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1 contorsionado
• contorted• twisted -
2 desencajado
• contorted• dislocated• out of joint -
3 retorcido
• contorted• screwed• twisted• twisty -
4 morrena dislocada
contorted till; dislocated moraine; disturbation till -
5 morrena moldurada
contorted till; dislocated moraine; disturbation till -
6 crispar
v.1 to set on edge (los nervios).este trabajo me crispa los nervios this work sets my nerves on edge2 to tense, to nettle, to irritate, to jar on.* * *1 ANATOMÍA to contract, tense1 ANATOMÍA to contract, tense2 figurado (irritarse) to get annoyed, get angry\crispar los nervios a alguien figurado to get on somebody's nerves* * *1. VT1) [+ músculo] to cause to twitch, cause to contract2) (=enfadar)crispar a algn — * to annoy sb intensely, really get on sb's nerves *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( contraer)con la expresión crispada por el dolor — his face tensed/contorted with pain
b) ( exasperar) to infuriate2.me crispa los nervios — it really irritates me o gets on my nerves
* * *= grate on.Ex. His personality, furthermore, appeared to grate on the average television viewer.----* crisparse = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( contraer)con la expresión crispada por el dolor — his face tensed/contorted with pain
b) ( exasperar) to infuriate2.me crispa los nervios — it really irritates me o gets on my nerves
* * *= grate on.Ex: His personality, furthermore, appeared to grate on the average television viewer.
* crisparse = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* * *crispar [A1 ]vt1(contraer): con la expresión crispada por el dolor his face tensed/contorted with pain2 (exasperar) to infuriateme crispan sus estúpidas bromas his stupid jokes infuriate o really annoy o really irritate metiene una risa que me crispa los nervios her laugh really irritates me o gets on my nerves, her laugh sets my nerves jangling o jars on me1 «rostro/expresión» to tense upsintió que se le crispaba el rostro she felt the muscles of her face tense up2 «persona» to get irritated* * *
crispar ( conjugate crispar) verbo transitivoa) ( contraer):◊ con la expresión crispada por el dolor his face tensed/contorted with pain
◊ me crispa los nervios it really irritates me o gets on my nerves
crisparse verbo pronominal [rostro/expresión] to tense up;
[ persona] to get irritated
crispar verbo transitivo
1 to make tense
2 (irritar) to annoy, infuriate
♦ Locuciones: crispar los nervios, irritate: su actitud me crispa los nervios, his attitude sets my nerves on edge
* * *♦ vt1. [nervios] to set on edge;este trabajo me crispa los nervios this work sets my nerves on edge;su actitud crispa a los que la rodean her attitude gets on the nerves of everyone around her2. [músculos] to tense;[puño] to clench* * *v/t irritate;crisparle a alguien los nervios get on s.o.’s nerves* * *crispar vt1) : to cause to contract2) : to irritate, to set on edgeeso me crispa: that gets on my nerves -
7 desencajado
adj.1 contorted.2 dislocated, out of joint.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desencajar.* * *1→ link=desencajar desencajar► adjetivo1 (desunido) out of place, out of joint* * *ADJ [cara] twisted, contorted; [mandíbula] dislocated; [ojos] wild* * *- da adjetivoa) < pieza> out of positionb) <mandíbula/rótula> dislocatedc) ( alterado) shaken* * *- da adjetivoa) < pieza> out of positionb) <mandíbula/rótula> dislocatedc) ( alterado) shaken* * *desencajado -da1 ‹pieza› out of positionel cajón está desencajado the drawer is off its runnersel eje quedó desencajado the shaft was pushed ( o knocked etc) out of position2 ‹mandíbula/rótula› dislocated3 (alterado) shakenllegó desencajado he was shaken when he arrivedme dio la noticia con el rostro desencajado he looked shaken when he told me the news* * *
Del verbo desencajar: ( conjugate desencajar)
desencajado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desencajado
desencajar
desencajado◊ -da adjetivo
desencajar ( conjugate desencajar) verbo transitivoa) (Mec) to knock out of position
