torcer las palabras

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americaneutral
- To alter, rearrange, or change the wording of a statement.
2.
SpainLatin Americacolloquial
- To distort or misrepresent someone's statements; to put a false or misleading interpretation on what someone said.

Examples:

ES: Supongamos que ambos dejamos de torcer las palabras, ¿eh?
EN: Suppose we both stop twisting words, huh?
ES: ¿Saben, qué tipo de sistema puede torcer las palabras de un hombre inocente y mandarlo a la cárcel?
EN: You know, what kind of system would twist the words of an innocent man and put him in jail?

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