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1 contorsionarse
pron.v.1 to do contortions.2 to contort, to double up, to roll about, to writhe.* * *1 to contort oneself, twist oneself* * *VPR to contort o.s.* * *= squirm.Ex. He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.----* arrastrarse contorsionándose = squirm through.* * *= squirm.Ex: He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.
* arrastrarse contorsionándose = squirm through.* * *
contorsionarse verbo reflexivo to writhe: se contorsionaba de dolor en el suelo, he writhed with pain on the floor
' contorsionarse' also found in these entries:
English:
contort
* * *contorsionarse vpr[retorcerse] to do contortions; [de dolor] to writhe* * *v/r contort o.s. -
2 estirar el cuello
(v.) = crane + Posesivo + neckEx. He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.* * *(v.) = crane + Posesivo + neckEx: He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.
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3 retorcerse
1 (gen) to become twisted, twist2 (doblarse) to bend* * *VPR1) [cordel] to get into knots, get tangled (up) o twisted2) [persona] to writhe, squirm3)* * *(v.) = writhe, squirmEx. The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.Ex. He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.* * *(v.) = writhe, squirmEx: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.
Ex: He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.* * *
■retorcerse verbo reflexivo
1 (un cable, etc) to twist up, become tangled (up)
2 (una persona de dolor) to writhe in pain
' retorcerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarquillarse
- doblarse
- retorcer
- risa
English:
double up
- squirm
- thrash about
- thrash around
- twist
- wriggle
- writhe
- thrash
* * *vpr[persona]se retorcía de risa she was doubled up with laughter, she was in stitches;se retorcía de dolor he was writhing (about) in agony* * *v/r writhe* * *vr1) : to get twisted, to get tangled up2) : to squirm, to writhe, to wiggle about* * *retorcerse vb to writhe
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