vääntää

Verbi

1. bend, to twist, wrench, wring

   taivuttaa mutkalle

   “~ metallia”

2. pry, to pry, prise, prize, bend, wring

   kangeta, kammeta

   “~ kiviä ylös pellosta”

3. to twist, turn a screw, a knob, etc.

   tehdä vaivalloisesti

   “~ allekirjoitus, savoa”

4. to struggle with, work hard on

   tehdä kipeää kouristuksenomaisesti

   “Vatsaa vääntää ja päätä särkee.”

5. to derive a word irregularly, modify a word or name in an irregular way, such as to adapt a loanword from another language

   to derive a word irregularly, modify a word or name in an irregular way, such as to adapt a loanword from another language

6. to turn into

   to turn into (something else)

7. to fight, struggle over

   to fight, struggle over

8. to speak in a dialect

   to (intentionally) speak in a dialect