desencajarse verbo pronominala) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of positionb) [mandíbula/rótula] to become/get dislocated
desencajado,-a adjetivo
1 (fuera de lugar, mal colocado) (un hueso) out of joint
(una puerta) off its hinges
(una pieza) out of position
2 (rostro) contorted, distorted
desencajar vtr (pieza) to free, knock out of position
(hueso) to dislocate
' desencajado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descompuesta
- descompuesto
- desencajada
* * *desencajado, -a adj1. [mal ajustado] [mecanismo, pieza] out of position;[hueso, mandíbula] dislocated;el cajón está desencajado the drawer is off its runners;la puerta está desencajada the door isn't on its hinges properly2. [rostro] contorted;tenía el semblante desencajado por el miedo his face was contorted with fear;el corredor cruzó la meta con el rostro desencajado the runner was grimacing as he crossed the finishing line -
8 desfigurado
adj.disfigured, misshapen, deformed, distorted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desfigurar.* * *1→ link=desfigurar desfigurar► adjetivo1 (persona) disfigured2 (estatua etc) defaced* * *ADJ [persona] disfigured; [sonido, voz, sentido, realidad] distorted; [foto] blurred* * *- da adjetivo disfigured* * *= disfigured, defaced.Ex. In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.* * *- da adjetivo disfigured* * *= disfigured, defaced.Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.
Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.* * *desfigurado -dadisfiguredquedó desfigurado he was left disfiguredlos miraba con el rostro desfigurado por el terror he stared at them, his face contorted with terrortiene las facciones desfiguradas por la hinchazón the swelling has distorted his features* * *
Del verbo desfigurar: ( conjugate desfigurar)
desfigurado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desfigurado
desfigurar
desfigurado◊ -da adjetivo
disfigured
desfigurar ( conjugate desfigurar) verbo transitivo
1 [quemaduras/cicatriz] ‹ persona› to disfigure
2 ‹ hechos› to distort, twist;
‹ realidad› to distort
desfigurar verbo transitivo
1 (deformar físicamente) to disfigure
2 (alterar, distorsionar) to distort: el espejo desfiguraba sus facciones, the mirror distorted her features
* * *desfigurado, -a adjdisfigured;el accidente lo dejó desfigurado the accident left him disfigured;el rostro desfigurado por el pánico her face contorted with o in panic -
9 demudar
v.1 to change, to alter.2 to turn pale.* * *1 (gen) to change, alter1 (palidecer) to turn pale2 (alterarse) to change one's expression* * *1.VT [+ rostro] to change, alter2.See:* * *1.2.tenía el rostro demudado por el dolor — her face was distorted by o contorted with pain
demudarse v pronse le demudó la expresión/el rostro al verla entrar — his expression changed when he saw her come in
* * *1.2.tenía el rostro demudado por el dolor — her face was distorted by o contorted with pain
demudarse v pronse le demudó la expresión/el rostro al verla entrar — his expression changed when he saw her come in
* * *demudar [A1 ]vt‹expresión› to alter, changetenía el rostro demudado por el dolor her face was distorted by o contorted with pain«rostro/expresión/persona»: se le demudó la expresión/quedó demudado al verla entrar his expression changed when he saw her come in* * *♦ vtto change, to alter;la noticia le demudó el rostro her expression changed when she heard the news* * ** * *demudar vt: to change, to alter -
10 contraer
v.1 to contract.La máquina contrajo las palancas The machine contracted the levers.Ella contrajo un servicio She contracted=agreed to a service.Ella contrajo todos sus músculos She contracted all her muscles.Las gotas contrajeron sus pupilas The drops contracted her pupils.2 to acquire (vicio, costumbre).3 to catch.Contraje paperas hace un mes I caught the mumps a month ago.4 to incur in, to fall into.Contrajo una deuda tremenda She incurred in an enormous debt.5 to shorten, to abbreviate, to abridge, to condense.Contraje tu ensayo por estética I shortened your essay for aesthetics.* * *1 (encoger) to contract2 (enfermedad) to catch4 LINGÚÍSTICA to contract1 (encogerse) to contract\contraer matrimonio con alguien to marry somebodycontraer obligaciones to enter into obligations* * *verb1) to contract2) catch•* * *1. VT1) [+ enfermedad] to contract frm, catch2) [+ compromiso] to make, take on; [+ obligación] to take on, contract frm; [+ deuda, crédito] to incur, contract frmcontrajo parentesco con la familia real — frm she married into the royal family
