ritorcere
Italian
Etymology
ri- + torcere (“to twist”), or from Vulgar Latin *retorcere, from Latin retorquēre, present active infinitive of retorqueō.
Pronunciation
Verb
ritòrcere (first-person singular present ritòrco, first-person singular past historic ritòrsi, past participle ritòrto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to twist, retwist (wire, etc.)
- (transitive) to retort (an insult, etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ritòrcere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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