ritorcere

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Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ torcere (to twist), or from Vulgar Latin *retorcere, from Latin retorquēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈtɔr.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtʃere
  • Hyphenation: ri‧tòr‧ce‧re

Verb

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ritòrcere (first-person singular present ritòrco, first-person singular past historic ritòrsi, past participle ritòrto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to twist again, to retwist (wire, etc.)
  2. to twist in the opposite direction, to twist back
  3. to retort (an insult, etc.)

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