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"Crumple" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "arrugar", and "wrinkle" is a noun which is often translated as "la arruga". Learn more about the difference between "crumple" and "wrinkle" below.
crumple(
kruhm
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puhl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to wrinkle)
a. arrugar
The teacher suspected someone was using a cheat sheet when he heard someone crumpling papers during the test.El maestro sospechó que alguien usaba un acordeón cuando oyó a alguien arrugando papeles durante el examen.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to fall)
a. desplomarse
After seven hours of shopping at the mall with his daughters, Jim crumpled on the floor.Después de siete horas de compras en el centro comercial con sus hijas, Jim se desplomó en el suelo.
wrinkle(
rihng
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kuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el truco (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Let me know if you come up with a new wrinkle for this procedure.Hazme saber si se te ocurre un truco nuevo para este procedimiento.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. arrugar (clothing)
Son, don't play on the floor right now. You'll wrinkle your shirt.Hijo, no juegues en el suelo ahora. Vas a arrugar la camisa.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. arrugarse
Linen is a very comfortable fabric, but it wrinkles easily.El lino es una tela muy cómoda, pero se arruga fácilmente.
