retòrcer
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From re- + tòrcer (“to twist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
retòrcer (first-person singular present retorço, first-person singular preterite retorcí, past participle retorçut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive) to twist
- Synonym: retorçar
- (transitive) to twine
- (transitive, figurative) to twist, distort (an argument)
- Synonym: retorquir
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of retòrcer (second conjugation, ç-c alternation)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “retòrcer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.