crinkle

crinkle
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. arrugar
He crinkled his brow, trying to remember the last time he saw his brother.Arrugó el ceño, intentando recordar la última vez que vio a su hermano.
b. fruncir
She crinkled her nose in disgust and pushed her plate away.Frunció la nariz con repugnancia y apartó su plato.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. arrugarse
The paper will begin to crinkle when you apply the watercolors.Al aplicar las acuarelas, el papel comenzará a arrugarse.
b. fruncirse
My father's forehead crinkles every time he has to think hard about something.La frente de mi padre se frunce cada vez que tiene que estrujarse las neuronas.
a. crujir
Lola ran to the living room when she heard the wrapping paper crinkling. She couldn't wait to open her presents.Lola corrió hacia la sala al oír crujir el papel de envoltura. No podía esperar a abrir sus regalos.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la arruga
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The teacher picked up the paper ball, smoothed out the crinkles, and read what it said out loud.El maestro levantó la bola de papel, alisó las arrugas y leyó en voz alta lo que decía.
a. el crujido
(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).
(M)
I was taking my math test when I heard the crinkle of a candy wrapper.Tomaba el examen de mate cuando oí el crujido de una envoltura de caramelo.
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