tortiller

tɔʁtije

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Definition of tortiller - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

objet souple

tr.

tordre quelque chose de souple en faisant plusieurs tours

tr.

Elle tortille le ruban autour de ses doigts.

enrouler

tordre

évitement

intr.

chercher des excuses ou éviter de répondre directement

intr.

Arrête de tortiller et dis-moi la vérité !

éluder

esquiver

démarche

intr.

marcher en balançant exagérément les hanches

intr.

Elle tortille en marchant dans ses talons hauts.

se déhancher

se trémousser

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Expressions with tortiller

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il n'y a pas à tortiller

exp.

il faut agir de manière directe sans chercher à éviter

Il n'y a pas à tortiller, tu dois lui dire la vérité.

y'a pas à tortiller

exp.

il faut agir sans hésiter ni chercher d'échappatoire

Y'a pas à tortiller, tu dois lui dire la vérité.

se tortiller

se tordre ou se replier sur soi-même

Le serpent se tortille pour changer de position.

tortiller des hanches

bouger les hanches de manière ondulante et sensuelle

Elle tortillait des hanches en marchant sur le trottoir.

Origin of tortiller

français, tortiller (tordre) + -iller (suffixe verbal)

Terms with tortiller included in their meaning

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gigoter

mouvement

remuer et tortiller quelque chose

cordonnage

tressage

action de tortiller ou tresser des éléments en forme de cordon

volter

manufacture

tortiller ou enrouler quelque chose en le faisant tourner

retortiller

tordre encore

tortiller de nouveau quelque chose

Examples of tortiller in a sentence

L'enfant tortille sa serviette en attendant son repas.
Il a commencé à tortiller quand on l'a interrogé.
Tu n'as pas besoin de tortiller, sois franc avec nous.
Il tortille en descendant la rue animée.
Les enfants tortillent en imitant les mannequins.

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English:twist, beat around the bush, ...
German:winden, herumdrucksen, ...
Italian:attorcigliare, svicolare, ...
Spanish:retorcer, dar rodeos, ...
Portuguese:enrolar, contornar, ...
Chinese:缠绕, 搪塞, ...
Japanese:ねじる, ごまかす, ...
Arabic:لوى, راوغ في الكلام, ...
Hebrew:לְסַלְסֵל, לְהִתְחַמֵּק מִתְּשׁוּבָה, ...
Russian:крутить, увиливать, ...
Ukrainian:закручувати, ухилятися, ...
Catalan:torçar, escaquejar-se, ...
Danish:sno, sno sig udenom, ...
Dutch:draaien, uitwijken, ...
Greek:στριφογυρίζω, περπατώ γύρω-γύρω, ...
Hungarian:tekergetni, mellébeszélni, ...
Khmer:មួល, គេចវេះ, ...
Korean:비틀다, 핑계를 대다, ...
Polish:skręcać, wykręcać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):torcer, desconversar, ...
Romanian:a răsuci, a evita răspunsul direct, ...
Swedish:tvinna, slingra sig, ...
Thai:บิด, บ่ายเบี่ยง, ...
Turkish:bükmek, oyalanmak, ...
Vietnamese:vặn xoắn, lảng tránh, ...

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Definition of tortiller - Reverso French Dictionary

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