Meaning
to twist, writhe
- to twist violently or distort out of natural shape
- reflexively (contorcersi), to writhe or squirm, especially in pain or laughter
In a sentence
Il paziente si contorceva dal dolore a causa dei crampi allo stomaco.
The patient was writhing in pain because of stomach cramps.
La forza dell'urto ha contorto la ringhiera metallica del balcone.
The force of the impact twisted the balcony's metal railing.
Non contorcerti così mentre cerco di medicare la ferita!
Don't squirm like that while I try to dress the wound!
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| contorcere | infinitive |
| contorco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| contorci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contorce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contorciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| contorcete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contorcono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contorcevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contorcevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contorceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contorcevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contorcevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contorcevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contorsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| contorcesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| contorse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| contorcemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| contorceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| contorsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| contorcerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| contorcerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| contorcerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| contorceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| contorcerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| contorceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| contorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| contorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contorciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| contorciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contorcano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contorcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contorcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contorcesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contorcessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contorceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contorcessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contorcerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| contorceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contorcerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contorceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| contorcereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contorcerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contorci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| contorciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| contorcete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| contorcendo | gerund |
| contorto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most commonly used in the pronominal/reflexive form 'contorcersi' ('to writhe').
- Irregular past participle: 'contorto'.
- past participle contorto