vääntö

Finnish

Etymology

vääntää (to turn, twist, wrench, wring) +‎ -o

Noun

vääntö

  1. twist, torsion (act of turning, twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction)
  2. (figuratively) A tough negotiation.

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