desfigurar

v.

to disfigure (rostro, cuerpo).

El calor deformó el plástico The heat deformed the plastic.

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desfigurar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cara) to disfigure

2 (estatua etc) to deface

3 figurado (realidad, hechos, etc) to distort

► verbo pronominal desfigurarse

1 (descomponerse) to become distorted

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VT

1) (=transformar) [+ cara] to disfigure; [+ cuerpo] to deform; [+ cuadro, monumento] to deface; [+ voz, sonido] to distort, disguise; [+ sentido] to twist; [+ suceso] to misrepresent

una cicatriz le desfigura la cara — his face is disfigured by a scar

la niebla lo desfigura todo — the fog makes everything look strange

2) (Fot) to blur

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verbo transitivo

1) <persona> to disfigure

las quemaduras le desfiguraron el rostro — the burns disfigured his face

la sombra le desfiguraba las facciones — the shadow distorted her features

2) <hechos> to distort, twist; <realidad> to distort

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= misrepresent, deface, disfigure.

Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.

Ex. Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.

Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.

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verbo transitivo

1) <persona> to disfigure

las quemaduras le desfiguraron el rostro — the burns disfigured his face

la sombra le desfiguraba las facciones — the shadow distorted her features

2) <hechos> to distort, twist; <realidad> to distort

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= misrepresent, deface, disfigure.

Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.

Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.

Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.

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desfigurar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona› to disfigure

las quemaduras le desfiguraron el rostro the burns disfigured him

ese maquillaje la desfigura she looks hideous with that makeup on

la sombra le desfiguraba las facciones the shadow distorted her features

los hoteles han desfigurado la costa the hotels have disfigured o completely ruined the coastline

B ‹hechos› to distort, twist; ‹realidad› to distort

■ desfigurarse

v pron

(refl):

se le desfiguró la cara en el accidente his face was disfigured in the accident

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desfigurar (conjugate desfigurar) verbo transitivo
1 [quemaduras/cicatriz] ‹persona› to disfigure
2 ‹hechos› to distort, twist;
‹realidad› to distort
desfigurar verbo transitivo
1 (deformar físicamente) to disfigure
2 (alterar, distorsionar) to distort: el espejo desfiguraba sus facciones, the mirror distorted her features
'desfigurar' also found in these entries:
English:
deface
- disfigure

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desfigurar

♦ vt

1. [aspecto físico] to disfigure;

el accidente le desfiguró la cara his face was disfigured in the accident;

el espeso humo desfiguraba las siluetas de los bomberos the thick smoke blurred the outline of the firemen's figures;

los chalets adosados han desfigurado el viejo pueblo the semi-detached houses have ruined the look of the old town

2. [realidad, verdad] to distort

♦ See also the pronominal verb desfigurarse

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desfigurar

v/t disfigure

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desfigurar vt

1) : to disfigure, to mar

2) : to distort, to misrepresent