warp

deformare

Far piegare o torcere qualcosa, facendogli perdere la sua forma normale.

In inglese semplice: To make something bend or twist so that it loses its usual shape.

• Heat can warp plastic.
• The damp air warped the door.
• Will sunlight warp these boards?

Sinonimi: bend, distort, deform

Espressioni comuni: warp something, warp the wood

deformarsi

Piegarsi o torcersi, perdendo la propria forma normale.

In inglese semplice: To become bent or twisted and lose the usual shape.

• Wet wood may warp.
• The shelves warped in the heat.
• This plastic will warp if it gets too hot.

Sinonimi: bend, deform

Espressioni comuni: warp in heat, begin to warp

distorcere, corrompere

Cambiare il modo di pensare o il comportamento di qualcuno in senso dannoso o ingiusto.

In inglese semplice: To change someone’s thinking or behavior in a harmful or unfair way.

• Fear can warp your judgment.
• Years of bitterness warped his views.
• Does constant praise warp a child’s sense of importance?

Sinonimi: distort, corrupt, bias

Espressioni comuni: warp someone’s judgment, warp someone’s mind, warp someone’s thinking

distorcersi, corrompersi

Diventare ingiusto, dannoso o sbagliato nel modo di pensare o agire.

In inglese semplice: To become unfair, harmful, or mistaken in the way you think or act.

• His judgment began to warp.
• Her perspective warped after years of isolation.
• Under constant pressure, their ideas about fairness slowly warped.

Sinonimi: become distorted, go astray

Espressioni comuni: begin to warp, warp under pressure

deformazione

Una curvatura o torsione in qualcosa che dovrebbe essere dritto o piatto.

In inglese semplice: A bend or twist in something that should be straight or flat.

• There is a warp in this board.
• Heat caused a small warp in the door.
• The carpenter checked the panels for warps.

Come si usa: warp in something (A warp in the frame prevented the window from closing.)

Sinonimi: bend, distortion

Espressioni comuni: slight warp, warp in something, wood warp

ordito

I fili tesi lungo il tessuto, attraverso i quali passano altri fili in senso trasversale durante la tessitura.

In inglese semplice: The threads held straight along a piece of cloth while other threads are woven across them.

• The warp is made of cotton.
• She tightened the warp on the loom.
• Blue weft crossed the white warp threads.

Espressioni comuni: warp threads, cotton warp, warp and weft