Twist

"Twist" in Italian

colpo di scena

(unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc)

contorsione

(twisting force)

contorsione

(sprain, especially to the ankle)

distorsione

(twisting force)

distorsione

(anything twisted, or the act of twisting)

filamento

(type of thread)

filo

(type of thread)

forzatura

(distortion to the meaning of a word or passage)

giravolta

(sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)

piega

(sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc)

scorza

(sliver of lemon peel)

torsione

(twisting force)

travisamento

(distortion to the meaning of a word or passage)

attorcigliare

(to turn the ends in opposite directions)

torcere

(to turn the ends in opposite directions)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.