ritorcere

Meaning

1. (transitive) to twist again, to retwist (wire, etc.)
2. (transitive) to twist in the opposite direction, to twist back
3. (transitive) to retort (an insult, etc.)

Concepts

twist

cripple

injure

lame

retort

turn

bend

twist back

Synonyms

slogare

torcere

disconnettere

incurvare

spasmo

storcere

stortare

fabbricare corde

togliere setacciando

Translations

retorcer

retourner

torcer

retorçar

retordre

retorcerse

tordre

winden

verdrehen

drehen

courber

Seile machen

umdrehen

draaien

Seile drehen

Hyphenated as

ri‧tòr‧ce‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/riˈtɔr.t͡ʃe.re/

Etymology

From ri- + torcere (“to twist”), or from Vulgar Latin *retorcere, from Latin retorquēre.