contorsionar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From contorsión +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kontoɾsjoˈnaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪oɾ.sjoˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tor‧sio‧nar

Verb

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contorsionar (first-person singular present contorsiono, first-person singular preterite contorsioné, past participle contorsionado)

  1. to contort, twist
    • 2015 September 19, “Un otoño precoz”, in El País[1]:
      Emocionarse, alzar las manitas y contorsionar sin miedo a perder el tono, el tino o a hacer el ridículo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (reflexive) to contort oneself

Conjugation

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Further reading

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