frisant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for frisant in the French»English Dictionary

frisant (frisante) [fʀizɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

frisant lumière:

frisant (frisante)

slanting

I.friser [fʀize] VB trans

1. friser (boucler):

friser cheveux, moustache

to curl

friser qn

to curl sb's hair

se faire friser

to have one's hair curled

la pluie me frise les cheveux

the rain makes my hair go curly ou frizzy

2. friser (frôler):

friser remarque, attitude: insolence, grossièreté

to border on

friser personne: catastrophe

to be on the brink of

il frise les quarante ans

he's getting on for forty

cela frise les 10%

it's approaching 10%

II.friser [fʀize] VB intr

friser cheveux. moustache:

to curl

friser personne:

to have curly hair

III.se friser VB refl

se friser refl:

se friser les cheveux

to curl one's hair

Translations for frisant in the English»French Dictionary

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verge on

friser

to be verging on the ridiculous/the illegal

friser le ridicule/l'illégal

frizz

friser

to have one's hair frizzed

se faire friser les cheveux

curling irons

fer m à friser

curling tongs

fer m à friser

styling tongs

fer m à friser

border on rudeness, madness

friser

to come terrifyingly close to death

friser la mort

crimp hair

friser

frisant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for frisant in the French»English Dictionary

I.friser [fʀize] VB trans

1. friser (mettre en boucles):

friser cheveux, moustache

to curl

friser (les cheveux à) qn

to put curls in sb's hair

2. friser (frôler):

friser la mort/l'accident

to narrowly miss death/an accident

friser le ridicule situation, remarque

to border on the ridiculous

tu frises le ridicule

you're beginning to look ridiculous

friser la soixantaine

to be pushing sixty

friser les 10 %

to be getting on for 10%

II.friser [fʀize] VB intr

friser cheveux:

friser

to curl

qn frise (naturellement)

sb is curly

qn frise (à l'humidité)

sb goes frizzy

III.friser [fʀize] VB refl (se faire des boucles)

se faire friser

to have one's hair curled

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fer à friser

curling tongs

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verge on

friser

to verge on the ridiculous

friser le ridicule

curling iron

fer m à friser

border on fig madness, insolence

friser

curl in tight curls

friser

to curl one's hair tightly

friser ses cheveux

to be little short of sth

friser qc

frisant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

friser (les cheveux à) qn

to put curls in sb's hair

friser la mort/l'accident

to narrowly miss death/an accident

friser le ridicule situation, remarque

to border on the ridiculous

friser la soixantaine

to be pushing sixty

friser les 10 %

to be getting on for 10%

se faire friser

to have one's hair curled

fer à friser

curling tongs

fer m à friser

curling iron