twitch

tressaillir, tressauter

Faire un petit mouvement soudain, souvent sans pouvoir le contrôler.

En anglais simple : To make a small, sudden movement, often without being able to control it.

• My eyelid keeps twitching.
• The cat's tail twitched as it watched the bird.
• His fingers were twitching nervously during the interview.

Synonymes : jerk, spasm

Expressions courantes : twitch nervously, begin to twitch, twitch in sleep, start to twitch

faire tressaillir, remuer

Faire bouger légèrement et brusquement une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : To make a body part move slightly and suddenly.

• The rabbit twitched its nose.
• He twitched an eyebrow when he heard the price.
• She twitched her fingers to signal that she was awake.

Comment l'utiliser : twitch something (She twitched her nose at the unpleasant smell.)

Synonymes : wiggle, jerk

Expressions courantes : twitch someone's nose, twitch an eyebrow, twitch someone's fingers

tirer brusquement

Tirer quelque chose d’un mouvement bref et brusque.

En anglais simple : To pull something with a short, sharp movement.

• She twitched my sleeve to get my attention.
• He twitched the rope sharply.
• The child twitched the cloth off the table.

Comment l'utiliser : twitch something aside (He twitched the curtain aside to see outside.)

Synonymes : jerk, tug, yank

Expressions courantes : twitch someone's sleeve, twitch something aside, twitch a rope

tressaillement, contraction, tic

Petit mouvement soudain d’une partie du corps, souvent involontaire.

En anglais simple : A small, sudden movement of a body part, often one you cannot control.

• I have a twitch in my eye.
• A slight twitch of his mouth suggested amusement.
• The doctor asked about her frequent muscle twitches.

Comment l'utiliser : a twitch in something (He noticed a twitch in his cheek.); a twitch of something (A twitch of her eyebrow revealed her surprise.)

Synonymes : spasm, jerk

Expressions courantes : nervous twitch, muscle twitch, twitch of something