retòrcer

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Etymology

From re- +‎ tòrcer (“to twist”).

Pronunciation

Verb

retòrcer (first-person singular present retorço, first-person singular preterite retorcí, past participle retorçut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to twist
    Synonym: retorçar
  2. (transitive) to twine
  3. (transitive, figurative) to twist, distort (an argument)
    Synonym: retorquir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of retòrcer (second conjugation, ç-c alternation)
infinitive retòrcer
gerund retorcent
past participle masculine feminine
singular retorçut retorçuda
plural retorçuts retorçudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present retorço retorces retorç retorcem retorceu retorcen
imperfect retorcia retorcies retorcia retorcíem retorcíeu retorcien
future retorceré retorceràs retorcerà retorcerem retorcereu retorceran
preterite retorcí retorceres retorcé retorcérem retorcéreu retorceren
conditional retorceria retorceries retorceria retorceríem retorceríeu retorcerien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present retorci retorcis retorci retorcem retorceu retorcin
imperfect retorcés retorcessis retorcés retorcéssim retorcéssiu retorcessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — retorç retorci retorcem retorceu retorcin
negative (no) — no retorcis no retorci no retorcem no retorceu no retorcin

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