- encrespar
- v.1 to curl (pelo).2 to irritate.3 to ruffle, to crisp, to curl, to frizz.Encrespamos la tela We ruffled the fabric.4 to make choppy.La tormenta encrespó el mar The storm made the sea choppy.* * *encrespar► verbo transitivo1 (pelo) to curl, frizz2 (mar) to make choppy, make rough3 figurado (enfurecer) to infuriate► verbo pronominal encresparse1 (pelo) to stand on end2 (mar) to get rough3 figurado (enfurecerse) to get cross, get irritated* * *1. VT1) (=rizar) [+ pelo] to curl; [+ plumas] to ruffle; [+ agua] to ripple; [+ mar] to make rough2) (=irritar) to anger, irritate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <pelo> to make ... go curly; <mar> to make ... rough o choppyb) <pasiones> to arouse, inflame (liter)
los ánimos estaban muy encrespados — tempers were frayed
c) <persona> to irritate, annoy2.encresparse v pron pelo to curl, go curly; mar to get rough o choppy; pasiones to be aroused, be inflamed (liter); persona to become irritated* * *= bristle, irritate, annoy, exasperate.Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <pelo> to make ... go curly; <mar> to make ... rough o choppyb) <pasiones> to arouse, inflame (liter)los ánimos estaban muy encrespados — tempers were frayed
c) <persona> to irritate, annoy2.encresparse v pron pelo to curl, go curly; mar to get rough o choppy; pasiones to be aroused, be inflamed (liter); persona to become irritated* * *= bristle, irritate, annoy, exasperate.Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.* * *encrespar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pelo› to make … go curly; ‹mar› to make … rough o choppynavegaban en un mar encrespado they were sailing in rough o choppy waters2 ‹pasiones› to arouse, inflame (liter)los ánimos estaban muy encrespados tempers were frayed3 ‹persona› to irritate, annoy■ encresparsev pron1 «pelo» to curl, go curly; «mar» to get rough o choppy2 «pasiones» to be aroused, be inflamed (liter)se fueron encrespando los ánimos tempers became frayed3 «persona» to become irritated* * *
encrespar (conjugate encrespar) verbo transitivo ‹pelo› to make … go curly;
‹mar› to make … rough o choppy
encresparse verbo pronominal [pelo] to curl, go curly;
[mar] to get rough o choppy
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English:
curl
* * *encrespar♦ vt1. [pelo] to curl2. [mar] to make choppy o rough3. [irritar] [persona] to irritate;[ambiente] to inflame;sus comentarios encresparon los ánimos her remarks raised people's hackles♦ See also the pronominal verb encresparse* * *encresparv/t1 pelo curl2 mar make rough ochoppy3 figánimos arouse, inflame;su intervención encrespó el debate/el ambiente her intervention made the debate/the atmosphere even more heated* * *encrespar vt1) : to curl, to ruffle, to ripple2) : to annoy, to irritate♦ See also the reflexive verb encresparse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.