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Meaning of contorqueo | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[kɔnˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]

Definitions

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

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

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