How is the word prise vrillée translated from French to English

English translation
Gimlet grip
noun

Prise serrée et tournante, comme lorsqu'on tourne une vrille.

A tight twisting hold, like turning a gimlet.

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  • Il tenait la barre d'une prise vrillée. — He held the bar with a gimlet grip.

  • Sa prise vrillée sur la corde ne s'est jamais relâchée. — Her gimlet grip on the rope never loosened.

  • Garde une prise vrillée sur la poignée pendant qu'elle tourne. — Keep a gimlet grip on the handle while it spins.

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