Meaning
to turn back, to turn against
- to turn something against someone (arguments, accusations)
- reflexive (ritorcersi): to backfire, to rebound against oneself
In a sentence
Quella bugia potrebbe ritorcersi contro di te.
That lie could backfire on you.
Il piano si è ritorto contro chi lo aveva ideato.
The plan backfired on the person who devised it.
L'avvocato ha ritorto l'accusa contro il testimone.
The lawyer turned the accusation back on the witness.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ritorcere | infinitive |
| ritorco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritorci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritorcete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorcono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorcevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritorcevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorcevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritorcevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorcevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ritorcesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorcemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ritorceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorcerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ritorcerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorcerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ritorcerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritorciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorcano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritorcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorcesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorcessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritorceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorcessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorcerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritorceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorcerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritorcereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorcerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ritorcete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorcendo | gerund |
| ritorto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Almost always reflexive with 'contro': 'ritorcersi contro qualcuno' (to backfire on someone).
- past participle ritorto