French Conversation · Level 113
59 words
French word
tortueux
Pronunciation
IPA/tɔʁtɥø/
Meaning
- adjectivewinding
Example
La route est tortueuse.
The road is winding.
More examples
Sa logique est tortueuse.
His logic is convoluted.
Core concept
A route that keeps bending instead of following a straight line, with the same tangled shape applied to a plan or argument.
Common phrases
route tortueuse
winding road
virage tortueux
winding curve
Similar words
sinueux: Following a gently winding, meandering course.
tordu: Twisted or sharply bent rather than straight.
compliqué: Involving a complex structure or situation that is hard to understand or handle.
Definition in French
Qui se courbe ou fait des détours ; utilisé aussi au sens figuré pour décrire quelque chose de compliqué et peu direct.
Word origin
French tortueux derives from Latin tortuosus, based on torquere, 'to twist', and preserves the idea of something winding.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, tortueux becomes tortueuse in the feminine, while the masculine and feminine plural forms are tortueux and tortueuses.