant in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

squirm

se tortiller

twirl

tortiller

wriggle

se tortiller

tortillant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tortiller des hanches/fesses

to wiggle one's hips/bottom

y a pas à tortiller inf

there's no two ways about it

se tortiller personne

to fidget

se tortiller animal

to squirm