twirl

twirl
twirl [{{t}}twɜ:l]
1 transitive verb
(a) (spin → stick, parasol, lasso) faire tournoyer; (handle) tourner;
∎ she twirled the stick (round) in the air elle jeta le bâton en l'air en le faisant tournoyer
(b) (twist → moustache, hair) tortiller, friser
2 intransitive verb
(dancer, lasso) tournoyer;
∎ she twirled round to face us elle se tourna pour nous faire face, elle fit volte-face vers nous
3 noun
(a) (whirl → of body, stick) tournoiement m; (pirouette) pirouette f;
∎ I gave the top/wheel a twirl j'ai fait tourner la toupie/la roue;
∎ to do a twirl tourner sur soi-même, faire une pirouette
(b) (written flourish) fioriture f
ⓘ Give us a twirl Le jeu télévisé britannique The Generation Game, diffusé depuis les années 70, fut présenté pendant de nombreuses années par Bruce Forsyth. Il prononçait ces mots ("retourne-toi!") au début de chaque émission lorsqu'apparaissait sa jeune et séduisante assistante Anthea Redfern vêtue d'une nouvelle robe. Il lui demandait de faire un tour sur elle-même pour que le public puisse l'admirer. On emploie cette expression par allusion au Generation Game en guise de compliment à une femme élégamment vêtue.

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