3) [+ costumbre] to get into, acquire frm4) [+ músculo, nervio] to contracttenía el rostro contraído por el dolor — his face was contorted o twisted with pain
5) [+ metal, objeto] to cause to contract2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)a) < enfermedad> to contract (frml), to catchb) <obligación/deudas> to contract (frml); < compromiso> to makec) < matrimonio>contrajo matrimonio con doña Eva Sáenz — he married o (frml) contracted (a) marriage with Eva Sáenz
2)a) < músculo> to contract, tighten; <facciones/cara> to contortb) <metal/material> to cause... to contract2.contraerse v pron to contract* * *= contract, crick.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.----* contraer multa = incur + fine.* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)a) < enfermedad> to contract (frml), to catchb) <obligación/deudas> to contract (frml); < compromiso> to makec) < matrimonio>contrajo matrimonio con doña Eva Sáenz — he married o (frml) contracted (a) marriage with Eva Sáenz
2)a) < músculo> to contract, tighten; <facciones/cara> to contortb) <metal/material> to cause... to contract2.contraerse v pron to contract* * *= contract, crick.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.
Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.* contraer multa = incur + fine.* contraer un acuerdo = contract + agreement.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* * *vtA ( frml)1 ‹enfermedad› to contract ( frml), to catchcontraer un compromiso to make a commitment3 ‹matrimonio›a la edad de 30 años contrajo matrimonio con doña Eva Sáenz at the age of 30 he married o ( frml) contracted (a) marriage with Eva Sáenzal casarse contrajo parentesco con la familia más rica de la localidad he married into the wealthiest family in the areaB1 ‹músculo› to contract, tighten, tauten; ‹facciones› to contortcon la cara contraída en una mueca de dolor his face contorted into a grimace of pain, his face screwed up with painel miedo le contraía las entrañas his stomach muscles contracted o tightened with fear2 ‹metal/material› to cause … to contract, make … contract1 «músculo» to contractsintió contraerse el corazón ante tan triste espectáculo he felt his heart contract at that pitiful sight ( liter)2 ( Fís) «metal/material/cuerpo» to contract* * *
contraer ( conjugate contraer) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
‹ compromiso› to make;
2
‹facciones/cara› to contortb) ‹metal/material› to cause … to contract
contraerse verbo pronominal
to contract
contraer verbo transitivo
1 to contract
2 (enfermedad) to catch
3 frml contraer matrimonio, to marry [con, -]
' contraer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
matrimonio
- crispar
- deuda
- enfermedad
English:
contract
- debt
- develop
- incur
- contort
- heavily
- risk
- under
* * *♦ vt1. [enfermedad] to catch, to contract2. [vicio, costumbre, deuda, obligación] to acquire3.contraer matrimonio (con) to get married (to)4. [material] to cause to contract5. [músculo] to contract* * *<part contraido> v/t1 contract2 músculo tighten3:contraer matrimonio marry* * *contraer {81} vt1) : to contract (a disease)2) : to establish by contractcontraer matrimonio: to get married3) : to tighten, to contract* * * -
11 desencajarse
1 (desunirse) to come apart, come loose* * *VPR [cara] to become distorted o contorted; [ojos] to look wild* * *(v.) = work + looseEx. The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.* * *(v.) = work + looseEx: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
* * *
■desencajarse verbo reflexivo
1 (pieza) to come out
(hueso) to become dislocated
2 (el rostro) to become distorted
' desencajarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desencajar
