HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Twig | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
twɪɡ

Definitions

  1. A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
  2. Somebody, or one of their body parts, not looking developed.
    slang

Equivalents

Беларуская галіна Галі́нка
Čeština ratolest větvička
Dansk kvist
Deutsch checken mitbekommen mitkriegen Zweig
Ελληνικά κλαρί κλωνάρι
Español quirina ramilla ramita vara
Eesti oks
Suomi risu varpa varpu vitsa vitsas
Français brindille capter entraver piger
Gaeilge craobhóg
Gàidhlig bioran geug meanglan ògan òganach slat tuig
Galego bringa garabullo guizo verga
हिन्दी टहनी
Magyar gally
Հայերեն շիվ
Bahasa Indonesia ranting
Íslenska kvistur
日本語 もや 小枝 気づく
한국어 나뭇가지
Kurdî bîsk pîger
Latina rāmulus virga
Lietuvių šaka šakelė suvokti
Te Reo Māori rara
Македонски гранче
മലയാളം ചുള്ളി
Bahasa Melayu ranting
Nederlands twijg
Polski gałązka habina wić witka
Português galho imaginar ramo
Română nuia vargă
Slovenščina vejica
Shqip bisk
Српски grančica risu šaka vara varga гранчица
Svenska fatta greppa kvist
தமிழ் சுள்ளி
తెలుగు రెమ్మ
ไทย กิ่ง
Tagalog sangay siit
Türkçe çalı çırpı
Tiếng Việt canh nhánh

Examples

“They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.”
“A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.”
“You need to find a source of motivation and play off of that. Whether it be the jock in high school that always called you fat, or the guy who picked on you and called you a twig.”
“Schwarzenegger was long past his professional bodybuilding days when he and Carrere shot the tango scene, but he wasn’t a twig.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See all C2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Twig used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free