Polyglot Dictionary

tortear

/toɾˈtʃjaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
torteo
preterite (eu)
torteei
past participle
torteado

Meaning

  1. to twist

    • Torteou o arame.

      He twisted the wire.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

retorcer

retorcer and tortear are close synonyms for "to twist," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

retorcer

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

Spanish

torcer

torcer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to twist."

Practice

1 What does tortear mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches tortear?

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