Arruga in english
Wrinkle
pronunciation: rɪŋkəl part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: rɪŋkəl part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
arruga = wrinkle ; crease ; ridge ; pucker ; ruck ; crumple ; rumple.
Example: There were many wrinkles in the hollows between his eyes and his cheeks; and the eyes were sad; they were very sad.Example: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.Example: He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.Example: I have been embroidering for several years and still have trouble with puckers.Example: His hat hid the rucks on his forehead, above the right eye, where the front of his skull had been rebuilt.Example: She stalked across the room and picked up the dirty ball of rumpled paper, carefully pulling apart the crumples and smoothing away the wrinkles as best she could.Example: His hair and looks were perfect, and his clothes were fine except for a few rumples.more:
» alisar las arrugas = smooth + the rumples out of .
Example: Standing nervously before the full-length mirror, she adjusted her hair for the umpteenth time and smoothed the rumples out of her dress.» arrugas = cockling .
Example: Using the vacuum process has meant that the paper suffered from minimal staining and cockling.» con arrugas = furrowed .
Example: I am 24, and my brow tends to be furrowed and angry-looking.» con muchas arrugas = deeply furrowed .
Example: Rejuvenation procedures typically performed in conjunction with a facelift are brow lift, to correct a sagging or deeply furrowed brow, and eyelid surgery to rejuvenate aging eyes.» con (muchas) arrugas = wrinkled ; wrinkly [wrinklier -comp., wrinliest -sup.] .
Example: She pulled her hair up in a twist, clipping it high on her head, then rubbed a little lip gloss on her wrinkled lips. Example: Hugh may be a bit wrinkly but he doesn't have bags under his eyes.» formarse arrugas = crease up .
Example: At the age of 90, and in failing health, her face creased up in a smile on hearing that she had been granted a retrial in a murder case for which she spent 10 years in prison.» lleno de arrugas = puckered .
Example: His forehead was all puckered, and his red mouth set in a pout.» lleno de arrugasq = deeply furrowed .
Example: Rejuvenation procedures typically performed in conjunction with a facelift are brow lift, to correct a sagging or deeply furrowed brow, and eyelid surgery to rejuvenate aging eyes.» quitar las arrugas = smooth + the rumples out of .
Example: Standing nervously before the full-length mirror, she adjusted her hair for the umpteenth time and smoothed the rumples out of her dress.arrugar = crumple ; wrinkle ; crease ; wizen ; pucker ; rumple ; scrunch.
Example: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed.Example: Wrinkling or creasing of the wax sheet must be avoided = Wrinkling or creasing of the wax sheet must be avoided.Example: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together'.Example: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.Example: When sewing polyester shirts, any suggestions how to avoid puckering on this material.Example: After rumpling the sheets, he smacked his fist into the pillow, denting it as if she'd put her head there all night.Example: He wiped his hands with tissue, before scrunching it up into a ball and tossing it in the waste basket next to the door.more:
» arrugar los labios = screw + Posesivo + lips ; pucker + Posesivo + lips .
Example: She looked at him, raising her eyebrows, and trying to screw her lips into a formal smile. Example: She puckered her lips and blew me a kiss.» arrugarse = cockle ; crinkle ; shrivel up ; shrivel [Inglés británico shrivelled/shrivelling, inglés americano shriveled/shriveling] ; ruck (up) ; crease up .
Example: Despite the deterioration of the manuscript or printed book because of fading inks, disintegrating bindings, foxing, cockling, or crumbling paper, we could still preserve the artifact with a variety of proven conservation and preservation techniques. Example: C120 tape is extremely thin and it may stretch, crinkle or spill out of the cassette. Example: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so. Example: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too. Example: This camera and I traveled the world together, grew up together, until the tragic day when the curtain behind the lens started to ruck. Example: At the age of 90, and in failing health, her face creased up in a smile on hearing that she had been granted a retrial in a murder case for which she spent 10 years in prison.