skew(
skyu
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. desviar
The water current will always skew the course of the boat at least a little bit.La corriente del agua siempre desviará el rumbo del barco al menos un poco.
b. sesgar
A mistake in the development process skewed the image, but the photographer liked how it came out.Un error en el proceso de revelado sesgó la imagen, pero al fotógrafo le gustó cómo salió.
2. (to alter)
a. distorsionar
Conducting the survey in an upper-class neighborhood skewed the results.La realización de la encuesta en un barrio de clase alta distorsionó los resultados.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. desviarse
The arrow is slightly bent, causing it to skew in flight.La flecha está ligeramente torcida, causando que se desvíe en vuelo.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. torcido
That picture on the wall is a little bit skew. Will you bring me the level?Esa foto en la pared está algo torcida. ¿Me traes el nivel?
5. (statistics)
a. sesgado
There isn't as much of a skew distribution to the right on this graph.No hay tanta distribución sesgada hacia la derecha en esta gráfica.
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