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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.) retorcer, deformar2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) distorsionar•tr[dɪ'stɔːt]1 (deform - shape, object) deformar; (face) distorsionar; (image) distorsionar, deformar; (sound) distorsionar2 (misrepresent - words, statement) distorsionar, tergiversar; (truth) desfigurar, distorsionardistort [dɪ'stɔrt] vt1) misrepresent: distorsionar, tergiversar2) deform: distorsionar, deformarv.• deformar v.• desfigurar v.• distorsionar (Electrónica) v.• falsear v.• pervertir v.• tergiversar v.• torcer v.• trocar v.dɪ'stɔːrt, dɪ'stɔːta) ( deform) \<\<metal/object\>\> deformarhis face was distorted by o with pain — tenía el rostro crispado del dolor
b) ( Opt) \<\<image/reflection\>\> deformar, distorsionarc) ( Electron) \<\<signal/sound\>\> distorsionard) ( misrepresent) \<\<facts/statement\>\> tergiversar, distorsionar[dɪs'tɔːt]VT [+ shape etc] deformar; [+ sound, image] distorsionar; (fig) [+ judgment] distorsionar; [+ truth] tergiversar* * *[dɪ'stɔːrt, dɪ'stɔːt]a) ( deform) \<\<metal/object\>\> deformarhis face was distorted by o with pain — tenía el rostro crispado del dolor
b) ( Opt) \<\<image/reflection\>\> deformar, distorsionarc) ( Electron) \<\<signal/sound\>\> distorsionard) ( misrepresent) \<\<facts/statement\>\> tergiversar, distorsionar -
2 distort
adj.torcido. (desusado)vt.deformar (shape); distorsionar (sonido); distorsionar, tergiversar (sentido figurado) (meaning, facts) (pt & pp distorted) -
3 tergiversar
tergiversar ( conjugate tergiversar) verbo transitivo to distort, twist
tergiversar vtr (forzar, alterar) to distort: tergiversó los hechos, he distorted the facts
estás tergiversando mis palabras, you are twisting my words ' tergiversar' also found in these entries: Spanish: torcer English: distort - misinterpret - misrepresent - pervert - twist -
4 pervert
1. pə'və:t verb1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) distorsionar, tergiversar2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) pervertir
2. 'pə:və:t noun(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) pervertido- perverted
1 (sexual) pervertido,-a1 (corrupt) pervertir2 (truth, justice) tergiversar, distorsionarpervert [pər'vərt] vt1) distort: pervertir, distorsionar2) corrupt: pervertir, corromperpervert ['pər.vərt] n: pervertido m, -da fn.• apóstata s.f.• pervertido s.m.• renegado s.m.• vicioso s.m.v.• emplear mal v.• estragar v.• malear v.• pervertir v.• torcer v.• viciar v.
I pər'vɜːrt, pə'vɜːta) ( corrupt) pervertir*b) ( misdirect) distorsionar
II 'pɜːrvɜːrt, 'pɜːvɜːtnoun pervertido, -da m,f1. [pǝ'vɜːt]VT1) (=corrupt) pervertir2) (=twist) [+ words] torcer, desvirtuar; [+ facts, truth] distorsionar, tergiversarto pervert the course of justice — (Jur) torcer el curso de la justicia
2.['pɜːvɜːt]N pervertido(-a) m / f* * *
I [pər'vɜːrt, pə'vɜːt]a) ( corrupt) pervertir*b) ( misdirect) distorsionar
II ['pɜːrvɜːrt, 'pɜːvɜːt]noun pervertido, -da m,f -
5 desvirtuar
desvirtuar verbo transitivo to distort, adulterate: ese comunicado desvirtúa la realidad de lo que pasó, that communiqué distorts the actual facts of the incident
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