chiffonner

ʃifɔne

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of chiffonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tissu

tr.

froisser en créant des plis

tr.

Elle a chiffonné sa robe en s'asseyant.

froisser

plisser

visage

intr.

avoir des traits irréguliers mais charmants

intr.

Son nez chiffonne son visage de façon adorable.

égratigner

marquer

émotions

tr.

contrarier ou ennuyer

tr.

Cette remarque l'a chiffonné toute la journée.

contrarier

ennuyer

aiguille

tr./intr.

Dated

faire de petits travaux de couture

tr./intr.

Dated

Elle chiffonne dans son coin depuis ce matin.

raccommoder

repriser

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Origin of chiffonner

français, chiffonner (froisser)

Terms with chiffonner included in their meaning

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froisser

chiffonner

faire des plis sur du tissu ou du papier en appuyant

bouchonnement

froissage

action de froisser ou chiffonner quelque chose en boule

bouchonner

papier

mettre en forme de bouchon ou chiffonner quelque chose

tire-bouchonner

froissement

se chiffonner en formant des plis irréguliers

Examples of chiffonner in a sentence

Le vent a chiffonné les rideaux légers.
Son sourire chiffonne ses joues d’une manière attachante.
Les traits chiffonnés de son visage lui donnent du caractère.
Il ne veut pas en parler, cela le chiffonne visiblement.
Cette décision risque de chiffonner certains membres du groupe.
Ma grand-mère aime chiffonner le soir.

Il passe son temps à chiffonner des tissus.

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English:crumple, have a quirky face, ...
German:zerknittern, das Gesicht zerknittern, ...
Italian:stropicciare, dare un'aria buffa, ...
Spanish:arrugar, tener rasgos irregulares pero encantadores, ...
Portuguese:amarrotar, dar um ar traquina, ...
Chinese:弄皱, 让...显得可爱, ...
Japanese:しわくちゃにする, 引き立てる, ...
Arabic:جعّد, أضفى ملامح غير منتظمة على وجهه, ...
Hebrew:לְקַמֵּט, לְהַעֲנִיק מַרְאֶה מַקְסִים לַמְרוֹת אִי סְדִירוּת בְּתַוֵּי הַפָּנִים, ...
Russian:мять, придавать лицу неровные черты, ...
Ukrainian:зім'яти, надавати обличчю нерегулярних, але привабливих рис, ...
Catalan:arrugar, fregar, ...
Danish:krølle, give ansigtet et charmerende skævt præg, ...
Dutch:verkreukelen, een eigenzinnig gezicht hebben, ...
Greek:τσαλακώνω, δίνει ακατάστατη γοητεία, ...
Hungarian:összegyűrni, bájosan szabálytalanná tenni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យជ្រួញ, ធ្វើឲ្យមុខមាត់មើលទៅមិនស្មើគ្នា តែគួរឱ្យស្រឡាញ់, ...
Korean:구기다, 오밀조밀하다, ...
Polish:pognieść, mieć pogniecione rysy, ...
Portuguese (BR):amassar, ter traços irregulares, ...
Romanian:a șifona, a avea trăsături neregulate, dar fermecătoare, ...
Swedish:skrynkla, ge ansiktet en charmigt ojämn prägel, ...
Thai:ขยำ, ทำให้ใบหน้าดูมีเสน่ห์แบบไม่สมบูรณ์, ...
Turkish:buruşturmak, yüzünü sevimli şekilde bozmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm nhăn, làm duyên, ...

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