twist russian
строи́ть
to ply in three strands, to twist threefold
to triple, to treble, to repeat three times
to plough for the third time
поворо́т
turn, bend, curve
turn, twist, turning
change of direction, turning point, turn (of events)
сверну́ть
to turn, to turn off
to roll up, to fold up, to wrap tightly
to curtail, to cut down, to scale back, to wind up
to twist (a neck), to break (a neck)
крути́ться
to spin twist rotate (reflexive)
крути́ть
to turn, to twist, to spin, to twirl
to turn off (a tap), to tighten, to screw shut, to screw on
to roll, to roll up
to twist, to twine, to twist together
to play, to show (a film), to spin (a record)
to have an affair, to go out (with someone), to date
to have on a string, to twist round one's finger, to boss around
to whirl, to swirl, to blow about
вы́вернуть
to turn inside out, to turn out
to unscrew, to wrench out, to pull out
to sprain, to twist, to dislocate
to throw up, to vomit
вить
to weave, to plait, to build (a nest)
to twist, to twine, to wind
верте́ть
to turn, to spin, to twirl, to twist
to twist around one's finger, to manipulate, to boss around
ви́ться
to twine, to climb, to wind around
to curl, to be wavy
to circle, to hover, to wheel
to flutter, to whirl, to swirl, to eddy
to wind, to meander, to snake
to writhe, to wriggle, to twist
скрути́ть
to twist, to twist together, to roll (a cigarette), to twine
to tie up, to bind, to pinion
to subdue, to break (someone), to bring to heel
покрути́ть
to twist
извива́ться
to coil, to wriggle, to twist, to wind
закрути́ть
to screw tight, to tighten, to turn off (a tap)
to twist, to wind, to twirl
to begin to turn, to set spinning, to send whirling
передёрнуть
to shudder, to shiver, to flinch, to wince
to distort, to twist, to misrepresent
to cock (a gun), to pull back (the bolt), to rack (the slide)
to shuffle (cards), to deal falsely
перекоси́ть
to warp, to skew, to make crooked, to knock out of true
to contort, to twist, to distort
to mow down (all of), to wipe out, to exterminate
вывора́чивать
to turn inside out, to turn out (pockets)
to unscrew, to screw out
to twist (someone's arms), to wrench
to pull out, to tear out, to uproot
петля́ть
to wind, to meander, to twist and turn
to zigzag, to double back, to dodge
to be evasive, to beat about the bush, to prevaricate
вы́вернуться
to turn inside out, to wriggle out, to twist oneself free
заломи́ть
to twist (arms behind the back), to wrench back, to bend back
to snap, to break off, to bend over
to cock (a hat), to tilt back, to push back (a cap)
to charge (an outrageous price), to ask (a steep price)
вы́крутиться
to wriggle out, to find a way out, to get off the hook
to come unscrewed, to twist out
разворо́т
U-turn, turn, turning around
turn, rotation, twist
about-face, reversal, U-turn (figurative)
deployment
development, unfolding, full scope
подверну́ть
to twist, to screw a little, to turn up, to roll up
искажа́ть
to distort, to contort, to twist, to warp
to misrepresent, to distort (facts), to pervert (the meaning), to butcher (a name or a text)
искази́ть
to distort, to twist, to misrepresent, to pervert
прико́л
joke, prank, gag, fun
point, catch, twist, special feature
stake, post, bollard, mooring post
pinning, nailing down, fastening
вы́воротить
to wrench out, to pull out, to uproot, to extract
to dislocate, to twist, to wrench
искове́ркать
to ruin, to spoil, to wreck
to mangle, to damage badly, to disfigure
to distort, to garble, to twist, to mangle (words)
свить
to twist, to twine, to weave, to plait
to build (a nest)
to roll up, to coil, to wind up
to wind off, to unreel
сучи́ть
to twist (thread), to spin, to throw (silk)
to kick (legs), to jerk, to fidget with
to roll (dough), to work (dough), to knead
накрути́ть
