contortio
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
contortĭo: ōnis, f. contorqueo. *
I A whirling round: dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—
II An intertwining, involving; intricacy, complication; of discourse, in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
contortĭō, ōnis, f. (contorqueo),
1 action de tourner : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 464
2 entortillement : contortiones orationis Cic. Fato 17, expressions obscures.
Latin > German (Georges)
contortio, ōnis, f. (contorqueo), I) das Schwingen, dexterae, Cornif. rhet. 4, 26. – II) die Verschrobenheit, Geschraubtheit, contortiones orationis, verschrobene Ausdrücke, Cic. de fat. 17: c. ratiocinationum, Augustin. retr. 1, 5. § 1.
Latin > English
contortio contortionis N F :: action of twisting/whirling/flinging around, twirling/swinging; intertwining
contortio contortio contortionis N F :: involving; intricacy/complication; (w/orationis) involved expression
