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untwined

/ʌntwˈaɪnd/ verb

simple past and past participle of untwine

Word Origin Untwined comes from twine, from Old English 'twin' meaning a twisted cord made of two strands—from PIE *dwo- 'two'. So untwined literally means 'un-twisted,' separating the two strands. The same root gives us entwine (twist together) and intertwine (twist between). The idea of two-ness is at the heart: a twine is a double thread.

verb simple past and past participle of untwine

She carefully untwined the tangled threads of the embroidery.

(动词) 解开；拆开

她小心翼翼地解开了刺绣上缠结的线。

(verbo) pasado simple y participio pasado de destrenzar.

Ella destrenzó cuidadosamente los hilos enredados del bordado.

(verbe) détordu; démêlé [Prétérit simple et participe passé du verbe « untwine » ; qui a été démêlé ou détorsadé.]

Elle a soigneusement démêlé les fils enchevêtrés de la broderie.

(Verb) entflochten; entwirrt [Vergangenheitsform und Partizip Perfekt von *untwine*: etwas Verwickeltes oder Verdrehtes entwirren oder lösen.]

Sie entwirrte vorsichtig die verhedderten Fäden der Stickerei und **untwined** sie.

(動詞) 「ほどく」の過去形および過去分詞

彼女は刺繍のもつれた糸を丁寧にほどいた。

(verbo) destorcido; desenroscado; destrançado [pretérito e particípio passado de destorcer]

Ela destorceu cuidadosamente os fios embaraçados do bordado.

Synonyms: untwist unravel untangle unwind disentangle uncurl uncoil separate Antonyms: twine twist tangle entangle
Word parts: un + twin + ed

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