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Meaning of torqueo | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]

Definitions

  1. to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
    conjugation-2
  2. to twist, wind, bend awry, distort
    conjugation-2
  3. to hurl violently, twirl (around the head to throw), fling
    conjugation-2
  4. to torment, torture
    conjugation-2

Equivalents

English Torment torture turn Twist

Examples

“… ubi maximus Atlās / axem humerō torquet stēllīs ārdentibus aptum.”

“… where colossal Atlas turns on his shoulder the pole [of heaven] studded with blazing stars.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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