to wind (onto), to wrap (onto), to curl (hair)
to wrap around, to wind around, to twist around
to jack up (a price), to inflate (a price), to overcharge
скру́чивать
to twist, to roll, to bind, to tie up
свёртывать
to roll up, to fold up, to furl
to cut down, to reduce, to curtail, to wind down
to turn, to turn off, to swing round
to wrench, to dislocate, to twist
извора́чиваться
to wriggle out, to dodge (a situation), to prevaricate, to find a way out
to twist away, to wriggle free, to dodge (physically), to get away
изви́в
winding, bend, twist
twist (of thought), convolution
закру́чивать
to twirl, to twist, to wind round, to turn right off
перекрути́ть
to twist, to twist together, to twine
to mince, to grind, to put through a mincer
to overwind, to overtighten, to twist too tight
изверну́ться
to wriggle out of it, to find a way out of a difficult situation, to manage somehow
to dodge, to twist away, to slip free, to escape
переги́б
bend, twist, extreme, exaggeration
твист
twist
покорёжить
to twist, to warp, to deform, to buckle
трои́ть
to divide into three, to split into three parts, to third
to triple, to treble, to increase threefold
to combine in threes, to twist three strands together
искриви́ться
to become crooked, to become bent, to warp, to become distorted
to twist (of the face), to become contorted, to contort
корёжить
to warp, to bend, to twist, to buckle
to writhe, to convulse, to be racked
to upset, to hurt, to disturb, to get to (someone)
вы́верт
quirk, eccentricity, caper, vagary
affectation, mannerism, contrived turn of phrase
twist, contortion
вкру́чивать
to twist in
впу́тывать
to twist in, to involve, to implicate, to entangle
вывёртывать
to unscrew, to screw out, to twist out
to twist (an arm), to wrench, to dislocate
to turn inside out, to turn out
to dart out, to come shooting out
закру́чиваться
to twist, to become twisted
зама́тывать
to wind, to wrap, to roll up, to twist
to wear out, to tire out, to exhaust
извива́ть
to coil, to twist, to wind
курбе́т
leap, jump, caper
curvet
prank, antic, unexpected twist
навёртывать
to screw on, to screw onto
to wind (around), to wrap (around), to twist (around)
нама́тываться
to twist, to wind up
отвёртывать
to unscrew, to screw off, to undo (by turning)
to turn on (a tap), to open (a valve)
to turn away, to turn aside
to turn back, to bend back
to turn up, to roll up (sleeves), to fold back
to twist off, to wring off
перевива́ть
to interweave, to intertwine, to interlace
to entwine, to wind around, to twine round
to weave again, to twist again, to replait
перека́шивать
to warp, to distort, to contort, to twist
to mow down (all of it), to wipe out, to exterminate
подвёртывать
to roll up, to turn up, to tuck up
to tuck under, to tuck in, to fold under
to tighten, to screw tighter
to twist, to sprain
подвёртываться
to turn up, to come along, to present itself, to crop up
to twist (of an ankle), to buckle under, to slip (of a foot)
to be tucked up, to be turned up, to fold under
подвира́ть
to fib, to embroider (the truth), to exaggerate, to twist the truth
свива́ть
to twist, to twine, to wind, to weave
to build (a nest)
to roll up, to coil up, to wind up
to swaddle
to unwind, to reel off
ска́шивать
to mow, to cut (grass), to reap
to squint, to glance sideways, to turn (one's eyes) to the side, to look askance
to bevel, to cut at an angle, to slant
to twist (one's mouth), to contort (one's face)
to hang crooked, to sit askew, to be lopsided
сра́щивать
to splice, to join, to join up
to merge, to fuse, to closely link
to knit together, to make grow together, to graft
to intertwine, to twist together, to strand
твистова́ть
to twist
навива́ть
to wind (onto something), to coil, to twist
to evoke, to instil, to inspire (a feeling), to suggest
подвива́ться
