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torcer meaning in English

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torcer verb

crook [crooked, crooking, crooks](to bend)
verb
[UK: krʊk] [US: ˈkrʊk]

double [doubled, doubling, doubles](to turn sharply)
verb
[UK: ˈdʌb.l̩] [US: ˈdʌb.l̩]

sprain [sprained, spraining, sprains](to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle)
verb
[UK: spreɪn] [US: ˈspreɪn]
John sprained his ankle. = John se torció el tobillo.

twist [twisted, twisting, twists](to turn the ends in opposite directions)
verb
[UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst]
I twisted my ankle. = Me torcí el tobillo.

warp [warped, warping, warps](to twist or turn something out of shape)
verb
[UK: wɔːp] [US: ˈwɔːrp]

torcer el gesto verb
{m}

scowl [scowled, scowling, scowls](to wrinkle the brows)
verb
[UK: skaʊl] [US: ˈskaʊl]

torcerse verb

twist [twisted, twisting, twists](to injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction)
verb
[UK: twɪst] [US: ˈtwɪst]

dar el brazo a torcer verb

give in(to relent or yield)
verb
[UK: ɡɪv ɪn] [US: ˈɡɪv ɪn]

give way(to yield to persistent persuasion)
verb
[UK: ɡɪv ˈweɪ] [US: ˈɡɪv ˈweɪ]

destorcer verb

straighten [straightened, straightening, straightens](to make straight)
verb
[UK: ˈstreɪt.n̩] [US: ˈstreɪt.n̩]

retorcer verb

ruffle [ruffled, ruffling, ruffles](to curl or flute)
verb
[UK: ˈrʌf.l̩] [US: ˈrʌf.l̩]

wring [wrung, wringing, wrings](to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out)
verb
[UK: rɪŋ] [US: ˈrɪŋ]
I'd like to wring John's neck. = Me gustaría retorcerle el cuello a John.

retorcerse verb

squirm [squirmed, squirming, squirms](twist one’s body with snakelike motion)
verb
[UK: skwɜːm] [US: ˈskwɝːm]

wriggle [wriggled, wriggling, wriggles](to twist one's body and move the limbs)
verb
[UK: ˈrɪɡ.l̩] [US: ˈrɪɡ.l̩]