arrugarse

arrugarse

► verbo pronominal

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

2 familiar (acobardarse) to get the wind up

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VPR

1) [cara] to wrinkle, wrinkle up, get wrinkled; [ropa] to crease, get creased; [planta] to shrivel up

2) Méx * (=asustarse) to get scared, get frightened

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(v.) = cockle, crinkle, shrivel up, shrivel

Ex. 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.

Ex. C120 tape is extremely thin and it may stretch, crinkle or spill out of the cassette.

Ex. Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.

Ex. All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.

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(v.) = cockle, crinkle, shrivel up, shrivel

Ex: 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.

Ex: C120 tape is extremely thin and it may stretch, crinkle or spill out of the cassette.

Ex: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.

Ex: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.

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■arrugarse verbo reflexivo
1 (la cara) to wrinkle
(la tela, papel, etc) to crease
2 no se arruga frente a las situaciones difíciles, he isn't daunted by difficult situations
'arrugarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrugar
English:
crease
- shrivel
- wrinkle
- crinkle

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vpr

1. [ropa, papel] to get creased

2. [piel] to get wrinkled;

se le arrugaron las yemas de los dedos [en el baño] his fingertips wrinkled up

3. Fam [acobardarse] to chicken out;

iba a reclamar pero al final se arrugó he was going to complain, but in the end he chickened out

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arrugarse

v/r de piel, ropa get wrinkled

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