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tordu

twisted

adjective tor-DÜ Rare

Also means

bent

Usage Note

Tordu is the past participle of tordre (to twist) used as an adjective. Colloquially it describes someone who is mentally warped or devious (il est complètement tordu = he's totally twisted). The feminine form is tordue and the noun une torsion refers to the act of twisting.

Examples

"La barre en métal est tordue."

Natural Translation

The metal bar is twisted.

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