* * *vpr1. [desajustarse] [piezas, mecanismo] to come out of place;[hueso] to dislocate;se le ha desencajado la mandíbula he's dislocated his jaw;el cajón se ha desencajado the drawer has come off its runners;la puerta se ha desencajado the door doesn't fit properly in its frame2. [rostro] to become contorted, to contort* * *v/r1 de pieza come out2:se le ha desencajado la mandíbula he has dislocated his jaw -
12 descompuesto
adj.1 out of order, bad, broken, busted.2 rotten, flyblown, decomposed, fly-blown.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descomponer.* * *1→ link=descomponer descomponer► adjetivo1 (podrido) decomposed, decayed, rotten2 (estropeado) out of order, broken down3 figurado (alterado) upset4 figurado (atrevido) insolent, impudent\estar descompuesto,-a to have diarrhoea (US diarrhea)* * *1.PP de descomponer2. ADJ1) (=estropeado) esp Méx [reloj] broken; [motor] broken down; [sistema] disorganized, chaotic; [cuarto] untidy; [aspecto] slovenly2) (Med)estar descompuesto — to have diarrhoea o (EEUU) diarrhea
3) [cifra] decomposed4) [roca] loose5) (=alterado) [rostro] distorted6) [persona] (=descarado) brazen, forward; (=furioso) angryponerse descompuesto — to get angry, lose one's composure
7) LAm * (=medio borracho) tipsy* * *- ta adjetivo2) < expresión> changed, altered3) (esp AmL) [estar] <máquina/aparato> broken; < teléfono> out of order4)a) ( indispuesto)b) ( del estómago)está descompuesto — he has diarrhea*/an upset stomach
* * *= rotting.Ex. He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.----* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* * *- ta adjetivo2) < expresión> changed, altered3) (esp AmL) [estar] <máquina/aparato> broken; < teléfono> out of order4)a) ( indispuesto)b) ( del estómago)está descompuesto — he has diarrhea*/an upset stomach
* * *= rotting.Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* * *descompuesto -taA ‹alimento› rotten, decomposed ( frml); ‹cadáver› decomposedB ‹expresión› changed, alteredtenía el rostro descompuesto he looked very upsetC( esp AmL) ‹máquina/aparato› había varios coches descompuestos en la carretera on the road there were several cars which had broken downla lavadora/radio está descompuesta the washing machine/radio is brokenel teléfono está descompuesto the telephone is out of orderD1(indispuesto): se pasó los primeros meses del embarazo descompuesta she felt queasy o sick o nauseous for the first months of the pregnancy2(del estómago): está descompuesto he has an upset stomach/diarrhea** * *
Del verbo descomponer: ( conjugate descomponer)
descompuesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
descomponer
descompuesto
descomponer ( conjugate descomponer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹alimento/cadáver› to rot, cause … to decompose o rot
2 (esp AmL) ‹máquina/aparato› to break;
‹ peinado› to mess up
3 ‹ persona›
descomponerse verbo pronominal
1 [ luz] to split;
[ sustancia] to break down, separate
2 [cadáver/alimento] to rot, decompose (frml)
3 (esp AmL) [máquina/aparato] to break down
4 [ persona] ( sentir malestar) to feel sick;
( del estómago) to have an attack of diarrhea( conjugate diarrhea)
6 (CS) [ tiempo] to become unsettled;
[ día] to cloud over
descompuesto◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ‹ alimento› rotten, decomposed (frml);
‹ cadáver› decomposed
2 ‹ expresión› changed, altered
3 (esp AmL) [estar] ‹máquina/aparato› broken;
‹ teléfono› out of order
4
( del estómago) to have diarrhea( conjugate diarrhea)/an upset stomach
descomponer verbo transitivo
1 (dividir) to break up, split
2 (pudrir) to rot, decompose
3 (poner nervioso) to get on sb's nerves
4 (el rostro) to distort
descompuesto,-a adjetivo
1 (podrido) rotten, decomposed
2 (desencajado) contorted, distorted
3 fam (con diarrea) having diarrhoea, US diarrhea
' descompuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descompuesta
- podrido
English:
bilious
- broken-down
- order
- upset
