Travesuras con palabras 18.
I enjoy discovering words and phrases that make speech more colorful and fun.
This post is Just for the fun of finding ways to use a word or a phrase, and expand vocabulary.
I hope you will try it.
Here is a word that we can have some fun with. It is a common word but has some additional uses.
Learners use any resource you wish to make your phrase. Post in English and Spanish Native speakers will know this immediately so please wait a bit for us learners to post.
The word is "Crispar". To become irritated or annoyed because of something that gets on your nerves.
Here is my example:
El zumbido de los mosquitos alrededor de mi cabeza me crispa.
The buzz of mosquitos around my head irritates me.
Otro:
Los trámites burocráticos me crispan.
The bureaucratic paperwork process gets on my nerves.
You can find this word in RAE or WR or many other resources.This will be a little more difficult than some of the others.
Use it in any way you wish and lets see if we can have some fun with it. Add a photo if your so inclined.
A vote for all answers and most votes gets best answer.
Enjoy !
As always please advise me if you see typos or other errors.
5 Answers
Me crispan los que creen que deberían manejar lentamente por el carril izquierda izquierdo a la misma velocidad que se maneja un coche en el carril derecho, y que parecen no tener ni idea de que podría haber alguien que tuviera que llegar en a cualquier lugar más rápido que ellos, no importan cuántos coches los sigan estrechamente .
I am irked by people that think that they should drive slowly in the left lane at the same speed that car in the right lane is being driven and who seem to have no idea that there could be someone who has to get somewhere more quickly than them, no matter how many cars are closely following them.
Me crispo cuando alguien arrastra sus uñas a lo largo de un pizarrón.
It sets me on edge when someone drags their fingernails along a chalkboard.
El ruido de los cohetes en Nochevieja me crispa los nervios y sobre todo los nervios de pobre perros
The noise of the petards on New Year's Eve get on my nerves and especially on the nerves of the poor dogs.
Creo que estar en en su casa cada día está empezando a crisparte los nervios.
I think being in your house every day is starting to freak you out.
A mi esposa le crispa cuando me dice que debería hacer algo en un momento en que estoy ocupado haciendo otra cosa, y entonces no recuerdo hacerlo cuando tengo tiempo para hacerlo ello.
It irritates my wife when she tells me that I should do something at a time when I am busy doing something else, and then I don't remember to do it when I have time to do for it.
