Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

przeinaczyć in English:

1. warp


false stories about European woes are warping our economic discourse.
damp warps the binding

English word "przeinaczyć"(warp) occurs in sets:

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2. contort


a spasm of pain contorted his face

English word "przeinaczyć"(contort) occurs in sets:

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3. misconstrue


She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.

English word "przeinaczyć"(misconstrue) occurs in sets:

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4. distorted


Some newspapers distorted the news.
distorted comparisons
I don’t really look that ugly, but the camera is so close that it’s just distorted.
Realities distorted by the media stand at the centre of Vontobel's directing work.
The image is distorted.
It came from outside, perhaps to the north, though mists distorted sounds.
Our television was so old that its image was becoming more and more distorted.
The music just gets distorted when you play it so loud.
She has a distorted view of life.
His face is distorted by pain.
The senator charged that I had distorted the data.
He has distorted my speech.
The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted.

5. wrap


Just wrap it up.
I have to wrap my sister's dinner in clingfilm.
Wrap your head in a scarf.
Wrap the wire in electrical tape.
Pretty soon we'd better wrap up this break and get back to work.
Keep the cheeses fresh by wrapping each one individually.
I think it’s going to be cold today; so remember to wrap up warm.
Kubuś wrapped birthday present for Krzyś.
Is it a present? Would you like me to wrap it for you?
wrap up well, it's cold!
Emma wrapped an outsized, fluffy towel around her and walked into the hotel bedroom.
wrap the rope around the winch
Leonora wrapped herself in a large white bath towel
to keep sth under wraps
She wrapped the present and tied it with ribbon.

6. distort


a fairground mirror that distorts your shape
Many factors can distort the results.
distortion, distorted
The paper was accused of distorting the truth.
A true scientist would not distort facts.
Tall buildings can distort radio signals
Sound was distorted in such a way as incomprehensible
My original statement has been completely distorted by the media.
Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
Newspapers distorted the truth about their marriage.
It's a bad recording - the microphone distorted our voices.
The media distorts reality. We distort a dozen sickly trees into unaccustomed shapes in a little yard no bigger than a dining room, and then surely they look absurd enough.
Today, attempts are being made to distort the truth about those tragic years, and information is being disseminated that these camps were Polish or Latvian camps, and not German.
Fairground mirrors distort your shape. Due to his untreated schizophrenia he lived in his own distorted reality.
The truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is.