Translation for "estar retorciendo" to english

Estar retorciendo

• be twisting
• be wringing

Translation examples

be twisting

Según un reciente informe del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos, los funcionarios de prisiones cometen abusos contra los detenidos árabes y musulmanes, golpeándolos contra las paredes retorciendo sus brazos en posiciones dolorosas y manteniéndolos aislados por largos periodos.
According to a recent report by the United States Department of Justice, prison officials abused Arab and Muslim detainees by slamming them against walls, twisting their arms in painful positions and keeping them restrained for long periods of time.

Me estáis retorciendo el cuello.
My neck is twisted.

Me estaba retorciendo el brazo.
“She twisted my arm.”

Se estaba retorciendo los dedos.
Her fingers twisted among themselves.

Los políticos y las familias lo están retorciendo todo.
The politicians and families are twisting everything.

Constance seguía retorciendo el pañuelo.
Constance continued twisting the handkerchief.

Estás robando partes y retorciendo partes...
You’re stealing parts and twisting parts .

—Sus dedos siguen retorciendo la tela—.
Her fingers keep twisting the fabric.

Alex reculó, retorciendo la espalda.
Alex jerked backwards, twisting his spine.

Lo destriparon retorciendo las espadas en sus entrañas;
They disembowelled him by twisting swords in his guts;

– La sujetó por la muñeca, retorciendo su brazo-.
He grabbed her by the wrist, twisting her arm.

be wringing

Franz se estaba retorciendo las manos.
Franz was wringing his hands.

Kyunghee se estaba retorciendo las manos.
Kyunghee was wringing her hands.

Me está retorciendo el corazón con sus manos.
She is wringing my heart with her hands.

– gritó Eddie, retorciendo las manos.
he cried, wringing his hands.

—protestó Alfred, retorciendo las manos—. ¡Pero es cierto!
Alfred protested, wringing his hands. “But it's true.

Se estaba mordiendo el labio inferior y retorciendo las manos.
She was biting her lower lip and wringing her hands.

Buzz seguía retorciendo y alcanzándome la ropa.
Buzz kept wringing out clothes and holding them for me to pin.

Miró de reojo a Laura y vio que se estaba retorciendo las manos.
She glanced at Laura and saw she was actually wringing her hands.

–Ése no es el cabo -señaló Jack, retorciendo sus enérgicas manos.
'It is the wrong one,' said Jack, wringing his powerful hands.