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skew

Spanish translation: Deformación.


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English term or phrase:Skew
Spanish translation:Deformación.
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09:45 Jun 21, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / Computing
English term or phrase: skew
Computing. It appaers in a Mac program to design web pages. Refering to the application of geometrical transformations to objects.
yanez
Local time: 19:28
distorsión
Explanation:
The term refers to an applied deformation of the figure.
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Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 12:28
Grading comment
Para el contexto en el que estoy usando la palabra creo que ésta es la definición que imás se aproxima. Muchísimas GRACIAS por la traducción.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4contraerAntonio Costa
5 +1distorsión
Ernesto de Lara
4...torcer / sesgar...
Ramón Solá


Discussion entries: 2





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
contraer


Explanation:
Altghough it's Mac OS, this definition is from Microsoft Glossary but it is the same operation.

Antonio Costa
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Gustavo Garrido
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agree  Сергей Лузан: Creo qu sí.
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  -> Gracias Ñåðãåé Ëóçàí.
agree  Virginia Körner
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  -> Gracias Virginia
agree  Carolyn Dorrell: this one sounds good
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
distorsión


Explanation:
The term refers to an applied deformation of the figure.

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 12:28
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 187
Grading comment
Para el contexto en el que estoy usando la palabra creo que ésta es la definición que imás se aproxima. Muchísimas GRACIAS por la traducción.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  david31415: No se trata de una contracción como se dice en laotra propuesta, sino de una deformación. Creo que "distorsión" puede valer.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...torcer / sesgar...


Explanation:
According to the good'n'old Simon & Schuster bilingual.

HTH...

Ramón Solá
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 23
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