crispant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crispant in the French»English Dictionary

crispant (crispante) [kʀispɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ inf

crispant (crispante)

irritating

crispant (crispante)

aggravating inf

I.crisper [kʀispe] VB trans

1. crisper (contracter):

la colère/l'angoisse crispait son visage

his/her face was tense with anger/worry

2. crisper (irriter) inf:

crisper qn

to irritate sb

crisper qn

to get on sb's nerves inf

II.se crisper VB refl

1. se crisper (se contracter):

se crisper mains, doigts:

to clench

se crisper visage, personne:

to tense (up)

se crisper sourire:

to freeze

son visage se crispait sous l'effet de la colère

his/her face was tense with anger

ne te crispe pas sur le volant!

don't clutch the wheel so hard!

2. se crisper (devenir tendu) fig:

se crisper personne:

to get nervous, to tense up

3. se crisper (se raidir):

se crisper régime, gouvernement:

to take a hard line (sur on)

Translations for crispant in the English»French Dictionary

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tense up person:

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crispant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crispant in the French»English Dictionary

I.crisper [kʀispe] VB trans

1. crisper (contracter):

crisper

to tense

l'effort crispe ses muscles

his muscles were tensed with the effort

la douleur lui crispait le visage

his face was tense with pain

2. crisper (agacer):

crisper qn

to get on sb's nerves

II.crisper [kʀispe] VB refl se crisper

1. crisper (se contracter):

se crisper

to tense

2. crisper (se serrer):

se crisper

to tighten

se crisper

to clench

crispant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

crisper qn

to get on sb's nerves

se crisper

to tense

se crisper

to tighten

se crisper

to clench

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French

Sans doute l'incertitude du hasard justifie-t-elle son regard ironique, répondant à celui, narquois, amusé ou crispant, du narrateur.

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