retors

ʁetɔʁ

Definition

Definition of retors - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

personnerusé et qui utilise des moyens détournés

Cet homme retors a manipulé tout le monde pour obtenir ce poste.

fourbe

malin

sournois

filtordu plusieurs fois par torsion

Ce fil retors est plus résistant que le fil simple.

entortillé

tordu

actionindirect et résultant de manœuvres détournées

Il a utilisé un stratagème retors pour éviter ses responsabilités.

détourné

indirect

Noun, masculine

caractèrepersonne rusée qui utilise des moyens détournés

Ce retors a encore trouvé un moyen d'éviter ses responsabilités.

fourbe

textile

TECH.

fil qui a subi plusieurs torsions pour le rendre plus solide

TECH.

Le retors sert à coudre les vêtements de qualité.

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Images of retors

fil qui a subi plusieurs torsions pour le rendre plus solide

Origin of retors

français, retors (tordu, rusé)

Terms with retors included in their meaning

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jésuiterie

hypocrisie

comportement hypocrite et retors pour tromper quelqu'un

Examples of retors in a sentence

Son esprit retors lui a permis de contourner la loi.
Le tissu est cousu avec un fil retors bleu.
J’ai acheté une pelote de laine retorse pour tricoter.
Sa réponse retorse a semé la confusion dans le groupe.
Ils ont élaboré un plan retors pour gagner l'appel d'offres.
Ce retors manipule toujours les règles à son avantage.

Les retors du groupe ont élaboré un plan complexe.
Le retors est utilisé dans la broderie fine.
On choisit un retors pour renforcer les coutures.

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English:devious, schemer, ...
German:hinterhältig, der Hinterlistige, ...
Italian:subdolo, furbo, ...
Spanish:retorcido, persona retorcida, ...
Portuguese:ardiloso, fio retorcido, ...
Chinese:狡猾, 狡猾的人, ...
Japanese:ずる賢い, 策士, ...
Arabic:ماكر, مكار, ...
Hebrew:עַרְמוּמִי, נָכְלוּל, ...
Russian:коварный, хитрец, ...
Ukrainian:підступний, хитрун, ...
Catalan:retorçat, retorç, ...
Danish:udspekuleret, rænkesmager, ...
Dutch:geslepen, listige persoon, ...
Greek:πονηρός, πονηρό άτομο, ...
Hungarian:fondorlatos, fondorlatos ember, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លាតល្បិច, មនុស្សកលល្បិច, ...
Korean:교활한, 교활한 사람, ...
Polish:podstępny, cwaniak, ...
Portuguese (BR):astuto, esperto, ...
Romanian:viclean, persoană șireată, ...
Swedish:slug, räv, ...
Thai:เจ้าเล่ห์, คนเจ้าเล่ห์, ...
Turkish:kurnaz, hilekar, ...
Vietnamese:xảo quyệt, kẻ xảo quyệt, ...

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