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con·tor·tion·ist
(kən-tôr′shə-nĭst)n.
One who contorts, especially an acrobat capable of twisting into extraordinary positions.
con·tor′tion·is′tic adj.
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contortionist
(kənˈtɔːʃənɪst)n
1. (Theatre) a performer who contorts his or her body for the entertainment of others
2. a person who twists or warps meaning or thoughts: a verbal contortionist.
conˌtortionˈistic adj
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con•tor•tion•ist
(kənˈtɔr ʃə nɪst)n.
one who performs gymnastic feats involving contortions.
[1855–60]
con•tor`tion•is′tic, adj.
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contortionist
a person who performs gymnastic feats involving distorted postures. — contortionistic, adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:contortionist - an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions]contortionist - an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
acrobat - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
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Translations
بَهْلَوان التَلَوّي
hadí muž/žena
slangemenneske
kígyóember
slöngumaîur, snákmenni
hadí mužhadia žena
vücudunu çeşitli şekillere sokan akrobat
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contortionist
n → Schlangenmensch m
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contort
(kənˈtoːt) verb to twist or turn violently. His face was contorted with pain. verwring يَلْتَوي، يَتَلَوّى изкривявам contorcer-se zkroutit, zkřivit verzerren, verdrehen forvride; fortrække συστρέφω, γυρίζω απότομα contraer; contorsionarse väänama کج و کوله شدن؛ از شکل افتادن vääristyä crisper לְעַווֵת, לְעָקֵם ऎंठना svijati eltorzít mengerut afskræma contorcere, distorcere ゆがめる 일그러지다 iškraipyti, perkreipti sagriezt; saliekt; saviebt berkernyut verwringen forvrenge, fordreie, forvri wykrzywiać سره پيجل: حقايق په بله بڼه ښوول: سره اړول contorcer-se a schimonosi искажать skriviť skriviti, spačiti iskriviti förvrida ทําให้บิดเบี้ยว bükmek, buruşturmak 使扭曲 скривляти, перекручувати مروڑنا، اينٹھنا làm méo mó 扭弯
conˈtortion (-ʃən) noun verwringing إلتِواء، حَرَكَة إلتِوائِيّه изкривяване contorção zkroucení, zkřivení die Verdrehung forvridning; forvrængning; grimasse σύσπαση contorsión väänutus از شکل افتادگی vääristymä contorsion עוות, עיוות शरीर की ऎंठन uvijanje eltorzítás pengerutan aflögun contorsione, contorcimento ねじれ 뒤틀림, 일그러짐 iškraipymas sagriešana; saliekšana; saviebšana kekernyutan verwringing forvridd form, forvridning, fordreining wykrzywienie له contorção contorsionare искажение skrivenie skrivljenost, spačenost iščašenost förvridning การบิดเบี้ยว bükme, buruşturma 扭曲 викривлення; перекручення اينٹھن، تشنج sự làm méo 扭弯
conˈtortionist noun an entertainer who contorts his body. kontorsiekunstenaar, lyfvlegter بَهْلَوان التَلَوّي акробат contorcionista hadí muž/žena der Schlangenmensch slangemenneske αυτός που μπορεί να συστρέφει το σώμα του contorsionista kondiväänaja کسی که بدن خود را بطور عجیبی کج و کوله می کند käärmeihminen contorsionniste אִיש גוִּמי ऐंठनबाज, नट akrobat kígyóember kontorsionis slöngumaður, snákmenni contorsionista 曲芸師 곡예사 akrobatas akrobāts ahli peliuk badan slangenmens slangemenneske człowiek-guma هغه څوك چې خپل ځان كوږ او اوږ كوى contorcionista contorsionist человек-змея hadí muž, hadia žena akrobat, človek iz gume čovek-zmija ormmänniska นักกายกรรมที่สามารถบิดตัวเป็นรูปร่างต่าง ๆ vücudunu çeşitli şekillere sokan akrobat 柔體雜技演員 акробат; "людина-змія" نٹ، جسم كو مروڑ كر كرتب دكهانيوالا diễn viên uốn dẻo 柔体杂技演员
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