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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUntwist
/ʌnˈtwɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To reverse the action of twisting; to straighten something that has been twisted.
"She had to untwist the tangled cords before she could use the headphones." - 2
To free from a twisted state or condition.
"He managed to untwist the knot in the rope after several attempts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'untwist' is formed by the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not' or 'the opposite of', combined with the verb 'twist', which comes from the Old English 'twistian', meaning 'to twist or to turn'. The term has evolved to signify the action of reversing a twist or turning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Untwist" is said worldwide
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défaire
Transliteration: défaire
"Elle a dû défaire le nœud dans la corde."
entwirren
Transliteration: entwirren
"Er musste das verworrene Seil entwirren."
disfare
Transliteration: disfare
"Ha dovuto disfare il nodo nella corda."
deshacer
Transliteration: deshacer
"Tuvo que deshacer el nudo en la cuerda."
desfazer
Transliteration: desfazer
"Ele teve que desfazer o nó na corda."
खोलना
Transliteration: kholna
"उसे रस्सी में गाँठ खोलनी पड़ी।"
解开
Transliteration: jiěkāi
"他必须解开绳子上的结。"
풀다
Transliteration: pulda
"그는 로프의 매듭을 풀어야 했다."
ほどく
Transliteration: hodoku
"彼はロープの結び目をほどかなければならなかった。"
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