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distorte

English translation: distorted

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Italian term or phrase:distorte
English translation:distorted
Entered by: Jane Griffiths (X)

17:30 Feb 12, 2005
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / fotografia
Italian term or phrase: distorte
le immagini vengono distorte con la pressione sulla fotografia
paolamonaco
Italy
Local time: 19:54
distorted
Explanation:
Literally: The images are distorted by pressure on the photograph.

That's a bit stilted, so I'd probably turn it around, depending on the context - something like " the artist uses pressure on the photograph to distort the images".

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Jane Griffiths (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:54
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grazie a tutti per l'aiuto!
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distorted


Explanation:
Literally: The images are distorted by pressure on the photograph.

That's a bit stilted, so I'd probably turn it around, depending on the context - something like " the artist uses pressure on the photograph to distort the images".



Jane Griffiths (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
grazie a tutti per l'aiuto!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Russell Jones
23 mins
  -> Thanks, Russell

agree  Lietta Warren-Granato
3 hrs

agree  Elitza
6 hrs

agree  Donna Lynne Galletta: oppure, the artist distorts the image by using (exercising, exerting, or simply "by pressing the photograph) pressure on the photograph
19 hrs
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