to curl slightly, to get wavy, to twist slightly
нави́ть
to wind, to coil, to twist, to curl
to evoke, to bring on, to instill
переви́ть
to twist, to intertwine, to braid
сви́вка
twist, plait, braid, winding
искривля́ться
to become crooked, to become bent, to warp, to become distorted
to twist (of the face), to become contorted
недокру́чивать
to under-tighten, to not twist enough, to not turn enough
перекру́чивать
to twist, to twist together, to twist too tightly
to overwind
to mince, to put through a grinder, to grind (meat)
вкрути́ть
to twist in
вы́крутить
to unscrew, to screw out, to twist out
to twist, to wrench
закру́тка
preserves, home-canned food, home-made pickles and jams
twist, spin, roll
скру́тка
twist, twisting
splice, twisted joint
joint, spliff
заломать
to break off, to bend, to twist, to wrench off
to overpower, to subdue, to force into submission, to pin down
сры́ву
with a violent movement of the hand, with a hard shove, with a hard blow, with a sharp twist
впу́тать
to twist in, to involve, to implicate, to entangle
срасти́ть
to knit (a bone) together, to make grow together, to heal (a fracture)
to splice, to intertwine, to twist together
to join, to fuse together, to merge
вкру́чиваемый
screw-in, twist-in
нави́нчиваемый
screw-on, screwable, twist-on
подвёртывающий
spraining, ankle-twisting, causing to turn/twist (an ankle)
твистующий
twisting, doing the twist, dancing the twist
твистовавший
twisting (performing the twist dance)
навёртывающийся
screw-on, twist-on, attachable by screwing
welling up, gathering (of tears), brimming
подверну́ться
to turn up, to come up, to present itself, to appear
to get twisted, to get sprained, to turn awkwardly
изви́листый
winding, meandering, twisting, sinuous
скорогово́рка
tongue-twister
вито́й
twisted
перекоси́ться
to become skewed, to get twisted, to warp, to become lopsided
головоло́мка
brain-teaser, puzzle, brainteaser, brain-twister
кручёный
twisted, twined, spun
shameless, brazen, loose (in behaviour)
впу́тываться
to get twisted in, to meddle, to interfere
вывёртываться
to wriggle out, to find a way out, to get off scot-free
to come unscrewed, to work loose, to come out
to turn inside out, to be turned outward
to slip out, to wriggle free
to pop up, to appear suddenly, to emerge
to get dislocated, to be twisted
вьюро́к
brambling, mountain finch
yarn reel, spool, twisting tube
жгу́тик
flagellum
small twisted cord, thin braid, small tourniquet, thin strand
извращённый
perverted, depraved, unnatural, deviant
distorted, twisted, misrepresented, falsified
круче́ние
twisting, spinning, torsion
свёртываться
to curl up, to roll up, to coil up
to curdle, to coagulate, to clot, to turn sour
to get stripped (of a thread), to be overtightened, to get worn out (of a thread), to be twisted off
to turn off, to veer off, to swing aside
to turn to another subject, to shift to a new topic
to be pushed aside, to be shoved away
to fall down, to tumble down, to slip down
to die after a short illness, to be carried off, to pop off
сучёный
twisted
Examples
Поверни́те ру́чку, и коробка откро́ется.
Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
Будь во́ля Бо́га, я́блоневым цве́том Я распусти́лся б нежно на ве́тви, К тебе, любо́вь моя́, прильну́л бы летом, Чтоб увяда́ть на шёлковой груди.
Would God, I were the tender apple blossom, That floats and falls from off the twisted bough, To lie and faint within your silken bosom, Within your silken bosom as that does now.
Вы зна́ете какие-нибудь фи́нские скорогово́рки?
Do you know any Finnish tongue-twisters?
Ты зна́ешь какие-нибудь фи́нские скорогово́рки?
Do you know any Finnish tongue-twisters?
Для меня любо́е фи́нское предложе́ние - скорогово́рка.
For me, every Finnish sentence is a tongue-twister.
