torcer

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tor‧cer === Verb === torcer (first-person singular present torço, first-person singular preterite torci, past participle torcido) to twist (to turn the ends in opposite directions) to wring (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) to twist (to injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction) to hope for something to happen (sports) to support a team (by extension) to hope for someone’s or something’s success ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “torcer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “torcer”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026 “torcer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “torcer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “torcer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toɾˈθeɾ/ [t̪oɾˈθeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /toɾˈseɾ/ [t̪oɾˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: tor‧cer === Verb === torcer (first-person singular present tuerzo, first-person singular preterite torcí, past participle torcido) to twist to bend to sprain to veer; to turn (reflexive) to twist, to bend ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “torcer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025