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Dictionary: un·twist   (ŭn-twĭst') pronunciation


v., -twist·ed, -twist·ing, -twists.

v.tr.
To loosen or separate (something twisted) by turning in the opposite direction; unwind.

v.intr.
To become untwisted.


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cause to become untwisted
  Antonym: twist (meaning #4)


Translations: Untwist
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vikle op, løsne op
v. intr. - opvikle, løsne

Nederlands (Dutch)
loswinden, ontwarren, losgaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - dévisser, démêler
v. intr. - se dénouer (un ruban)

Deutsch (German)
v. - entwirren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεστρίβω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
districare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - destorcer(-se), desembaraçar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
раскручивать, раскручиваться, расплетать, расплетаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - destorcer, desenrollar
v. intr. - destorcerse, desenrollarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tvinna upp, reda ut, lösgöra, tvinna upp sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
松开搓合之线, 解开

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鬆開搓合之線, 解開
v. intr. - 解開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 꼬인 것을 풀다
v. intr. - 비틀린 것이 풀리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …のよりを解く, 失敗させる, ねじれが解ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حل, فك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פתר, התיר פיתול‬
v. intr. - ‮פתר, התיר פיתול‬


 
 
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