crisper

kʁispe

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Definition of crisper - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

muscles

intr.

Rare

contracter involontairement les muscles du visage ou du corps

intr.

Rare

La douleur lui fait crisper le visage.

contracter

tendre

énervement

tr.

Rare

énerver ou agacer beaucoup quelqu'un

tr.

Rare

Son attitude désinvolte me crispe vraiment.

agacer

énerver

matière

tr.

Rare

rétrécir et durcir quelque chose

tr.

Rare

Le froid crispe le cuir de ses chaussures.

durcir

resserrer

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crisper les poings

fermer et serrer fortement les mains pour former des poings

Il crispe les poings de rage en voyant l'injustice.

se crisper

se contracter de façon involontaire et brusque

Ses mains se crispent sur le volant à cause du stress.

Origin of crisper

français, crisp (contracter) + -er (verbe)

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se contracter

émotion

se crisper sous l'effet d'une émotion forte

Examples of crisper in a sentence

Le froid intense fait crisper mes épaules.
Les bruits constants finissent par me crisper.
Ce genre de remarque peut crisper toute l'équipe.
La chaleur a crispé la toile du tableau.
L’humidité crispe le papier des vieux livres.

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English:tense up, annoy, ...
German:verkrampfen, nerven, ...
Italian:contrarre, innervosire, ...
Spanish:tensar, crispar, ...
Portuguese:contrair, irritar, ...
Chinese:绷紧, 让......很恼火, ...
Japanese:こわばる, イライラさせる, ...
Arabic:تقلص, أزعج بشدة, ...
Hebrew:לְכַוֵּץ, לְהַעֲצִים עַצְבָּנוּת, ...
Russian:напрячь, раздражать, ...
Ukrainian:скривитися, дратувати, ...
Catalan:tensar, crispir, ...
Danish:fortrække, irritere, ...
Dutch:verkrampen, irriteren, ...
Greek:συσπώ, εκνευρίζω, ...
Hungarian:megfeszíteni, felidegesíteni, ...
Khmer:កន្ត្រាក់, ធ្វើឱ្យខឹង, ...
Korean:근육이 경직되다, 짜증나게 하다, ...
Polish:napinać, denerwować, ...
Portuguese (BR):contrair, irritar, ...
Romanian:a încorda, a enerva, ...
Swedish:spänna, irritera, ...
Thai:เกร็ง, ทำให้หงุดหงิด, ...
Turkish:kasmak, sinirlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:co rút, làm ai đó bực mình, ...

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