- torcido
- adj.1 twisted, crooked, bent, bending.2 ill-starred.3 crooked, twisted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: torcer.* * *torcido► adjetivo1 (que no es recto) twisted2 (madera) warped; (metal) bent3 (ladeado) slanted, crooked, lopsided■ el cuadro está torcido the painting is crooked4 MEDICINA sprained, strained5 figurado (mente etc) twisted* * *(f. - torcida)adj.twisted* * *1. ADJ1) (=no derecho) [nariz, línea] crooked; (=doblado) [palo, alambre] bent
el cuadro está torcido — the picture is not straight, the picture is crooked
llevaba el sombrero algo torcido — he had his hat on not quite straight
2) (=taimado) devious, crooked3) And, CAm, Caribe (=desgraciado) unlucky2.SM (=acto) [de seda] twist* * *-da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] (con respecto a otra cosa) crookedtiene la nariz torcida — he has a crooked nose
llevas la falda torcida — your skirt's twisted
el cuadro está torcido — the picture isn't straight
b) (curvo) benttiene la columna torcida — she has curvature of the spine
tiene las piernas torcidas — (para adentro) he is knock-kneed; (para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) <intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex. It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex. Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *-da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] (con respecto a otra cosa) crookedtiene la nariz torcida — he has a crooked nose
llevas la falda torcida — your skirt's twisted
el cuadro está torcido — the picture isn't straight
b) (curvo) benttiene la columna torcida — she has curvature of the spine
tiene las piernas torcidas — (para adentro) he is knock-kneed; (para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) <intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *torcido -daadjectiveA1 [ ESTAR] (con respecto a otra cosa) crookedle quedó la nariz torcida he was left with a crooked nosetiene la boca torcida he has a twisted mouthllevas la falda torcida your skirt's twisted, your skirt isn't straightel cuadro está torcido the picture isn't straight, the picture is on a slant o is askewla planta creció torcida the plant grew crooked o lopsidedte has hecho la raya torcida your part (AmE) o (BrE) parting isn't straight2 (curvo) bentun alambre/palo torcido a bent wire/sticktiene la columna torcida she has curvature of the spinetiene las piernas torcidas (para adentro) he is knock-kneed; (para afuera) he is bowleggedB ‹intenciones› devious, crookedel hijo menor le salió torcido his youngest son didn't turn out at all as he had hoped* * *
Del verbo torcer: (conjugate torcer)
torcido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
torcer
torcido
torcer (conjugate torcer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹cuerpo› to twist;
‹cabeza› to turn;◊ me torció el brazo she twisted my arm
2 ‹esquina› to turn
3 ‹curso/rumbo› to change
verbo intransitivo (girar) [persona/vehículo] to turn;
[camino] to bend, curve
torcerse verbo pronominal
1 ‹tobillo/muñeca› to sprain
2 [madera/viga] to warp
torcido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]a) (con respecto a otra cosa) crooked;◊ tiene la nariz torcida he has a crooked nose;
llevas la falda torcida your skirt's twistedb) (curvo) bent;◊ una rama torcida a bent branch;
tiene las piernas torcidas (para adentro) he is knock-kneed;
(para afuera) he is bowlegged
2 ‹intenciones› devious, crooked
torcer
I verbo transitivo
1 (curvar) to bend
2 (retorcer) to twist: me he torcido el tobillo, I've twisted my ankle
3 (tergiversar) to twist
II verbo transitivo & vi (girar) to turn: tuerce a la izquierda, turn left
torcido,-a adj (curvo) bent
1 (retorcido) twisted
2 (un cuadro, la corbata, etc) crooked
'torcido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcer
- torcida
- chueco
English:
bandy
- bent
- crooked
- gnarled
- skew-whiff
- squint
- straighten out
- strained
- twist
- askew
- awry
- cockeyed
- lop
- uneven
* * *torcido, -a adj1. [no derecho] [cuello, cable] twisted;[nariz] bent;llevas la corbata torcida your tie's not straight;ese cuadro está torcido that picture's not straight;la rueda de la bicicleta está torcida the bicycle wheel is bent;te ha salido un nueve torcido that nine has come out a bit crooked;me miró con el gesto torcido she frowned at me2. [doblado] [clavo, alambre] bent3. [retorcido] [intención] twisted;[interpretación] mistaken4. Guat [desafortunado] unfortunate* * *torcidoadj twisted, bent* * *torcido, -da adj1) : twisted, crooked2) : devious* * *torcido adj1. (línea) crooked2. (cuadro, corbata) not straightel cuadro está torcido the picture isn't straight3. (alambre) bent
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.