arrugar

v.

1 to crease, to crumple (ropa, papel).

2 to wrinkle, to ball up, to crease, to crease up.

La maleta arrugó mis camisas The suitcase wrinkled my shirts.

El sol arrugó a Ricardo The sun wrinkled Richard.

3 to pucker, to pucker one's.

* * *

arrugar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (piel) to wrinkle; (ropa) to crease; (papel) to crumple (up)

► verbo pronominal arrugarse

1 (piel) to wrinkle; (ropa) to crease; (papel) to crumple (up)

2 familiar (acobardarse) to get the wind up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

arrugar el ceño/entrecejo to frown

* * *

1.

VT [+ cara] to wrinkle, line; [+ ceño] to knit; [+ papel] to crumple, screw up; [+ ropa] to ruck up, crumple

arrugar la cara — to screw up one's face

arrugar el entrecejo — to knit one's brow, frown

2.

See:

arrugarse

* * *

1.

verbo transitivo <piel> to wrinkle; <tela> to wrinkle (AmE), to crease (BrE); papel to crumple; <ceño> to knit; <nariz> to wrinkle; <cara> to screw up

arrugó el entrecejo — he frowned, he knitted his brow

2.

arrugarse v pron

1)

a) persona/piel to become wrinkled

b) (por acción del agua) piel/manos to shrivel up, go wrinkled

c) tela to wrinkle o get wrinkled (AmE), to crease o get creased (BrE); papel to crumple

2)

a) (fam) (achicarse) to be daunted o frightened

b) (Chi fam) (inmutarse)

ni se arruga para mentir — he thinks nothing of lying

le gritan y ni se arruga — they shout at him and he doesn't bat an eyelid (colloq)

* * *

= crumple, wrinkle, crease, wizen.

Ex. 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 = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.

Ex. Wrinkling or creasing of the wax sheet must be avoided = Se debe evitar arrugar la hoja encerada.

Ex. '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' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".

Ex. Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.

----

* arrugar los labios = screw + lips.

* arrugarse = cockle, crinkle, shrivel up, shrivel.

* * *

1.

verbo transitivo <piel> to wrinkle; <tela> to wrinkle (AmE), to crease (BrE); papel to crumple; <ceño> to knit; <nariz> to wrinkle; <cara> to screw up

arrugó el entrecejo — he frowned, he knitted his brow

2.

arrugarse v pron

1)

a) persona/piel to become wrinkled

b) (por acción del agua) piel/manos to shrivel up, go wrinkled

c) tela to wrinkle o get wrinkled (AmE), to crease o get creased (BrE); papel to crumple

2)

a) (fam) (achicarse) to be daunted o frightened

b) (Chi fam) (inmutarse)

ni se arruga para mentir — he thinks nothing of lying

le gritan y ni se arruga — they shout at him and he doesn't bat an eyelid (colloq)

* * *

= crumple, wrinkle, crease, wizen.

Ex: 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 = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.

Ex: Wrinkling or creasing of the wax sheet must be avoided = Se debe evitar arrugar la hoja encerada.

Ex: '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' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".

Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.

* arrugar los labios = screw + lips.

* arrugarse = cockle, crinkle, shrivel up, shrivel.

* * *

arrugar [A3 ]

vt

1 ‹piel› to wrinkle

2 ‹tela› to wrinkle (AmE), to crease (BrE), to crumple (BrE); «papel» to crumple

arrugó el sobre y lo tiró she crumpled o (BrE) screwed up the envelope and threw it away

3 ‹ceño/entrecejo› to knit; ‹nariz› to wrinkle; ‹cara› to screw up

arrugó el entrecejo he frowned, he knitted his brow

■ arrugarse

v pron

A

1 «persona» to grow o become wrinkled; «cara/manos» to become wrinkled o lined

2 (por acción del agua) «piel/manos» to shrivel up, go wrinkled

3 «tela» to wrinkle o get wrinkled (AmE), to crease o get creased (BrE); «papel» to crumple

estas sábanas no se arrugan these sheets don't wrinkle o crease

B

1 (fam) (achicarse) to be daunted o frightened

no se arruga ante los problemas she isn't daunted by problems

2

(Chi fam) (inmutarse): ni se arruga para mentir he thinks nothing of lying

le gritan y ni se arruga they shout at him and he doesn't bat an eyelid (colloq)

* * *

arrugar (conjugate arrugar) verbo transitivo ‹piel› to wrinkle;
‹tela› to wrinkle (AmE), to crease (BrE);
‹papel› to crumple;
‹ceño› to knit;
‹nariz› to wrinkle;
‹cara› to screw up;

◊ arrugó el entrecejo he frowned

arrugarse verbo pronominal

a) [persona/piel] to become wrinkled

b) (por acción del agua) [piel/manos] to shrivel up, go wrinkled

c) [tela] to wrinkle o get wrinkled (AmE), to crease o get creased (BrE);

[papel] to crumple
arrugar vtr (la cara) to wrinkle
(la tela) to crease
(un papel) to crumple (up)
'arrugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frente
English:
crease
- crinkle
- crumple
- crush
- pucker
- rumple
- screw up
- shrivel
- wrinkle
- ruffle
- screw

* * *

arrugar

♦ vt

1. [ropa, papel] to crease, to crumple

2. [piel] to wrinkle

3.

arrugar el ceño to frown

♦ See also the pronominal verb arrugarse

* * *

arrugar

v/t wrinkle;

arrugar el ceño o

la frente frown

* * *

arrugar {52} vt

: to wrinkle, to crease, to pucker

♦ See also the reflexive verb arrugarse

* * *

arrugar vb

1. (ropa) to crease

se me ha arrugado el vestido my dress has got creased

2. (papel) to crumple

arrugó el papel y lo tiró he crumpled the paper and threw it away

3. (piel) to wrinkle

con el tiempo se arruga la piel skin wrinkles with time