Meaning
to distort
- to deform or alter out of shape
- to misrepresent or twist facts, meaning, or truth
In a sentence
I media tendono spesso a distorcere le dichiarazioni ufficiali.
The media often tend to distort official statements.
Non distorcere le mie parole per giustificare il tuo comportamento.
Do not twist my words to justify your behavior.
La lente difettosa distorceva le immagini scattate dal telescopio.
The defective lens was distorting the images captured by the telescope.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| distorcere | infinitive |
| distorco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| distorci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| distorce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| distorciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| distorcete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| distorcono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| distorcevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| distorcevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| distorceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| distorcevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| distorcevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| distorcevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| distorsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| distorcesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| distorse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| distorcemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| distorceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| distorsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| distorcerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| distorcerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| distorcerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| distorceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| distorcerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| distorceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| distorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| distorca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Irregular remote past ('distorsi') and past participle ('distorto').
- Auxiliary is 'avere'.
- past participle distorto