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1 distort
di'sto:t1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.) fordreie, forvrenge, forvri2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) fordreie, forvanske•fordreie--------forvrengeverb \/dɪˈstɔːt\/1) forvri• her face was distorted by\/with pain2) forvrenge, forvanske3) forvrenge (radiobølge e.l.) -
2 scramble
'skræmbl 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) kravle, kare seg opp/fram2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) hoppe (opp/i), fare av sted3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) løpe om kapp, slåss4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) gjøre uforståelig, kaste om2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) kamp, kappløp- scrambled eggs
- scrambled eggklatre--------streveIsubst. \/ˈskræmbl\/1) (besværlig) klatretur, klatring, kravling2) (vilt) kappløp, rush3) slagsmål, (vill) kamp• have you seen such a scramble for an autograph?4) virvar, røre5) motorcross6) (luftfart, slang) luftkampIIverb \/ˈskræmbl\/1) klatre, kravle, kare seg (opp-\/fremover)2) løpe om kapp, være med i kappløpet, rushe, styrte3) slåss, kives, kappes4) gjøre uklar, gjøre forvirret5) blande (sammen)6) ( telekommunikasjon e.l.) kaste om, forvrengescramble! ( luftfart) på vingene øyeblikkelig!scramble away eller scramble off slurve unna, sluntre unnascramble eggs ( matlaging) lage eggerørescramble for kappes om, slåss om forsøke å raske til segscramble into one's clothes få på seg fillene i en fartscramble through slurve (i)gjennomscramble to one's feet kare seg på bena (i full fart)scramble up eller scramble together raske sammen
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Distort — Dis*tort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distorting}.] 1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body. [1913 Webster] Whose face was distorted with pain. Thackeray.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Distort — Dis*tort , a. [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to twist, distort; dis + torquere to twist. See {Torsion}.] Distorted; misshapen. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distort — UK US /dɪˈstɔːt/ verb [T] ► to change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way: »Governments are able to maintain discriminatory procurement practices which significantly distort … Financial and business terms
distort — [di stôrt′] vt. [< L distortus, pp. of distorquere, distort < dis , intens. + torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to twist out of shape; change the usual or normal shape, form, or appearance of 2. to misrepresent; misstate; pervert [to distort … English World dictionary
distort — I verb bend, camouflage, caricature, change out of recognition, change the face of, conceal, contort, corrupt, deform, disguise, disproportion, dissemble, distorquere, exaggerate, falsify, give a false idea, give a false impression, give a… … Law dictionary
distort — 1580s, from L. distortus, pp. of distorquere to twist different ways, distort, from dis completely + torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)). Related: Distorted; distorting … Etymology dictionary
distort — contort, warp, *deform Analogous words: twist, bend, *curve: disfigure, *deface: *injure, damage, mar, impair: misinterpret, misconstrue (see affirmative verbs at EXPLAIN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
distort — [v] deform; falsify alter, angle, belie, bend, bias, buckle, change, collapse, color, con, contort, crush, curve, deceive, decline, deteriorate, deviate, disfigure, doctor*, fake, fudge*, garble, gnarl, knot, lie, make out like, mangle, melt,… … New thesaurus
distort — ► VERB 1) pull or twist out of shape. 2) give a misleading account of. 3) change the form of (an electrical signal or sound wave) during transmission or amplification. DERIVATIVES distorted adjective distortion noun. ORIGIN Latin distorquere… … English terms dictionary
distort — 01. When people talk about an argument they had, they usually [distort] the truth a bit to make it look like it wasn t their fault. 02. Our television reception is really bad, so the image is quite [distorted]. 03. There s something wrong with… … Grammatical examples in English
distort — [[t]dɪstɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] distorts, distorting, distorted 1) VERB If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way. [V n] The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad... [V n] The minister … English dictionary