screwing

indénombrable

A noun referring to the act of sexual intercourse, used in informal or slang contexts.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'acte sexuel, utilisé dans un registre informel ou argotique.

1. Sexual intercourse slang

   A vulgar slang term for the act of sexual intercourse.

   • He was bragging about screwing his new girlfriend.
   • They were caught screwing in the back of the car.
   • The movie had a scene with two characters screwing.

   🇫🇷baiser

   Synonymes: coituscopulationfuckingintercoursenookiesex

• screwings plural form
• screwings' possessive plural form
• screwing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of fastening or tightening something with a screw, or (informally) to cheat, damage, or have sex with someone.

• 🇫🇷Verbe désignant l'action de fixer ou de serrer quelque chose à l'aide d'une vis, ou (familier) tromper, abîmer ou avoir un rapport sexuel avec quelqu'un.

1. Fasten with a screw A2 formal

   To attach or tighten something using a screw.

   • He screwed the shelf to the wall.
   • She screwed the lid back onto the jar.
   • The carpenter screwed the hinges onto the door.

   🇫🇷visser

   Antonymes: unscrew

2. Twist or turn B1 formal

   To rotate something into a position, often by twisting.

   • Screw the cap tightly onto the bottle.
   • He screwed the light bulb into the socket.
   • She screwed the nozzle onto the hose.

   🇫🇷visser (en tournant)

   Synonymes: rotateturntwistwind

   Antonymes: loosenunfastenunscrewuntwist

3. Cheat or swindle B2 informal

   To treat someone unfairly or deceive them, often for personal gain.

   • The salesman tried to screw me on the price.
   • They felt they had been screwed by the company.
   • He got screwed in the deal and lost a lot of money.

   🇫🇷escroquer

   Synonymes: bilkcheatcondefraudfleecerip offswindle

   Antonymes: compensaterepayreward

4. Mistake or ruin B2 informal

   To make a serious mistake or cause something to fail.

   • I really screwed up the presentation.
   • He screwed the whole project by missing the deadline.
   • Don't screw this opportunity up.

   🇫🇷gâcher, rater

   Synonymes: blowbotchbungleflubfoul upmess upmuck upruinspoilwreck

   Antonymes: correctfixrepairsucceed

• screwed past participle
• screwed past simple
• screwing present participle
• screws third person singular

Variantes phrasal: screw up