frisar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to curl)
a. to be getting on for
El empleado más joven de la empresa frisa los 20 años.The youngest employee in the company is getting on for 20.
b. to be nearly
Fiorella frisa los 30 y todavía no ha conseguido trabajo.Fiorella is nearly 30 and still hasn't found a job.
c. to border on
La sospechosa es una mujer pelirroja de baja estatura que frisa los 40 años.The suspect is a short, redheaded woman bordering on 40.
d. to come close to
La mujer más vieja del pueblo frisa los 100 años.The oldest woman in town is coming close to 100 years old.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to be getting on for
Muchas personas están deprimidas porque frisan en los 40 y todavía no se han casado.Many people are depressed because they're getting on for 40 and haven't married yet.
b. to be nearly
Muchos hombres que frisan en los 40 sufren caída de cabello.Many men who are nearly 40 suffer from hair loss.
c. to border on
El sacerdote frisa en los 65, pero parece más joven.The priest borders on 65, but he looks younger.
d. to come close to
Aunque el pintor realizó sus obras durante la Edad Media, su trabajo frisa en las ideas del Renacimiento.Although the painter made his works during the Middle Ages, his work comes close to the ideas of the Renaissance.
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