retorcerse

retorcerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to become twisted, twist

2 (doblarse) to bend

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VPR

1) [cordel] to get into knots, get tangled (up) o twisted

2) [persona] to writhe, squirm

retorcerse de dolor — to writhe in pain

retorcerse de risa — to double up with laughter

3)

retorcer el bigote — to twirl one's moustache

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(v.) = writhe, squirm

Ex. 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.

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(v.) = writhe, squirm

Ex: 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.

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■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

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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

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retorcerse

v/r writhe

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vr

1) : to get twisted, to get tangled up

2) : to squirm, to writhe, to wiggle about

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retorcerse vb to writhe

me retorcía de dolor I was writhing in pain