tordre

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tordre, tortre, from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre, from Latin torquēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔʁdʁ/
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Verb

tordre

  1. (transitive) to twist; to bend
    Je me suis tordu la cheville.
    I twisted my ankle.
  2. (transitive) to wring
  3. (reflexive) to writhe
    se tordre de rireto be in stitches
    se tordre de douleurto writhe in pain

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Descendants

  • Dutch: torderen

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