La palabra del día: arrugar
arrugar - to wrinkle, to crease; to crumple; to knit; to screw up
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Después de estar en la bañera durante una hora, mi piel se arrugó como la de una vieja.
After sitting in a bath for an hour, my skin went wrinkled as that of an old woman.
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Arrugo mi nariz cuando huelo una mofeta.
I wrinkle my nose when I smell a skunk.
Cuando eres joven, las arrugas te vienen por reirse. Que gracioso.
Cuando eres grande, las arrugas te vienen por envejecerse. Que desgraciado.
When you're young, wrinkles come to you from laughing. How funny.
When you're grown, wrinkles come to you from becoming old. How unfortunate.
El agente de la aduana arrugó mi ropa mientras inspeccionaba mi maleta.
The customs agent wrinkled my clothes while inspecting my suitcase.
Don't forget the slang use of "arrugar".
"Jorge se arrugó. No tuvo el coraje suficiente para completar su primer salto en paracaídas:"
I'll leave the translation for you.
El renombrado vino dulce Tokay Aszu de Hungría se hace de uvas especiales que se dejan arrugar en la vid.
The famous sweet Tokay Aszu wine of Hungary is made from special grapes that are left to shrivel on the vine.
Prefiero llevar ropa que no se arruga cuando viajo.
I prefer to wear clothes that don't wrinkle when I travel.
A través de los años , me he puesto arugado la cara. Mi esposa me dice que me lo da carácter.
Through the years my face has become wrinkled. My wife says it gives me character.
Cuando vene tarde a la casa y mi esposa estuvo enfurecida, me arrugué y no dije nada.
When I came home late and my wife was honked off, I got intimidated and didn't say anything.
Mi marido desea que no arrugue sus camisas cuando las plancho pero frecuentemente las empeoro. Hago tantas muchos arrugas como las que aliso.
My husband doesn't want me to wrinkle his shirts when I iron them but often I make them worse. I make as many creases as I smooth.
Voy a arrugar los papeles. I am going to wrinkle those papers.
¿Por qué nos arrugamos del rostro?
Why are there wrinkles on the face? / Why do we have wrinkles on the face?
Arrugué la frente.
I wrinkled my forehead.
I bought green pants that wrinkle easily.I think that I made a bad purchase.
Me compré un pantalón verde que se arruga fácilmente.Pienso que hice una mala compra.
