tergiversar

In a sentence

• Ell sempre tergiversa els fets per adaptar-los a la seva narrativa.

  He always distorts the facts to adapt them to his narrative.

  The word 'tergiversar' here means 'distorting' or 'misrepresenting' factual information deliberately in speech or argument.

• No tergiversis el que he dit; no era aquesta la meva intenció.

  Don't twist what I said; that wasn't my intention.

  In this sentence, 'tergiversar' implies 'twisting' or mischanging someone's words, often leading to a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of their original meaning.

• És important no tergiversar la veritat a l’hora d’explicar els esdeveniments.

  It's important not to distort the truth when explaining events.

  Here, 'tergiversar' signifies the act of 'distorting' or presenting in a false manner truthful information during an explanation or recounting of occurrences.