tortuous

[US]/ˈtɔːtʃuəs/
[UK]/ˈtɔːrtʃuəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. paikot-ikot; hindi direkta; malabo; baluktot; mapanlinlang.

Phrases & Collocations

tortuous road

mapanlinlang na daan

tortuous reasoning

mapanlinlang na pangangatwiran

tortuous path

mapanlinlang na landas

Example Sentences

a tortuous plot; tortuous reasoning.

isang liku-likong balangkas; liku-likong pangangatwiran.

a tortuous road through the mountains.

isang liku-likong daan sa kabundukan.

I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.

Sumulat ako ng liku-likong sanaysay para sa mga hindi kilalang journal.

the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast.

ang daan ay kumukuha ng isang liku-likong kurso sa kahabaan ng baybayin.

they laboured up a steep, tortuous track.

Pinahirapan nila ang pag-akyat sa matarik at mapanlinlang na landas.

Tortuous as the road of struggle is, our prospects are bright.

Kahit gaano man kahirap ang daan ng pakikibaka, maliwanag pa rin ang ating mga prospecto.

They climbed along the tortuous mountain trail.

Umakyat sila sa liku-likong trail ng bundok.

We have travelled a tortuous road.

Naglakbay na tayo sa isang liku-likong daan.

They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.

Naglakad sila sa mga liku-likong kalye ng lumang lungsod.

Never mind the tortuous explanation; tell me in plain English, are you coming or not?

Huwag pansinin ang mahabang paliwanag; sabihin mo sa akin sa simpleng Ingles, darating ka ba o hindi?

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