* * *descompuesto, -a♦ participiover descomponer♦ adj1. [putrefacto] [fruta, comida] rotten;[cadáver] decomposed2. [alterado] [rostro] distorted, twisted4. Andes, CAm, PRico [borracho] tipsy5. Méx, RP [averiado] [máquina] out of order;[vehículo] broken down;mi moto está descompuesta my motorbike has broken down* * *I part → descomponerII adj2 persona upset3 L.Am.tipsy4 L.Am.máquina broken down* * *descompuesto, -ta adj1) : broken down, out of order2) : rotten, decomposed -
13 desencajar
v.1 to knock out of place (mecanismo, piezas) (sin querer).2 to unjam.3 to unhinge, to disarrange.El golpe desencajó la puerta The blow unhinged the door.4 to dislocate, to luxate, to dislodge.El golpe desencajó mi hombro The blow luxated my shoulder.5 to fail to fit in, to fail to match.Elsa desencajó al llegar Elsa failed to fit in when she arrived.* * *1 (desunir) to take apart, disjoint1 (desunirse) to come apart, come loose* * *1. VT1) (Anat) [+ hueso] to throw out of joint; [+ mandíbula] to dislocate2) (Mec) to disconnect, disengage2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Mec) to knock out of positionb) <mandíbula/rótula> to dislocate2.desencajarse v prona) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of positionb) mandíbula/rótula to become/get dislocated* * *= dislocate.Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.----* desencajarse = work + loose.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Mec) to knock out of positionb) <mandíbula/rótula> to dislocate2.desencajarse v prona) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of positionb) mandíbula/rótula to become/get dislocated* * *= dislocate.Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.
* desencajarse = work + loose.* * *desencajar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pieza›el choque desencajó la junta the smash jolted ( o pushed etc) the joint out of its socket o out of positiondesencajó el cajón de una patada he kicked the drawer and it came off its runners2 ‹mandíbula/rótula› to dislocate1 «pieza» to come out of position, be knocked ( o pulled etc) out of position2 «mandíbula/rótula» to become/get dislocated* * *
desencajar ( conjugate desencajar) verbo transitivoa) (Mec) to knock out of position
desencajarse verbo pronominala) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of positionb) [mandíbula/rótula] to become/get dislocated
desencajar vtr (pieza) to free, knock out of position
(hueso) to dislocate
* * *♦ vt1. [desajustar] [sin querer] to knock out of place;[intencionadamente] to take apart; [hueso] to dislocate;has desencajado el cajón you've knocked the drawer off its runners;el viento desencajó las ventanas/puertas the wind jammed the windows/doors in their frames* * *v/t2 mandíbula dislocate* * *desencajar vt1) : to dislocate2) : to disconnect, to disengage -
14 distorsionar
v.to distort.Su inseguridad distorsionó los hechos His insecurity distorted the facts.El golpe distorsionó la pared The blow distorted the wall.* * *1 to distort* * *verb* * *VT to distort* * *verbo transitivo to distort* * *= distort, pervert.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.Ex. Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.* * *verbo transitivo to distort* * *= distort, pervert.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.* * *distorsionar [A1 ]vt1 ( Tec) to distort2 ‹verdad/realidad› to distort, twisttiene una imagen distorsionada de la realidad she has a distorted view of realitytenía la cara distorsionada por el dolor her face was contorted with pain* * *
distorsionar ( conjugate distorsionar) verbo transitivo
to distort
distorsionar verbo transitivo to distort, deform: está distorsionando la realidad, she's distorting the truth
' distorsionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfigurar
- falsificar
- pervertir
English:
bend
- distort
- misrepresent
- twist
* * *distorsionar vt1. [imágenes, sonidos] to distort2. [palabras] to twist;[hechos, realidad] to distort, to misrepresent;la prensa distorsionó los hechos the press distorted o misrepresented the facts* * *v/t1 verdad distort2 MED sprain* * *distorsionar vt: to distort -
15 retorcido
