tortueux
French → English
adj//tɔʁ.tɥø//
(physical) Winding: having many twists, turns, or bends
Nous avons emprunté un chemin tortueux à travers la montagne.
(English) We took a winding path through the mountain.
Les rues tortueuses de la vieille ville sont difficiles à naviguer.
(English) The winding streets of the old town are difficult to navigate.
adj//tɔʁ.tɥø//
(figurative) Devious: complicated and lacking in directness or honesty
Le politicien a utilisé des moyens tortueux pour arriver au pouvoir.
(English) The politician used devious means to come to power.
Son raisonnement tortueux a fini par perdre tout son auditoire.
(English) His convoluted reasoning ended up losing his entire audience.
Entry ID: fr:en:tortueux · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary