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1 falsare
verità, fatti distort* * *falsare v.tr.1 ( alterare) to distort, to misrepresent, to falsify: falsare i fatti, to alter (o to misrepresent) the facts (o to present the facts in a wrong light); falsare la verità, to distort the truth; uno specchio che falsa l'immagine, a mirror that distorts the image2 ( falsificare) to falsify, to forge; ( moneta) to counterfeit: falsare un documento, to forge a document.* * *[fal'sare]* * *falsare/fal'sare/ [1] -
2 travisare
travisare v.tr. to distort; to misinterpret; to misrepresent: travisare un fatto, to distort (o to twist o to misrepresent) a fact; hai travisato le mie parole, you have distorted (o misinterpreted) my words; travisare il significato di una frase, to distort (o to twist o to alter) the meaning of a sentence.* * *[travi'zare]verbo transitivo to distort, to twist, to misrepresent [affermazione, fatto, verità]* * *travisare/travi'zare/ [1]to distort, to twist, to misrepresent [affermazione, fatto, verità]. -
3 snaturare
snaturare v.tr.1 to pervert the nature of (s.o., sthg.): dottrine che snaturano l'uomo, doctrines which pervert the nature of man2 (fig.) ( alterare) to change, to alter; ( travisare) to distort, to pervert: snaturare un fatto, to misrepresent a fact.◘ snaturarsi v.intr.pron. to degenerate.* * *[znatu'rare]verbo transitivo (alterare) to pervert the nature of; fig. to pervert [ significato]; to misrepresent [ pensiero]* * *snaturare/znatu'rare/ [1] -
4 alterare
alter* * *alterare v.tr.1 to alter, to change; ( cibo) to adulterate; ( lineamenti) to disfigure: questo altera le cose, this alters matters2 ( falsificare) to falsify, to forge, to counterfeit: alterare fatti, to misrepresent (o to distort) facts; alterare una firma, to forge a signature; alterare una moneta, to counterfeit a coin; alterare un testo, to falsify a text; alterare la verità, to twist the truth◘ alterarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 ( mutarsi) to alter, to change; ( andare a male) ( di cibo) to go* bad; ( di latte, burro) to go* sour; ( di merci) to deteriorate, to perish: la sua voce si alterò, his voice changed (o broke)2 ( turbarsi) to be affected; ( arrabbiarsi) to get* angry, to get* worked up, to work oneself up: si altera facilmente, he is easily annoyed; il suo viso si alterò quando mi vide, his face frowned when he saw me.* * *[alte'rare]1. vt1) (fatti, verità) to distort, (registro) to falsify, (qualità, colore) to affect, impair, (alimenti) to adulterate2. vip (alterarsi)1) (alimenti) to go bad o off, (vino) to spoil2) (irritarsi) to get angry, lose one's temper* * *[alte'rare] 1.verbo transitivo2) (falsificare, contraffare) to distort, to corrupt [ testo]; to distort, to slant [storia, fatti]; to distort, to skew [ risultato]; to alter, to disguise [ voce]; to twist [ verità]3) (irritare) to irritate [ persona]2.verbo pronominale alterarsi1) (deteriorarsi) [ cibo] to go* bad, to go* off2) (irritarsi) [ persona] to get* angry* * *alterare/alte'rare/ [1]2 (falsificare, contraffare) to distort, to corrupt [ testo]; to distort, to slant [storia, fatti]; to distort, to skew [ risultato]; to alter, to disguise [ voce]; to twist [ verità]3 (irritare) to irritate [ persona]II alterarsi verbo pronominale1 (deteriorarsi) [ cibo] to go* bad, to go* off2 (irritarsi) [ persona] to get* angry. -
5 mentire
lie* * *mentire v. intr. to lie: si vede che non sai mentire, it's clear you can't tell a lie; mentire spudoratamente, to lie shamelessly; mentite!, you're lying!; mentire a qlcu., to lie to s.o. // mentì a se stesso la gravità della situazione, he deceived himself about the gravity of the situation // se il tuo aspetto non mente, direi che stai benone, unless appearances deceive me, I'd say you are fine // se la fama non mente, if report is true◆ v.tr. (non com.) to falsify, to misrepresent: mentire il vero, to falsify the truth.* * *[men'tire]mentire a qcn. — to lie to sb.
* * *mentire/men'tire/ [3](aus. avere) to lie, to tell* lies (su, riguardo a about); mentire a qcn. to lie to sb.; mentire sapendo di mentire to lie deliberately; non saper mentire to be a bad liar. -
6 snaturare vt
[znatu'rare](intenzioni, idee) to distort, misrepresent -
7 travisare vt
[travi'zare]to distort, misrepresent -
8 snaturare
vt [znatu'rare](intenzioni, idee) to distort, misrepresent -
9 travisare
vt [travi'zare]to distort, misrepresent
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