contort

Significado (Inglês)

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

Conceitos

contorcer

torcer

retorcer

distorcer

deformar

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

tordre

verdrehen

twijnen

verbuigen

torcer

verdraaien

verwringen

burmak

déformer

bükmek

retorcer

vertrekken

contorcere

wringen

deformare

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: -

In summary

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