Polyglot Dictionary

retorcer

/retoɾˈseɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
retuerzo
preterite (yo)
retorcí
past participle
retorcido

Meaning

  1. to twist

    • Retorció la tela.

      He twisted the cloth.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

torcer

retorcer implies a more forceful or repeated twisting, like wringing out a cloth; torcer is more general, a single twisting motion, like twisting an ankle.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

retorcer

retorcer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to twist."

Portuguese

tortear

tortear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to twist."

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