Polyglot Dictionary

verzerren

/fɛɐ̯ˈtsɛʁən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
verzerrt
past
verzerrte
perfect
hat verzerrt

Meaning

  1. to distort

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verdrehen

verdrehen is more about twisting facts; verzerren is more about distorting something physical, like an image or signal.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desvirtuar

desvirtuar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to distort."

Spanish

distorsionar

distorsionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to distort."

Spanish

tergiversar

tergiversar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to distort."

Practice

1 What does verzerren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Spiegel ___ das Bild.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verzerren?

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