torcerse

torcerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to twist

2 (doblarse) to bend; (madera) to warp

3 (ladearse) to become slanted

4 MEDICINA to sprain, twist

5 figurado (plan) to fall through

6 figurado (una persona) to go astray

7 figurado (empeorar) to take a turn for the worse

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VPR

1) (=retorcerse) to twist; (=doblarse) to bend

me 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

usa papel rayado para no torcerse escribiendo — use ruled paper so you write straight

3) (=ir por mal camino) [persona] to go astray, go off the rails

4) (=ir mal) [proyecto] to go off the rails; [proceso, acontecimientos] to take a strange turn

5) (=agriarse) [leche] to turn, go off; [vino] to go sour

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■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

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vpr

1. [retorcerse] [cuerpo, cuerda] to twist;

torcerse el tobillo to twist one's ankle

2. [doblarse] [aguja, alambre] to bend

3. [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 straight

4. [ir mal] [esperanzas, negocios, día] to go wrong;

[persona] to go astray;

por si se tuercen las cosas in case things go wrong

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torcerse

v/r

1 twist, bend;

torcerse un pie sprain one’s ankle

2 fig : de planes go wrong

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vr

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torcerse vb (sufrir una torcedura) to sprain / to twist

se torció el tobillo she sprained her ankle / she twisted her ankle