contort

Senso (Inglese)

1. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
2. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

Concetti

contorcere

deformare

torcere

deturpare

stravolgere

sinonimi

twist

distort

deform

wring

warp

wrench

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bend

curl

huddle

wrest

curve

mangle

wrick

pervert

sprain

turn

round

screw up

skew

batter

strain

tortile

twiddle

twine

twirl

uglify

vellicate

wreath

writhe

intertwist

squirm

belie

break

convulse

crick

crook

deface

disfigure

distord

garble

incurve

mar

misrepresent

misshape

prise

quirk

Traduzioni

tordre

twijnen

verdrehen

verdraaien

verbuigen

torcer

verwringen

torcer

burmak

contorcer

bükmek

déformer

retorcer

vertrekken

wringen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: -

In summary

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).