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"tordre"

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Definition: to wring, twist, contort

Il ne faut pas tordre le linge - Don't wring out the laundry

Le chagrin lui tordait le visage - Grief contorted his face; His face was contorted with grief.

Related: tordu (adj) - twisted

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Pronunciation: [tuhrdr]Audio Link

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