wrinkle

wrinkle
noun
Falte, die; (in paper) Knick, der
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['riŋkl] 1. noun
(a small crease on the skin (usually on one's face): Her face is full of wrinkles.) die Falten, die Runzel
2. verb
(to (cause to) become full of wrinkles or creases: The damp had wrinkled the pages.) zerknittern
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wrin·kle
[ˈrɪŋkl̩]
I. n
1. (in a material) Knitterfalte f; (in the face) Falte f, Runzel f
anti-\wrinkle cream Antifaltencreme f
to get \wrinkles Falten bekommen
2. (fam: difficulty)
to iron the \wrinkles out einige Unklarheiten beseitigen
3. (fam: piece of advice) Kniff m
II. vt
▪ to \wrinkle sth etw zerknittern
to \wrinkle skin die Haut faltig werden lassen
▶ to \wrinkle one's brow die Stirn runzeln
▶ to \wrinkle [up] one's nose at sth über etw akk die Nase rümpfen
III. vi material zerknittern, Knitterfalten bekommen; face, skin Falten bekommen, faltig werden; fruit schrumpeln
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['rɪŋkl]
1. n
1) (in clothes, paper) Knitter m; (on face, skin) Runzel f, Falte f; (in stocking) Falte f
2) (inf: dodge, scheme) Kniff m (inf)
2. vt
fabric, paper, surface, sheet verknittern, verkrumpeln (inf); skin runzlig or faltig machen

to wrinkle one's nose — die Nase rümpfen

to wrinkle one's brow — die Stirne runzeln

3. vi
(sheet, material) (ver)knittern; (stockings) Falten schlagen; (skin etc) runzlig or faltig werden
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wrinkle1 [ˈrıŋkl]
A s
1. Runzel f, Falte f (im Gesicht)
2. Knitter m, Kniff m (in Papier, Stoff etc)
3. Unebenheit f, Vertiefung f, Furche f
B v/t
1. oft wrinkle up
a) die Stirn, die Augenbrauen runzeln,
b) die Nase rümpfen,
c) die Augen zusammenkneifen
2. Stoff, Papier etc zerknittern
3. Wasser kräuseln
C v/i
1. Falten werfen (Stoff)
2. sich runzeln, runz(e)lig werden (Haut)
3. knittern (Papier, Stoff etc)
wrinkle2 [ˈrıŋkl] s umg Kniff m, Trick m
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noun
Falte, die; (in paper) Knick, der
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(up) v.
Falten werfen ausdr.
Runzeln bekommen ausdr.
falten v.
kniffen v.
knittern v.
runzlig (runzelig)
werden ausdr.
rümpfen (Nase) v.
sich runzeln v.
zerknittern (Papier) ausdr. n.
Falte -n f.
Furche -n f.
Fältchen - n.
Kniff -e (in Papier) m.
Runzel -n f.
Unebenheit f.
Vertiefung f.

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