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1 contorcere
twist* * *contorcere v.tr. to contort, to distort, to twist: si contorceva le mani per l'agitazione, she twisted her hands in agitation.◘ contorcersi v.rifl. to writhe, to twist, to squirm: si contorceva dal dolore, he was writhing in pain; si contorceva per liberarsi, he wriggled to free himself.* * *1. [kon'tɔrtʃere]vb irreg vtto twist, (viso) to contort2. vr (contorcersi)* * *[kon'tɔrtʃere] 1.verbo transitivo to contort, to twist2.verbo pronominale contorcersi [ persona] to writhe (about); [viso, bocca] to contort; [serpente, verme] to wriggle (about)- rsi dal dolore — to squirm o writhe in agony
- rsi dalle risa — to curl o rock with laughter
* * *contorcere/kon'tɔrt∫ere/ [94]to contort, to twistII contorcersi verbo pronominale[ persona] to writhe (about); [viso, bocca] to contort; [serpente, verme] to wriggle (about); - rsi dal dolore to squirm o writhe in agony; - rsi dalle risa to curl o rock with laughter. -
2 torcere
"to twist;Verzwirnen;retorcimento com linha"* * *twistbiancheria wring* * *torcere v.tr.1 to wring*: torcere panni bagnati, to wring wet clothes // torcere il collo a qlcu., to wring s.o.'s neck // non gli ho torto un capello, (fig.) I haven't hurt him in the least // quel ragazzo mi diede del filo da torcere, (fig.) that boy gave me a lot of trouble // torcere il viso, to make a wry face // torcere la bocca, to twist one's mouth // torcere il naso, to turn up one's nose◘ torcersi v.rifl. to twist, to writhe: si torceva dal dolore, he was twisting about (o writhing) in pain; si torceva dal ridere, he was splitting his sides with laughter◆ v.intr.pron. ( deformarsi) to bend*, to go* out of shape: posate che si torcono con facilità, cutlery which bends easily.* * *1. ['tɔrtʃere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to twist, (biancheria) to wring (out)torcere il naso — (per disgusto) to wrinkle (up) one's nose
dare del filo da torcere a qn — to make life o things difficult for sb
2) (piegare) to bend2. vr (torcersi)* * *['tɔrtʃere] 1.verbo transitivo1) to twist [fil di ferro, sbarra]2) (storcere)torcere il braccio a qcn. — to twist sb.'s arm
torcere il naso all'idea di fare — to turn one's nose up o to twitch one's nose at the idea of doing
3) (strizzare) to wring* (out) [ indumenti]2.verbo pronominale torcersi1) (contorcersi) (dal dolore) to writhe (da in)- rsi dalle risa — to curl up o rock o shake with laughter
- rsi le mani — to wring one's hands (anche fig.)
••non torcere un capello a qcn. — not to touch o harm a hair on sb.'s head
* * *torcere/'tɔrt∫ere/ [94]1 to twist [ fil di ferro, sbarra]2 (storcere) torcere il braccio a qcn. to twist sb.'s arm; torcere il naso all'idea di fare to turn one's nose up o to twitch one's nose at the idea of doing; torcere il collo a un pollo to wring a chicken's neck3 (strizzare) to wring* (out) [ indumenti]II torcersi verbo pronominale1 (contorcersi) (dal dolore) to writhe ( da in); - rsi dalle risa to curl up o rock o shake with laughternon torcere un capello a qcn. not to touch o harm a hair on sb.'s head. -
3 storcere
twiststorcere il naso make a face* * *storcere v.tr.1 to twist; to wrench: storcere un braccio a qlcu., to twist s.o.'s arm; storcere un lenzuolo bagnato, to wring out a wet sheet // storcere gli occhi, to roll one's eyes // storcere la bocca, to make a face // storcere il naso, to turn up one's nose: alla mia proposta, storse il naso, (fig.) he turned up his nose at my suggestion // storcere il significato di una frase, (fig.) to twist the meaning of a sentence2 ( lussarsi, slogarsi) to twist, to wrench: storcersi una caviglia, un polso, to twist (o to wrench o to sprain) one's ankle, one's wrist3 ( disfare la torsione di) to untwist.◘ storcersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to twist, to writhe: si storceva dal dolore, he writhed in pain // storcere dal ridere, to split one's sides with laughter* * *1. ['stɔrtʃere]vb irreg vt(gen) to twist2. vip (storcersi)to writhe, twist* * *['stɔrtʃere] 1.2.storcere un braccio a qcn. — to twist sb.'s arm
verbo pronominale storcersi1) (piegarsi) [ chiodo] to bend*2) (slogarsi)- rsi una caviglia — to twist o sprain one's ankle
••storcere il naso o la bocca di fronte a qcs. — to turn up one's nose at sth
* * *storcere/'stɔrt∫ere/ [94]II storcersi verbo pronominale1 (piegarsi) [ chiodo] to bend*storcere il naso o la bocca di fronte a qcs. to turn up one's nose at sth. -
4 divincolare
divincolare v.tr. to wriggle, to writhe: il serpente divincolava tutto il corpo, the snake wriggled its whole body.◘ divincolarsi v.rifl.1 to wriggle; ( contorcersi) to writhe; ( lottare per liberarsi) to struggle: divincolare come un'anguilla, to wriggle like an eel; avanzare divincolandosi, to wriggle along2 ( liberarsi) to wriggle out (of sthg.); to wriggle (oneself) free, to twist out: tentava inutilmente di divincolare dalle mani dei rapitori, he tried to wriggle (o struggle) free from the hands of his kidnappers. -
5 attorcere
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6 contorcere
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7 storcere
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8 torcere
1. ['tɔrtʃere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to twist, (biancheria) to wring (out)torcere il naso — (per disgusto) to wrinkle (up) one's nose
dare del filo da torcere a qn — to make life o things difficult for sb
2) (piegare) to bend2. vr (torcersi)
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