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1 distorting mirror
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2 distort
transitive verb1) verzerren; [Schmerz, Krankheit:] entstellen2) (misrepresent) entstellt od. verzerrt wiedergeben; verdrehen [Worte, Wahrheit]* * *[di'sto:t]1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.)2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.)•- academic.ru/21332/distortion">distortion* * *dis·tort[dɪˈstɔ:t, AM -ɔ:rt]vt usu passive1. (out of shape)▪ to \distort sth etw verzerrento \distort sound den Ton verzerren2. ( fig)to \distort the facts/a statement/the truth die Tatsachen/eine Aussage/die Wahrheit verdrehento \distort history/a result die Geschichte/ein Ergebnis verfälschen* * *[dɪ'stɔːt]1. vtverzerren (ALSO PHYS); truth, words verdrehen; reality, history verzerrt darstellen; facts verzerrt darstellen, verdrehen; judgement trüben, beeinträchtigen2. viverzerrt werden* * *distort [dıˈstɔː(r)t] v/t1. verdrehen, verbiegen, verrenken2. das Gesicht etc verzerren:distorting mirror Vexier-, Zerrspiegel m3. TECH verdrehen, verwinden, verspannen, verzerren4. Tatsachen etc verdrehen, entstellen, verzerren* * *transitive verb1) verzerren; [Schmerz, Krankheit:] entstellen2) (misrepresent) entstellt od. verzerrt wiedergeben; verdrehen [Worte, Wahrheit]* * *v.verdrehen v.verzerren v.
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