twist around

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de tourner quelque chose d'un mouvement circulaire ou, au sens figuré, pour manipuler ou déformer le sens de quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate turning something in a circular motion, or figuratively, to manipulate or distort the meaning of something.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Turn or rotateinformal

   To turn something in a circular motion, often to change its position or direction.

   tourner en rotation

   • She twisted the cap around to open the bottle.
   • He twisted the knob around until it clicked.
   • The dancer twisted her body around gracefully.

   Synonymespivotrevolverotatespinswivelturntwirltwistwhirl

2. Distort or misrepresentinformal

   To change the meaning or interpretation of something, often deliberately.

   Déformer ou dénaturer

   • He twisted my words around to make me look bad.
   • The media often twists facts around to fit their narrative.
   • Don't twist the story around; just tell me what happened.

   Synonymesbendcolordistortfalsifygarblemisrepresentmisstatepervertslantwarp

   Antonymesclarifyexplainreportrepresentstate

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