retorque
See also: rétorqué and rétorque
English
Etymology
re- + torque
Verb
retorque (third-person singular simple present retorques, present participle retorquing, simple past and past participle retorqued)
- (transitive) To torque again or anew.
- 2009 July 26, Scott Sturgis, “The Ghost in the Infiniti”, in New York Times:
- In T.S.B. 09-028 issued on May 2, Honda says the noise, which comes at slow speeds, may be from incorrectly torqued mounting bolts, which need to be retorqued.
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- (obsolete) To turn back.
Latin
Verb
retorquē
- second-person singular present active imperative of retorqueō
Portuguese
Verb
retorque
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of retorquir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of retorquir