La Palabra Del Dia: "torcer"
torcer ( tohr-sehr' )
verb ( to twist, to bend )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
Examples:
1. Tuve que torcerle el brazo a mi esposo para que fuera a la ópera.
I had to twist my husband's arm so that he would go to the opera.
2. No tuerzas mis palabras. Sabes lo que quise decir.
Don't twist my words. You know what I meant.
Notes:
As a reflexive verb, "torcerse" means "to twist" or "to sprain (a limb)."
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La muchacha torció el gesto cuando se fue.
The girl made a face when he left.
Hay un proverbio: El árbol que nace torcido jamás su tronco endereza.
There is a proverb: The tree which is born twisted never straightens his trunk-
Me torcí un dedo arreglando la bici.
I hurt (twisted) my finger trying to mend my bike.
Se ha torcido el cuello jugando a rugby.
He hurt his neck playing rugby.
Se torció el tobillo.
He sprained his ankle.
Detenido por exceso de velocidad, el hombre se torció al caminar y se le dio una multa por conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol.
Stopped for speeding, the man couldn't walk in a straight line and was given a ticket for driving under the influence of alcohol.
The case was very difficult, but Lucia, like every good lawyer, turned all the arguments of her opponents in her favor.
El caso fue muy dificil, pero Lucia, como cada buena abogada, torció a su favor todos los argumentos de sus contrarios.
El vocablo torcer también se puede utilizar como la palabra girar que significa "dar una vuelta mientras conducir" por ejemplo .. mientras manejar mi moto nueva mi leo torció de repente y por eso me caí a la carretera .. y hasta hoy me duele mi trasero
The word torcer canmalso be used likem "girar" which means to turn while driving ..for example while driving my new bike, Leo took a sharp turn all of a sudden and I fell down on the road and my hips and back hurt till date .. hehe
La torre torcida de Taipei está inspirada en la doble hélice de la estructura del ADN.
The twisted tower of Taipei is inspired by the double helix of the DNA structure.
A veces es mejor dar el brazo a torcer porque si no lo hacemos vamos a perder lo que sea que podríamos hacer.
Sometimes it's best just to give in because if we don't we are going to lose, whatever we might do..
La forma reflexiva de este verbo se puede utilizar a significar "hacerse un esguince en algún parte del cuerpo como tobillo o muñeca etc."
The reflexive form of this verb can also be used to mean "to sprain some body part like ankle, wrist etc."
Por ejemplo .. se torció mi tobillo al saltar sobre Leo ..
For example .. my ankle sprained while jumping over Leo .. hehe
Torcí el tornillo con el destornillador, pero no pude moverlo. Tuve que usar otra herramienta.
I twisted the screw with the screwdriver, but I couldn't move it. I had to use another tool.
Cuando él contó la historia, torció los hechos para parecer más valiente y fuerte que estaba en verdad.
When he told the story he twisted the facts in order to appear more brave and strong than he actually was .
No es una buena idea jugar al beer pong sobre una mesa de madera porque la madera puede torcerse si alguien no limpia los derrames, y con frecuencia hacia el final del juego, todos son están suficientemente borrachos que nadie limpia nada.
It is not a good idea to play beer pong on a wood table, because the wood can warp if no one cleans up the spills, and frequently towards the end of the game, everyone is sufficiently drunk that nobody cleans anything.
