English → Latin
“twist” in Latin
torqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve; to twist, wind, bend awry, distort; to hurl violently, twirl (around the flectōto bend, curve or bow; to deviate, distract; to turn or curlobtorqueōto turn towards, turn; to turn, bend or twist around; writhe, wrenchdētorqueōto turn or bend aside, off or away, deflect; to twist out of shape, distort; to distort, misrepresent
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
twist v.
Transitively, torquere (the proper word; PROP. and figuratively): flectere (to plait, braid, intertwine): obtorquere (to twist round, wrench). To twist together, connectere: inter se implectere: conjungere inter se atque implicare: to twist off, detorquere: to twist one’s neck, collum alicui torquere, obtorquere.
Intransitively, se torquere or flectere: flecti.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for twist?
- The usual Latin words for “twist” are torqueō, flectō, obtorqueō; also dētorqueō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.