detorqueo

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dē-torquĕo: si, tum (detorsum,
I
v. infra no. 1. A. 2.), 2, v. a. and n.
I Act., to turn or bend aside, to turn off, turn away (class.).
   A In gen.
   1    Lit.: ponticulum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59: cornua (antennarum), Verg. A. 5, 832: habenas, id. ib. 11, 765: lumen ab illā, Ov. M. 6, 515 et saep.—Poet.: vulnus, Verg. A. 9, 746.—
   b With in or ad and acc., to turn in any direction, to direct towards: (orbis partem) a latere in dextram partem, Cic. Univ. 7 fin.; so, caudam in dexterum, in laevum, Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 207: proram ad undas, Verg. A. 5, 165: cursus ad regem, id. ib. 4, 196: cervicem ad oscula, Hor. Od. 2, 12, 25 et saep.—
   2    Trop.: voluptates animos a virtute, Cic. Off. 2, 10, 37: quae (sc. voluntas testium) nullo negotio flecti ac detorqueri potest, id. Cael. 9 fin.; id. de Or. 1, 17.—Of etymolog. derivation: Marrucini vocantur, de Marso detorsum nomen, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 871 P.; so, parce detorta, Hor. A. P. 53.—With indication of the term. ad quem: aliquem ad segnitiem luxumque, Plin. Pan. 82, 6: vividum animum in alia, Tac. A. 13, 3; cf.: te pravum alio (i. e. ad aliud vitium), Hor. S. 2, 2, 55.—
   B In partic., to turn or twist out of shape, to distort.
   1    Lit.: partes corporis detortae, Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 17: Vatinius corpore detorto, Tac. A. 15, 34.—
   2    Trop., to distort, misrepresent: calumniando omnia detorquendoque suspecta efficere, Liv. 42, 42; cf.: recte facta (with carpere), Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 6: sincera rectaque ingenia, id. Pan. 70, 5; cf. Tac. Or. 28 fin.: verbum aliquod in pejus, Sen. Ep. 13 med.; cf.: verba, voltus in crimen, Tac. A. 1, 7: sermonem in obscenum intellectum, Quint. 8, 3, 44.— *
II Neutr., to turn or go in any direction: in laevam, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 93.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dētorquĕō,¹¹ torsī, tortum, ēre.
    I tr.,
1 détourner, écarter : ponticulum Cic. Tusc. 5, 59, détourner (lever) le petit pont ; aliquid in dexteram partem Cic. Tim. 25, tourner qqch. à droite ; proram ad undas Virg. En. 5, 165, tourner la proue vers la haute mer || [fig.] : voluptates animos a virtute detorquent Cic. Off. 2, 37, les plaisirs détournent l’âme de la vertu, cf. Cæl. 22 ; animum in alia Tac. Ann. 13, 3, tourner son esprit d’un autre côté ; aliquem ad segnitiem Plin. Min. Pan. 82, 6, tourner qqn vers la nonchalance
2 [gramm.] dériver : Marrucini vocantur, de Marso detorsum nomen Cat. d. Prisc. Gramm. 9, 51, ils s’appellent Marrucins, nom dérivé du mot « Marse », cf. detorta Hor. P. 53
3 déformer, défigurer : partes corporis imminutæ aut detortæ Cic. Fin. 3, 17, parties du corps mutilées ou difformes, cf. Tac. Ann. 15, 34 || [fig.] calumniando omnia detorquendoque suspecta et invisa efficere Liv. 42, 42, 5, en calomniant et en défigurant rendre tout suspect et odieux.
    II intr., se détourner : in lævam detorquere Plin. 28, 93, se détourner à gauche. part. detorsus rare, v. S2.