were distorting

Past progressiveconjugation ofdistort.There are other translations for this conjugation.

distort

The huge subsidies granted by developed countries to their producers were distorting world trade and raised questions about the credibility of the current trade system.	Las enormes subvenciones que conceden los países desarrollados a sus productores distorsionan el comercio mundial y ponen en tela de juicio la credibilidad del actual sistema comercial.
The skeptics, who deny that climate change is a man-made crisis, argued that the emails revealed that the British scientists were distorting data and concealing information to claim that human activity causes global warming.	Los escépticos del cambio climático, que rechazan que esa crisis sea causada por el hombre, argumentaron que los correos revelaban que los científicos británicos tergiversaban datos y escondían información para sostener que la acción del hombre es la que provoca el calentamiento global.
However, encouraged by the Taiwan authorities, the Gambia and a few other countries were distorting the resolution and openly challenging that principle.	Sin embargo, Gambia y otros pocos países, alentados por las autoridades de Taiwán, están tergiversando la resolución y desafiando abiertamente ese principio.
The EC concluded that the numerous subsidies received by Boeing were distorting trade in the large civil aircraft sector and that the EC was determined to fully defend its legitimate interests.	Las CE concluyeron diciendo que las numerosas subvenciones otorgadas a Boeing estaban distorsionando el comercio en el sector de grandes aeronaves civiles y que estaban decididas a defender plenamente sus intereses legítimos.
The EC said that its action was in response to the claims by the US and that it was rather the subsidies provided by the U.S. to Boeing which were distorting the market for large civil aircraft.	Las CE dijeron que su medida era una respuesta a las alegaciones formuladas por los Estados Unidos y que en cambio eran las subvenciones otorgadas por los Estados Unidos a Boeing las que estaban distorsionando el mercado de grandes aeronaves civiles.