Tordu (en. Twisted)

/tɔʁ.dy/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Curved, coiled, or deformed.

This branch is twisted after the storm.

Cette branche est tordue après la tempête.

Illogical, disorderly, or unclear.

His reasoning was twisted and hard to follow.

Son raisonnement était tordu et difficile à suivre.

Having a strange or harmful character.

He has a somewhat twisted personality.

Il a une personnalité un peu tordue.

Derived from the verb 'to twist' which comes from the Latin 'torcere'.

twisted like a snake

Refers to something very winding or tortuous.

tordu comme un serpent

a twisted idea

A bizarre or unconventional thought.

une idée tordue

to have a twisted mind

Said of a person with particularly disturbed thoughts.

avoir l'esprit tordu

to twist

Verb meaning to bend or deform something.

tordre

tortuous

Characterized by twists, complex.

tortueux

Perceived as bizarre or crazy.

He has a really twisted way of thinking.

Il a une façon de penser vraiment tordue.

Mischievous or naughty.

It seems he has a twisted plan in mind.

On dirait qu'il a un plan tordu en tête.