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"tuerto" in English

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"tuerto" in English
tuerto{masculine}
one-eyed person- person blind in one eye or with only one eye
tuerto{adjective masculine}
one-eyed
torcer{verb}
to twist- to angle- to bear- to buckle- to skew
torcer{transitive verb}
to bend- to turn- to change- to wring- to wring out
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TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
tuerto{masculine}
tuerto
one-eyed person{noun}
tuerto
person blind in one eye or with only one eye{noun}
tuerto{adjective masculine}
tuerto
one-eyed{adj.}
en tierra de ciegos el tuerto es rey
among the blind a one-eyed man is king
Señor Presidente, señora Comisaria, en España hay un refrán que dice «en la tierra de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey».
Mr President, Madam Commissioner, in Spain there is a saying which goes 'in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king' .
Señor Presidente, señora Comisaria, en España hay un refrán que dice« en la tierra de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey».
Mr President, Madam Commissioner, in Spain there is a saying which goes 'in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king '.
torcer[torciendo · torcido; tuerto] {verb}
torcer(also: enroscarse, enroscar, bornear, torcerse)
to twist[twisted · twisted] {vb}
torcer
to angle[angled · angled] {v.i.} [idiom] (move)
torcer
to bear[bore; bare · borne; born] {v.i.} (turn)
En mi tierra se dice que «lo que nace torcido tarde o nunca se endereza».
We have a saying in my home town that "what is born crooked will take a long time, if at all, to grow straight' .
En mi tierra se dice que« lo que nace torcido tarde o nunca se endereza».
We have a saying in my home town that " what is born crooked will take a long time, if at all, to grow straight '.
El Parlamento Europeo aprobó diversas enmiendas a la propuesta de la Comisión, aunque, en nuestra opinión, son insuficientes para enderezar algo que nació torcido.
The European Parliament adopted several amendments to the Commission proposal, but in our opinion these are insufficient to straighten out something that was born crooked.
torcer(also: combar)
to buckle[buckled · buckled] {v.t.} (bend, crumple)
torcer(also: desviar)
to skew {v.t.} (cause to curve)
Por desgracia, en lo que respecta a las relaciones entre China y la UE, este sano principio se ha torcido, en detrimento de Europa.
Unfortunately, as far as relations between China and the EU are concerned, this healthy principle has been skewed, to the detriment of Europe.
torcer[torciendo · torcido; tuerto] {transitive verb}
torcer(also: doblar, inclinar, matizar, curvar)
to bend[bent · bent; bended] {vb}
A diario se cometen graves incumplimientos por parte de aquellos que tuercen las normas o simplemente las pasan por alto.
Gross violations are committed daily by those who bend the rules or just disregard them altogether.
Así es como se construirá Europa y, a veces, puede que sea necesario incluso torcer un poco los reglamentos.
This is how Europe will be built, and at times it may even be necessary to bend those regulations a little.
En primer lugar, está la tentación, siempre presente, de torcer de alguna manera las reglas para impedir que el Parlamento pueda ejercer plenamente sus poderes.
First, there is the ever-present temptation to somehow bend the rules to prevent Parliament from being able to fully exercise its powers.
torcer(also: girar, doblar, voltear, virar)
to turn[turned · turned] {vb}
En algunos momentos temimos que las cosas se torcieran, pero afortunadamente no fue así, gracias a nuestros ponentes y a nuestro Presidente.
At times, we were a little afraid that things would turn out badly, but fortunately, that was not at all the case, thanks to our rapporteurs and to our President.
torcer(also: modificar, variar, renovar, cambiar)
to change[changed · changed] {vb}
torcer
to wring[wrung · wrung] {vb}
torcer(also: escurrir (ropa))
to wring out {vb}

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (Spanish) for "torcer":
torcer
accidentar- alabear- arrinconar- baldar- bornear- combar- corromper- curvar- dañar- deslomar- desplazar- dislocar- doblar- echar a perder- empozoñar
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "tuerto" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
ser tuerto
to be blind in one eye
es tuerto
he's blind in one eye
es tuerto
he only has one eye

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