Meaning
to twist, distort
- to twist out of shape or distort
- to sprain (e.g., an ankle or wrist)
- in 'storcere il naso/la bocca', to express disapproval or disgust
In a sentence
Ha storto il naso quando ha sentito il prezzo.
He turned up his nose when he heard the price.
Giocando a calcio mi sono storto una caviglia.
Playing football I sprained an ankle.
Non storcere la bocca ogni volta che ti chiedo aiuto.
Don't grimace every time I ask you for help.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| storcere | infinitive |
| storco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| storci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| storce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| storciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| storcete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| storcono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| storcevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| storcevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| storceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| storcevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| storcevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| storcevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| storsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| storcesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| storse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| storcemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| storceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| storsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| storcerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| storcerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| storcerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| storceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| storcerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| storceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| storca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| storca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| storca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| storciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| storciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| storcano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| storcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| storcessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| storcesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| storcessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| storceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| storcessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| storcerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| storceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| storcerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| storceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| storcereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| storcerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| storci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| storciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| storcete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| storcendo | gerund |
| storto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Irregular past participle: 'storto'. Preterite: 'storsi', 'storse', 'storsero'.
- Very common in the idiom 'storcere il naso' (to turn up one's nose, show disdain).
- past participle storto