corkscrew

• Instrument utilisé pour retirer les bouchons des bouteilles, généralement composé d'une spirale métallique pointue fixée à une poignée.

A tool used for removing corks from bottles, typically consisting of a pointed metallic spiral attached to a handle.

1. Bottle opener for corksB1formal

   A tool used to pull corks from bottles, typically consisting of a pointed metallic spiral attached to a handle.

   Tire-bouchon

   • He used a corkscrew to open the wine bottle.
   • The waiter handed her a corkscrew for the champagne.
   • She struggled with the corkscrew because the cork was stuck.

• Verbe signifiant se déplacer ou tourner en spirale ou en tire-bouchon, ou extraire quelque chose par un mouvement de rotation.

A verb meaning to move or twist in a spiral or corkscrew-like manner, or to extract something with a twisting motion.

1. Move in a spiral or zigzag courseB2informal

   To move or travel in a twisting, spiral, or zigzag path, similar to the shape of a corkscrew.

   se déplacer en spirale

   • The road corkscrews up the steep mountain.
   • The plane corkscrewed through the sky to avoid the storm.
   • The roller coaster corkscrewed three times before the final drop.

   Synonymescoilcurlmeandersnakespiraltwinetwistwindzigzag