torcer

See also: tòrcer

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre, from Latin torquēre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁˈse(ʁ)/ [tohˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁˈse(ʁ)/ [toχˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾˈse.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: tor‧cer

Verb

torcer (first-person singular present torço, first-person singular preterite torci, past participle torcido)

  1. to twist (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
  2. to wring (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out)
  3. to twist (to injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction)
  4. to hope for something to happen
  5. (sports) to support a team
  6. (by extension) to hope for someone’s or something’s success

Conjugation

    Conjugation of torcer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal torcer
Personal torcer torceres torcer torcermos torcerdes torcerem
Gerund
torcendo
Past participle
Masculine torcido torcidos
Feminine torcida torcidas
Indicative
Present torço torces torce torcemos torceis torcem
Imperfect torcia torcias torcia torcíamos torcíeis torciam
Preterite torci torceste torceu torcemos torcestes torceram
Pluperfect torcera torceras torcera torcêramos torcêreis torceram
Future torcerei torcerás torcerá torceremos torcereis torcerão
Conditional torceria torcerias torceria torceríamos torceríeis torceriam
Subjunctive
Present torça torças torça torçamos torçais torçam
Imperfect torcesse torcesses torcesse torcêssemos torcêsseis torcessem
Future torcer torceres torcer torcermos torcerdes torcerem
Imperative
Affirmative torce torça torçamos torcei torçam
Negative (não) não torças não torça não torçamos não torçais não torçam

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre, from Latin torquēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toɾˈθeɾ/ [t̪oɾˈθeɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /toɾˈseɾ/ [t̪oɾˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: tor‧cer

Verb

torcer (first-person singular present tuerzo, first-person singular preterite torcí, past participle torcido)

  1. to twist
  2. to bend
  3. to sprain
  4. to veer; to turn
  5. (reflexive) to twist, to bend

Conjugation

    Conjugation of torcer (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive torcer
gerund torciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular torcido torcida
plural torcidos torcidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tuerzo tuercestú
torcésvos 		tuerce torcemos torcéis tuercen
imperfect torcía torcías torcía torcíamos torcíais torcían
preterite torcí torciste torció torcimos torcisteis torcieron
future torceré torcerás torcerá torceremos torceréis torcerán
conditional torcería torcerías torcería torceríamos torceríais torcerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tuerza tuerzastú
torzásvos2 		tuerza torzamos torzáis tuerzan
imperfect
(ra) 		torciera torcieras torciera torciéramos torcierais torcieran
imperfect
(se) 		torciese torcieses torciese torciésemos torcieseis torciesen
future1 torciere torcieres torciere torciéremos torciereis torcieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative tuercetú
torcévos 		tuerza torzamos torced tuerzan
negative no tuerzas no tuerza no torzamos no torzáis no tuerzan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of torcer (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive torcer dative torcerme torcerte torcerle, torcerse torcernos torceros torcerles, torcerse
accusative torcerme torcerte torcerlo, torcerla, torcerse torcernos torceros torcerlos, torcerlas, torcerse
with gerund torciendo dative torciéndome torciéndote torciéndole, torciéndose torciéndonos torciéndoos torciéndoles, torciéndose
accusative torciéndome torciéndote torciéndolo, torciéndola, torciéndose torciéndonos torciéndoos torciéndolos, torciéndolas, torciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tuerce dative tuérceme tuércete tuércele tuércenos not used tuérceles
accusative tuérceme tuércete tuércelo, tuércela tuércenos not used tuércelos, tuércelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative torcé dative torceme torcete torcele torcenos not used torceles
accusative torceme torcete torcelo, torcela torcenos not used torcelos, torcelas
with formal second-person singular imperative tuerza dative tuérzame not used tuérzale, tuérzase tuérzanos not used tuérzales
accusative tuérzame not used tuérzalo, tuérzala, tuérzase tuérzanos not used tuérzalos, tuérzalas
with first-person plural imperative torzamos dative not used torzámoste torzámosle torzámonos torzámoos torzámosles
accusative not used torzámoste torzámoslo, torzámosla torzámonos torzámoos torzámoslos, torzámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative torced dative torcedme not used torcedle torcednos torceos torcedles
accusative torcedme not used torcedlo, torcedla torcednos torceos torcedlos, torcedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tuerzan dative tuérzanme not used tuérzanle tuérzannos not used tuérzanles, tuérzanse
accusative tuérzanme not used tuérzanlo, tuérzanla tuérzannos not used tuérzanlos, tuérzanlas, tuérzanse

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