kink

a bend or loop in a rope, wire, etc.

girar, doblar, enroscar

Collocations kink out of something

• There was a kink in the hose.

  Había un enroscado en la manguera.

a problem or difficulty that prevents something from working properly

problema, dificultad, complicación

Collocations iron out a kink

• We need to iron out some kinks in the system.

  Necesitamos resolver algunos problemas en el sistema.

a characteristic of a person's personality that is unusual or strange but interesting

personalidad peculiar, rasgo característico

Collocations have a kink

• He has quite a few kinks.

  Tiene varios rasgos característicos.

to make something bend or form a loop

doblar, enroscar

• kink something

• He kinked the wire.

  Dobló el cable.

to solve a problem or difficulty

resolver, solucionar

• iron out a kink

• We need to iron out some kinks.

  Necesitamos resolver algunos problemas.