adj.1 twisted, contorted, twisty, screwed.2 sickly obsessed.3 devious.4 circumvolute.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retorcer.* * *1→ link=retorcer retorcer► adjetivo1 figurado twisted* * *ADJ1) [estilo] involved2) [método, persona, mente] devious* * *- da adjetivo <persona/mente> twisted, devious; <estilo/argumento> convoluted, involved; ver tb retorcer* * *= warped, perverse, twisted.Ex. This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. He gave a twisted, rather foolish smile, and continued talking.* * *- da adjetivo <persona/mente> twisted, devious; <estilo/argumento> convoluted, involved; ver tb retorcer* * *= warped, perverse, twisted.Ex: This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: He gave a twisted, rather foolish smile, and continued talking.* * *retorcido -da1 ‹persona/mente› twisted, devious* * *
Del verbo retorcer: ( conjugate retorcer)
retorcido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
retorcer
retorcido
retorcer ( conjugate retorcer) verbo transitivo
to twist
retorcerse verbo pronominal
1
c) [ persona]:
See Also→ risa
2 ( refl) ‹ manos› to wring
retorcido
‹estilo/argumento› convoluted, involved
retorcer verbo transitivo
1 (una cuerda, un brazo, etc) to twist
2 (ropa) to wring (out)
3 (las palabras) to twist
retorcido,-a adjetivo
1 fam (un lenguaje o estilo) involved, convoluted
2 fam pey (una persona) twisted, devious: tiene una mente retorcida, she has a twisted mind
' retorcido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retorcida
- sinuosa
- sinuoso
- torcida
- torcido
- morboso
English:
gnarled
- perverse
- twisted
- warped
* * *retorcido, -a adj1. [torcido] [brazo, alambre] twisted;[ropa] wrung out2. [estilo, lenguaje] involved, convoluted3. [enrevesado] devious;¿por qué eres siempre tan retorcido? why do you always have to be so devious?4. [malintencionado] twisted, warped* * *adj figtwisted -
16 cucho
adj.crooked, twisted, contorted, bent.m.1 hunchback; (Mex.) limbless. (Central America)2 puss. (Southern Cone)pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cuchar.* * *I IIcucho, -aSM / F1) CAm (=jorobado) hunchback2) Méx (=manco) limbless person3) Cono Sur (=gato) pussIII* ADJ Méx (=deprimido) gloomy, depressed* * *I II- cha masculino, femenino1) (Col fam)b) ( profesor) teacherc) ( viejecito) (m) old guy (colloq); (f) old girl (colloq)2) (Chi fam) ( gato) puss (colloq)* * *I II- cha masculino, femenino1) (Col fam)b) ( profesor) teacherc) ( viejecito) (m) old guy (colloq); (f) old girl (colloq)2) (Chi fam) ( gato) puss (colloq)* * *1(con labio leporino): es cucho he has a harelipmasculine, feminine2 (profesor) teacher3 (viejecito) ( masculine) old guy ( colloq), old codger ( colloq); ( feminine) old girl ( colloq), old biddy ( colloq)hacerse el cucho to play dumb ( colloq)* * *
cucho◊ - cha sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Col fam)
( madre) mom (AmE colloq), mum (BrE colloq)
(f) old girl (colloq)
2 (Chi fam) ( gato) puss (colloq)
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17 gandalla
adj.crooked, contorted, bent, skewed.f. & m.1 lout, boor, churl.2 good-for-nothing, do-nothing, ne'er-do-well.* * ** * ** * *2 (sinvergüenza) good-for-nothing ( before n)1 (persona deshonesta) crook ( colloq)* * *
gandalla sustantivo masculino y femenino (Méx fam) ( persona deshonesta) crook (colloq);
( sinvergüenza) swine (colloq)
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English:
lout
* * *gandalla nmfMéx Fam1. [sinvergüenza] swine2. [deshonesto] crook -
18 desfigurarse
1 (descomponerse) to become distorted* * *vprto become disfigured;se le desfiguró el cuerpo his body was disfigured;se le desfiguró la cara al ver al asesino her face contorted when she saw the killer -
19 descompuesta
descompuesto,-a adjetivo
1 (podrido) rotten, decomposed
2 (desencajado) contorted, distorted
3 fam (con diarrea) having diarrhoea, US diarrhea
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20 desencajada
desencajado,-a adjetivo
1 (fuera de lugar, mal colocado) (un hueso) out of joint
(una puerta) off its hinges
(una pieza) out of position
2 (rostro) contorted, distorted
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