Dutch–English dictionary
English translation of the Dutch word twisten
| Dutch | English (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (disputeren; redetwisten; strijden) | dispute | |
🔗 De anderen begonnen nu opnieuw te twisten. | ||
tvisti | ||
| (aanvechten; bestrijden; ter discussie stellen) | ; ; contest ; dispute ; | |
🔗 De advocaten zouden het testament gaan betwisten. | ||
battle of words | ||
| (disputeren; twisten) | dispute | |
🔗 Wil je met mij redetwisten, slaaf! | ||
| (dispuut; redetwist; strijd; twistgesprek) | dispute ; ; ; | |
🔗 Philip Blake is na het ontbijt in huis gebleven en heeft een gedeelte van de twist gehoord. | ||
twistziek (kribbig) | contentious ; | |
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| twisten | ⇆ altercate; ⇆ brawl; ⇆ contend; ⇆ contest; ⇆ debate; ⇆ dispute; ⇆ feud; ⇆ quarrel; ⇆ twist; ⇆ wrangle |
| daar kunnen we nog lang over twisten | ⇆ that is a debatable point |
| over smaak valt niet te twisten | ⇆ there is no accounting for taste; ⇆ there is no accounting for tastes |
| betwisten | ⇆ challenge; ⇆ contend; ⇆ contest; ⇆ controvert; ⇆ debate; ⇆ dispute; ⇆ impugn; ⇆ litigate; ⇆ question; ⇆ deny |
| getwist | ⇆ quarrelling; ⇆ wrangling; ⇆ bickering; ⇆ bickerings |
| redetwisten | ⇆ debate; ⇆ dispute; ⇆ spar |
| twist | ⇆ altercation; ⇆ brawl; ⇆ broil; ⇆ contention; ⇆ contest; ⇆ contestation; ⇆ dispute; ⇆ fray; ⇆ quarrel; ⇆ strife; ⇆ twist; ⇆ discord; ⇆ argument |
| twistpunt | ⇆ moot point; ⇆ issue; ⇆ point at issue; ⇆ disputed point; ⇆ controversial question |
| twistvraag | ⇆ issue; ⇆ question at issue; ⇆ controversial question |
| twistziek | ⇆ argumentative; ⇆ contentious; ⇆ disputatious; ⇆ disputative; ⇆ perverse; ⇆ pugnacious; ⇆ quarrelsome; ⇆ cantankerous |
| twistzucht | ⇆ quarrelsomeness; ⇆ cantankerousness |