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1 torcerse
1 (gen) to twist2 (doblarse) to bend; (madera) to warp3 (ladearse) to become slanted4 MEDICINA to sprain, twist6 figurado (una persona) to go astray7 figurado (empeorar) to take a turn for the worse* * *VPR1) (=retorcerse) to twist; (=doblarse) to bendme torcí el tobillo — I twisted o sprained my ankle
2) (=ladearse)gira el volante que te estás torciendo — turn the steering wheel, you're not driving straight
3) (=ir por mal camino) [persona] to go astray, go off the rails4) (=ir mal) [proyecto] to go off the rails; [proceso, acontecimientos] to take a strange turn5) (=agriarse) [leche] to turn, go off; [vino] to go sour* * *
■torcerse verbo reflexivo
1 (curvarse) to bend
2 (el tobillo, etc) to twist
3 (los planes) to fall through, go wrong
' torcerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ladearse
- tobillo
- torcer
English:
buckle
- curve
- pull
- sprain
- strain
- bend
* * *vpr1. [retorcerse] [cuerpo, cuerda] to twist;torcerse el tobillo to twist one's ankle2. [doblarse] [aguja, alambre] to bend3. [no quedar derecho]me tuerzo al andar/escribir I can't walk/write in a straight line;se ha torcido el cuadro the painting's not straight4. [ir mal] [esperanzas, negocios, día] to go wrong;[persona] to go astray;por si se tuercen las cosas in case things go wrong* * *v/r1 twist, bend;torcerse un pie sprain one’s ankle2 fig: de planes go wrong* * *vr* * *torcerse vb (sufrir una torcedura) to sprain / to twistse torció el tobillo she sprained her ankle / she twisted her ankle
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