Tweak

//twiːk//

Synonyms for "tweak" (153 found)

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Verb(1 words)
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Translations

85 translations across 17 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ощипване noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • пробождане noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • щипване noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • ощипвам verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)

Catalan

3 entries
  • afinar verb (to slightly adjust or modify)
  • pessigar verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)
  • retorçar verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 微調 /微调 noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • 改進 /改进 noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • 調整 /调整 noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • 改進 /改进 verb (to slightly adjust or modify)

Danish

1 entries
  • justering noun (slight adjustment or modification)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bijstelling noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • draaien verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)
  • knijpen verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)
  • trekken verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hätä noun (trouble; distress; tweag)
  • nipistys noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • viritys noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • vääntö noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)

French

4 entries
  • ajustement noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • coup sec noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • retouche noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • ajuster verb (to slightly adjust or modify)

German

4 entries
  • Retusche noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • anpassen verb (to slightly adjust or modify)
  • kneifen verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)
  • korrigieren verb (to slightly adjust or modify)

Greek

1 entries
  • τσίμπημα noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)

Italian

4 entries
  • agitazione noun (trouble; distress; tweag)
  • ansietà noun (trouble; distress; tweag)
  • buffetto noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • miglioria noun (slight adjustment or modification)

Māori

3 entries
  • io noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • kikini noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • kini noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • چمدك noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • چمدكلمك verb (to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • ansiedade noun (trouble; distress; tweag)
  • retoque noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • retocar verb (to slightly adjust or modify)

Russian

4 entries
  • корректиро́вка noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • настро́йка noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • отла́дка noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • попра́вка noun (slight adjustment or modification)

Spanish

4 entries
  • retoque noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • afinar verb (to slightly adjust or modify)
  • personalizar verb (to slightly adjust or modify)
  • refinar verb (to slightly adjust or modify)

Swedish

2 entries
  • finjustering noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • justering noun (slight adjustment or modification)

Turkish

4 entries
  • düzeltme noun (slight adjustment or modification)
  • kesme alma noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • makas alma noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)
  • çimdik noun (sharp pinch or jerk; twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Legitimate software applications from leading vendors are carrying an additional unwanted load. Together with their application, some of them change various browser settings as if your browser is theirs. Did you know that AVG, ICQ, Jookz, Babylon, ZoneAlarm, Incredimail just to name a few, tweak your homepage, default search and other settings?

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We have to tweak a few things.

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You only need to tweak the wording. You don't need to rewrite the whole thing.

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Could you tweak the audio settings a little? The bass is too loud.

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