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1 crispar
v.1 to set on edge (los nervios).este trabajo me crispa los nervios this work sets my nerves on edge2 to tense, to nettle, to irritate, to jar on.* * *1 ANATOMÍA to contract, tense1 ANATOMÍA to contract, tense2 figurado (irritarse) to get annoyed, get angry\crispar los nervios a alguien figurado to get on somebody's nerves* * *1. VT1) [+ músculo] to cause to twitch, cause to contract2) (=enfadar)crispar a algn — * to annoy sb intensely, really get on sb's nerves *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( contraer)con la expresión crispada por el dolor — his face tensed/contorted with pain
b) ( exasperar) to infuriate2.me crispa los nervios — it really irritates me o gets on my nerves
* * *= grate on.Ex. His personality, furthermore, appeared to grate on the average television viewer.----* crisparse = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( contraer)con la expresión crispada por el dolor — his face tensed/contorted with pain
b) ( exasperar) to infuriate2.me crispa los nervios — it really irritates me o gets on my nerves
* * *= grate on.Ex: His personality, furthermore, appeared to grate on the average television viewer.
* crisparse = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* * *crispar [A1 ]vt1(contraer): con la expresión crispada por el dolor his face tensed/contorted with pain2 (exasperar) to infuriateme crispan sus estúpidas bromas his stupid jokes infuriate o really annoy o really irritate metiene una risa que me crispa los nervios her laugh really irritates me o gets on my nerves, her laugh sets my nerves jangling o jars on me1 «rostro/expresión» to tense upsintió que se le crispaba el rostro she felt the muscles of her face tense up2 «persona» to get irritated* * *
crispar ( conjugate crispar) verbo transitivoa) ( contraer):◊ con la expresión crispada por el dolor his face tensed/contorted with pain
◊ me crispa los nervios it really irritates me o gets on my nerves
crisparse verbo pronominal [rostro/expresión] to tense up;
[ persona] to get irritated
crispar verbo transitivo
1 to make tense
2 (irritar) to annoy, infuriate
♦ Locuciones: crispar los nervios, irritate: su actitud me crispa los nervios, his attitude sets my nerves on edge
* * *♦ vt1. [nervios] to set on edge;este trabajo me crispa los nervios this work sets my nerves on edge;su actitud crispa a los que la rodean her attitude gets on the nerves of everyone around her2. [músculos] to tense;[puño] to clench* * *v/t irritate;crisparle a alguien los nervios get on s.o.’s nerves* * *crispar vt1) : to cause to contract2) : to irritate, to set on edgeeso me crispa: that gets on my nerves -
2 contort
kən'to:t(to twist or turn violently: His face was contorted with pain.) contraer(se); contorsionarse (cuerpo)- contortionist
tr[kən'tɔːt]1 (face) contraer1 contraerse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto contort one's body contorsionarsecontort [kən'tɔrt] vt: torcer, retorcer, contraer (el rostro)contort vi: contraerse, demudarsev.• deformar v.• retorcer v.• torcer v.kən'tɔːrt, kən'tɔːt
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transitive verb \<\<face\>\> contraer*, crisparto contort one's body — contorsionarse; see also contorted
2.
vi crisparse, contraerse*his face contorted with pain — se le crispó or se le contrajo el rostro de dolor
[kǝn'tɔːt]VT retorcer* * *[kən'tɔːrt, kən'tɔːt]
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transitive verb \<\<face\>\> contraer*, crisparto contort one's body — contorsionarse; see also contorted
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vi crisparse, contraerse*his face contorted with pain — se le crispó or se le contrajo el rostro de dolor
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