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entortiller

to wrap around, to twist around, to envelop; to win over, to persuade especially with tricks

Usage

To twist or wrap something around, literally (entortiller un bonbon dans son papier), and just as commonly figuratively, to dupe or manipulate someone with confusing, flattering, or roundabout talk (elle l'a entortillé pour obtenir ce qu'elle voulait).

Examples
  • Elle entortille le bonbon dans son papier. — She twists the candy wrapper closed.
  • Il a essayé de m'entortiller avec de belles paroles. — He tried to sweet-talk me with flattering words.
  • Ne te laisse pas entortiller par ses excuses. — Don't let yourself be talked around by his excuses.
Common mistake

Learners often only know the literal "twist/wrap" sense and miss the very common figurative one for being manipulated or talked into something through confusing or flattering speech — close in spirit to embobiner.

Often confused with embobiner.

Simple tenses

Present

jeentortille
tuentortilles
il/elleentortille
nousentortillons
vousentortillez
ils/ellesentortillent

Imperfect

jeentortillais
tuentortillais
il/elleentortillait
nousentortillions
vousentortilliez
ils/ellesentortillaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeentortillai
tuentortillas
il/elleentortilla
nousentortillâmes
vousentortillâtes
ils/ellesentortillèrent

Future

jeentortillerai
tuentortilleras
il/elleentortillera
nousentortillerons
vousentortillerez
ils/ellesentortilleront

Conditional

jeentortillerais
tuentortillerais
il/elleentortillerait
nousentortillerions
vousentortilleriez
ils/ellesentortilleraient

Subjunctive

jeentortille
tuentortilles
il/elleentortille
nousentortillions
vousentortilliez
ils/ellesentortillent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeentortillasse
tuentortillasses
il/elleentortillât
nousentortillassions
vousentortillassiez
ils/ellesentortillassent

Imperative

tuentortille
nousentortillons
vousentortillez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai entortillé
tuas entortillé
il/ellea entortillé
nousavons entortillé
vousavez entortillé
ils/ellesont entortillé

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais entortillé
tuavais entortillé
il/elleavait entortillé
nousavions entortillé
vousaviez entortillé
ils/ellesavaient entortillé

Passé antérieur

jeeus entortillé
tueus entortillé
il/elleeut entortillé
nouseûmes entortillé
vouseûtes entortillé
ils/elleseurent entortillé

Futur antérieur

jeaurai entortillé
tuauras entortillé
il/elleaura entortillé
nousaurons entortillé
vousaurez entortillé
ils/ellesauront entortillé

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais entortillé
tuaurais entortillé
il/elleaurait entortillé
nousaurions entortillé
vousauriez entortillé
ils/ellesauraient entortillé

Subjonctif passé

jeaie entortillé
tuaies entortillé
il/elleait entortillé
nousayons entortillé
vousayez entortillé
ils/ellesaient entortillé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse entortillé
tueusses entortillé
il/elleeût entortillé
nouseussions entortillé
vouseussiez entortillé
ils/elleseussent entortillé

Impératif passé

tuaie entortillé
nousayons entortillé
vousayez entortillé

Other

Present participle

entortillant

Past participle

entortillé

Infinitive

entortiller

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Frequently asked questions

What does "entortiller" mean?

"entortiller" means "to wrap around, to twist around, to envelop; to win over, to persuade especially with tricks".

How do you conjugate "entortiller" in the present tense?

The present of "entortiller" is: je entortille, tu entortilles, il/elle entortille, nous entortillons, vous entortillez, ils/elles entortillent.

What is the Passé composé of "entortiller"?

The passé composé of "entortiller" is: je ai entortillé, tu as entortillé, il/elle a entortillé, nous avons entortillé, vous avez entortillé, ils/elles ont entortillé.

What is the Imperative of "entortiller"?

The imperative of "entortiller" is: tu entortille, nous entortillons, vous entortillez.