retorquir

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin retorquēre, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

retorquir (first-person singular present retorqueixo, first-person singular preterite retorquí, past participle retorquit)

  1. (transitive) to twist (an argument)
    Synonym: retòrcer

Conjugation

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retorquere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.toʁˈki(ʁ)/ [he.tohˈki(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.toɾˈki(ɾ)/ [he.toɾˈki(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.toʁˈki(ʁ)/ [χe.toχˈki(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.toɻˈki(ɻ)/ [he.toɻˈki(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tuɾˈkiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tuɾˈki.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: re‧tor‧quir

Verb

retorquir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present retorque, first-person singular preterite retorqui, past participle retorquido) (Brazil)
retorquir (first-person singular present returco, third-person singular present retorque or returque, first-person singular preterite retorqui, past participle retorquido) (Portugal)

  1. to object, oppose
  2. to retort, rejoin

Conjugation

Brazil
Portugal