Translation of "contortion" into German

Kontorsion, Verzerrung, Verdrehung are the top translations of "contortion" into German.

contortion noun grammar

The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. [..]

+ Add

English-German dictionary

  • Kontorsion

    noun feminine

    a form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body [..]

    Poised now on her feet, now on her hands, she contorts herself on her canes, maintaining a delicate equilibrium.

    Mal auf ihren Füßen, mal auf ihren Händen präsentiert sie die Kunst der Kontorsion, ohne dabei je aus dem Gleichgewicht zu geraten.

  • Verzerrung

    noun feminine

    Back then, financial-market participants had to devise fantastic schemes and contortions to disguise interest payments.

    Damals mussten sich die Finanzmarktteilnehmer absurde Systeme und Verzerrungen ausdenken, um Zinszahlungen zu verschleiern.

  • Verdrehung

    noun feminine
  • Less frequent translations

    • Verrenkung
    • Verkrümmung
  • Show algorithmically generated translations

Automatic translations of "contortion" into German

  • Glosbe

    Glosbe Translate
  • Google

    Google Translate

Phrases similar to "contortion" with translations into German

Add

Translations of "contortion" into German in sentences, translation memory