I twisted my ankle.
Кака́я у тебя любимая скорогово́рка?
What's your favorite tongue twister?
You're twisting my words.
Ты искажа́ешь суть мои́х слов.
You're twisting my words.
Ты переина́чиваешь мои́ слова.
You're twisting my words.
You're twisting my words.
В безжалостно ирони́ческом поворо́те судьбы когда-нибудь Tatoeba сде́лает приме́р из нас всех.
In a cruelly ironic twist of fate, someday Tatoeba will make an example of us all.
Don't twist my elbow.
Я уме́ю быстро расска́зывать скорогово́рки.
I can recite tongue twisters quickly.
Strč prst zkrz krk - э́то че́шская скорогово́рка.
“Strč prst zkrz krk” is a Czech tongue twister.
Том всегда перево́дит смысл мои́х предложе́ний на смех.
Tom always twists the meanings of my sentences into something ridiculous.
Журналисты извратили его слова в статье.
The journalists twisted his words in the article.
Он скручивает провода перед работой.
He twists the wires together before starting work.
В его рассказе был неожиданный извив мысли.
His story took an unexpected twist in its line of thought.
Жизнь полна превратностей и неожиданных перемен.
Life is full of twists and unexpected changes.
Её лицо искривилось от боли.
Her face twisted with pain.
Дерево искривилось из-за сильного ветра.
The tree became twisted because of the strong wind.
Ветки дерева причудливо изогнулись на ветру.
The branches of the tree twisted into bizarre shapes in the wind.
Дерево росло с винтообразным стволом.
The tree grew with a twisted, spiral-shaped trunk.
Провод постоянно закручивается в узел.
The wire keeps twisting itself into a knot.
Провода лучше запаивать, а не скручивать.
It’s better to solder the wires rather than twist them together.
Рабочие убрали искореженные рельсы с дороги.
The workers removed the twisted rails from the track.
Крутильный станок работает очень тихо
The twisting machine operates very quietly.
На фабрике установили новый крутильный механизм
A new twisting mechanism was installed at the factory.
При кручении канат становится крепче.
When twisted, the rope becomes stronger.
Мы перевиваем провода для надёжности.
We twist the wires together for greater reliability.
Не перевирай мои слова, пожалуйста.
Please don't twist my words.
Прядильщица быстро скручивала тонкую нить.
The spinner quickly twisted the fine thread.
Нитки рассучиваются, если их плохо скрутили.
Threads come undone if they were twisted poorly.
Свилеватую древесину трудно обрабатывать топором.
Twisted-grained wood is difficult to work with an axe.
Давай твистовать вместе на празднике!
Let’s dance the twist together at the celebration!
Свивание проволоки происходит на специальном станке.
The wire is twisted on a special machine.
Свивка канатов требует большого мастерства.
Rope twisting requires great skill.
Заламывание пальцев стало его нервной привычкой.
Finger-twisting became his nervous habit.
Она посмотрела на меня с перекошенным от злости лицом.
She looked at me with her face twisted in anger.
Он случайно перекручивает провода наушников.
He accidentally twists the headphone wires.
Не перекручивай верёвку слишком сильно.
Don't twist the rope too tightly.
Она перекручивала пряжу перед вязанием.
She twisted the yarn before knitting.
На картине изображены закрученные линии и узоры.
The painting depicts twisted lines and patterns.
Мужчина, скрутивший провода, включил свет.
The man who had twisted the wires turned on the light.
Молодёжь, твистующая на площади, привлекала всеобщее внимание.
The young people doing the twist in the square attracted everyone’s attention.
Пары, твистующие на танцполе, веселились до утра.
The couples dancing the twist on the dance floor had fun until morning.
Парень, твистовавший на сцене, всем понравился.
Everyone liked the guy who was dancing the twist on stage.
Компания, твистовавшая весь вечер, устала под утро.
The group that had been dancing the twist all evening was tired by morning.



















