How the word "se tortiller" is translated into English
Arrête de te tortiller sur ta chaise !
[aʁɛt də tə tɔʁtije syʁ ta ʃɛz !]
Stop squirming in your chair!
Le bébé se tortillait pendant qu'on l'habillait.
[lə bebe sə tɔʁtilɛ pɑ̃dɑ̃ kɔ̃ labilɛ.]
The baby was wriggling while we were dressing him.
Pourquoi tu te tortilles comme ça, tu as mal ?
[puʁkwa ty tə tɔʁtij kɔm sa, ty a mal ?]
Why are you squirming like that, are you in pain?
"se tortiller" is in the lesson "Verbs 18" (Level 30), along with 11 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.