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tortuoso(
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twoh
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (meandering)
a. tortuous
A la cima se llegaba por un camino tortuoso, que transcurría a lo largo de un desfiladero.You reached the summit by a tortuous path that ran along a ravine.
b. winding
Un coche bajaba muy despacio por el tortuoso camino de tierra que descendía hasta el valle.A car was driving very slowly on the winding dirt road that went down to the valley.
c. full of twists and turns
Las carreteras de la región son tortuosas, pero las vistas son inolvidables.The roads in the region are full of twists and turns, but the views are unforgettable.
2. (sly)
a. devious
Se sirvió de tácticas tortuosas para llegar adonde está.He used devious tactics to get where he is now.
b. twisted
Lo hice de buena fe, pero a saber cómo lo habrá interpretado ella, porque tiene una mente tortuosa.I did it in good faith, but who knows how she'd interpreted it, because she has a twisted mind.
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