crumple

crumple
1. transitive verb
1) (crush) zerdrücken; zerquetschen
2) (ruffle, wrinkle) zerknittern [Kleider, Papier, Stoff]

crumple [up] a piece of paper — ein Stück Papier zerknüllen

2. intransitive verb
[Kleider, Stoff, Papier:] knittern
* * *
verb
(to make or become wrinkled or creased: This material crumples easily; She crumpled up the piece of paper.) zerknittern
* * *
crum·ple
[ˈkrʌmpl̩]
I. vt
to \crumple sth etw zerknittern
to \crumple a dress/suit [sich dat] ein Kleid/einen Anzug zerknittern [o fam zerknautschen]
to \crumple paper Papier zerknüllen [o zusammenknüllen
II. vi
1. (become dented) [part of] car, bike eingedrückt werden
2. (become wrinkled) face sich akk verziehen
her face \crumpled with laughter ihr Gesicht verzog sich zu einem Lachen
3. (collapse) zusammenbrechen
to \crumple into a heap völlig zusammenbrechen
* * *
['krʌmpl]
1. vt
paper, dress, fabric (= crease) zer- or verknittern, zerknautschen; (= screw up) zusammenknüllen; metal eindrücken

the force of the impact crumpled the bonnet/car — die Wucht des Aufpralls drückte die Kühlerhaube ein/quetschte das Auto zusammen

2. vi
(lit, fig: collapse) zusammenbrechen; (= get creased paper) krumpeln, knittern; (car, metal) zusammengedrückt werden

her face crumpled — ihr Gesicht verzog sich (zum Weinen)

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crumple [ˈkrʌmpl]
A v/t
1. auch crumple up zerknittern, -knüllen
2. zerdrücken
3. fig jemanden umwerfen umg
B v/i
1. faltig oder zerdrückt werden, knittern, zusammenschrumpeln
2. auch crumple up zusammenbrechen (a. fig)
C s (Knitter)Falte f
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1. transitive verb
1) (crush) zerdrücken; zerquetschen
2) (ruffle, wrinkle) zerknittern [Kleider, Papier, Stoff]

crumple [up] a piece of paper — ein Stück Papier zerknüllen

2. intransitive verb
[Kleider, Stoff, Papier:] knittern
* * *
v.
zerknittern v.

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