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Meaning of contorqueo | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

[kɔnˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]

Definitions

to turn, twist, swing or whirl (together); contort
conjugation-2
to brandish, wield
conjugation-2
to turn, influence, sway
conjugation-2
to hurl or throw out violently, utter vehemently
conjugation-2
to hurl
conjugation-2

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of contorqueo.

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Equivalents

العربية عبل لوى

Bosanski izopačiti izopačivati skvrčiti изопачивати изопачити махати махнути скврчити

Čeština držet mávat

Deutsch schwenken schwingen

Ελληνικά κραδαίνω

English brandish contort hurl Influence sway Turn wield

Español blandir contorsionar contorsionarse empuñar

Suomi heristää suoriutua

Français agiter Brandir dégainer Exercer Manier tarabiscoter tordre Wield

Gàidhlig crath iomair

Galego brandir

हिन्दी उमेठना लपलपाना

Hrvatski izopačiti izopačivati skvrčiti изопачивати изопачити махати махнути скврчити

Bahasa Indonesia kirap

Italiano brandire deformarsi maneggiare

日本語ふりかざす振るう揮撝閃閃かす

한국어 撝 일그리다

Latina agito commolior crispo gesto intorqueo pertorqueo quatio roto vibro

Te Reo Māori piu

Nederlands twijnen verdraaien wringen

Polski skrzywiać skrzywić sprawować wykrzywiać wykrzywić wymachiwać

Português empunhar

Русский размахивать

Српски izopačiti izopačivati skvrčiti изопачивати изопачити махати махнути скврчити

Svenska förvrida

Українська викривити викривляти корчити махати махнути розмахувати

Tiếng Việt huơ vung

Examples

“Iuppiter hastam contorquet”

Jupiter hurls a spear

““Sīc fātus, validīs ingentem vīribus hastam in latus inque ferī curvam compāgibus alvum contorsit.” “[Laocoön] thus having spoken [about the horse], with mighty strength he hurled a huge spear at its flank, and into the curved frames of its beastly belly.” – Aeneas”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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