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1 aggrottare
aggrottare v.tr. to wrinkle: aggrottare la fronte, to frown; aggrottare le ciglia, to frown, to knit* one's brows.* * *[aggrot'tare]verbo transitivoaggrottare le sopracciglia — to knit o furrow one's brows, to scowl
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2 corrugato
corrugato agg. wrinkled, corrugated: fronte corrugata, knitted brows (o wrinkled forehead o corrugated forehead): ci guardò con la fronte corrugata, he looked at us with knitted brows (o he frowned at us). -
3 accigliarsi
accigliarsi v.intr.pron. to frown; to scowl; to knit one's brows.* * *[attʃiʎ'ʎarsi]verbo pronominale to frown, to scowl* * *accigliarsi/att∫iλ'λarsi/ [1]to frown, to scowl. -
4 aggrottare le sopracciglia
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5 ciglio
m (pl le ciglia) anatomy eyelash(pl i cigli) ( bordo) edge* * *1 eyelash; ( sopracciglio) eyebrow: lunghe ciglia, long eyelashes; aggrottare le ciglia, to frown (o to knit one's brows) // in un batter di ciglio, in a (o the) twinkling of an eye // non batté ciglio, (fig.) he did not turn a hair2 (poet.) ( occhio) eye; ( sguardo) look; ( volto) face: a ciglio asciutto, with dry eyes (o dry-eyed); abbassare le ciglia, to lower one's eyes4 ( bordo) edge, border, margin, brink, ( di strada di campagna) verge: ciglio d'un fosso, edge of a ditch; fermò l'auto sul ciglio della strada, he stopped the car at the side of the road.* * *1) (pl. ciglia) (eye)lash2) (sopracciglio) (eye)brow3) (pl. cigli) (di strada, fosso) edgesul ciglio della strada — at o by o on the roadside
••non battere ciglio — to keep a stiff upper lip, not to bat an eye
* * *cigliosostantivo m.1 (pl. ciglia) (eye)lash2 (sopracciglio) (eye)browsenza battere ciglio without flinching; non battere ciglio to keep a stiff upper lip, not to bat an eye. -
6 contrarre
contract* * *contrarre v.tr.1 ( concludere, stipulare) to contract, to make*, to enter into (sthg.): contrarre un'alleanza, to contract (o to make o to form) an alliance; contrarre un patto, to make a pact // contrarre matrimonio, to get married3 ( prendere, assumere) to contract, to catch*: contrarre una malattia, to contract (o to catch o to come down with) an illness; contrarre un'abitudine, to acquire (o to develop) a habit // contrarre debiti, to incur debts (o to get o to run into debt); per potersi sposare contrasse molti debiti, he took on a lot of debts in order to get married // contrarre obblighi ( finanziari), to contract liabilities4 ( sottoporre a contrazione, corrugare) to contract, to constrict: contrarre un muscolo, to contract a muscle; contrarre le sopracciglia, to knit one's brows5 ( ridurre) to reduce, to limit: contrarre le spese, le assunzioni, to reduce (o to cut down on) expenditure, recruitment◘ contrarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( subire una contrazione, raggrinzirsi) to contract: i muscoli si contrassero per lo sforzo, the muscles contracted (o tensed) with the effort; la bocca si contrasse in una smorfia, his mouth twisted into a grimace2 ( ridursi) to fall*, to shrink*: dopo il boom iniziale le vendite si contrassero rapidamente, after the initial boom sales fell rapidly; durante la depressione la produzione si contrasse drasticamente, production shrank drastically during the depression3 (ling.) to contract.* * *1. [kon'trarre]vb irreg vt1) (muscoli, volto) to tense2) (malattia, debito, prestito) to contract, (abitudine, vizio) to pick up, (accordo, patto) to enter into2. vip (contrarsi)(gen) Gramm to contract* * *[kon'trarre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (tendere, corrugare) to contract, to flex, to tense [ muscolo]2) (assumere su di sé) to contract [debito, prestito]; (stipulare) to contract [matrimonio, alleanza]3) (prendere) to contract [malattia, virus] (da from); to develop [ abitudine]4) (ridurre) to reduce, to cut*2.verbo pronominale contrarsi1) (tendersi, corrugarsi) [ muscolo] to contract, to tighten; [tratti del viso, bocca] to contort, to twitch2) ling. [forma, parola] to contract* * *contrarre/kon'trarre/ [95]1 (tendere, corrugare) to contract, to flex, to tense [ muscolo]; contrarre le labbra to purse one's lips2 (assumere su di sé) to contract [debito, prestito]; (stipulare) to contract [matrimonio, alleanza]3 (prendere) to contract [malattia, virus] (da from); to develop [ abitudine]4 (ridurre) to reduce, to cut*II contrarsi verbo pronominale1 (tendersi, corrugarsi) [ muscolo] to contract, to tighten; [tratti del viso, bocca] to contort, to twitch2 ling. [forma, parola] to contract. -
7 corrugamento
m wrinklinggeology folding* * *corrugamento s.m.1 wrinkling, frowning: corrugamento della fronte, wrinkling of the forehead (o knitting of the brows); corrugamento della pelle, wrinkling of the skin2 (geol.) corrugation, folding.* * *[korruga'mento]sostantivo maschile (di pelle, fronte) wrinkling* * *corrugamento/korruga'mento/sostantivo m.(di pelle, fronte) wrinkling. -
8 corrugare
wrinklecorrugare la fronte frown* * *corrugare v.tr. to wrinkle, to corrugate: corrugare la fronte, to wrinkle (o to corrugate) one's forehead (o to knit one's brows o to frown); mi fissava corrugando le sopracciglia, he stared at me frowning heavily.◘ corrugarsi v.intr.pron. to wrinkle, to corrugate: la sua fronte si corrugò, he wrinkled his forehead.* * *[korru'gare] 1.verbo transitivo to furrow, to knit* [ sopracciglia]2.corrugare la fronte — to wrinkle one's forehead, to frown
verbo pronominale corrugarsi1) [ fronte] to wrinkle2) geol. to fold* * *corrugare/korru'gare/ [1]to furrow, to knit* [ sopracciglia]; corrugare la fronte to wrinkle one's forehead, to frownII corrugarsi verbo pronominale1 [ fronte] to wrinkle2 geol. to fold. -
9 corrugare vt
[korru'ɡare]corrugare la fronte o le sopracciglia — to frown, knit one's brows
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10 corrugare
vt [korru'ɡare]corrugare la fronte o le sopracciglia — to frown, knit one's brows
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