fruncirle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fruncirle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.fruncir VB trans

1. fruncir tela:

fruncir

to gather

2. fruncir:

fruncir el ceño o entrecejo

to frown

fruncir el ceño o entrecejo

to knit one's brow

3. fruncir boca:

frunció la boca

she pursed her lips

II.fruncirse VB vpr

1. fruncirse:

fruncirse de hambre/miedo/rabia/sueño Col inf, me frunzo de miedo

I'm absolutely terrified

fruncirse de hambre/miedo/rabia/sueño Col inf, me frunzo de miedo

I'm scared stiff

está que se frunce de la ira

he's absolutely fuming inf

está que se frunce de la ira

he's absolutely hopping mad Brit inf

2. fruncirse Chil inf → antojarse

See also antojarse

antojarse VB vpr en tercera persona

1. antojarse (apetecer) (+ me/te/le etc):

se me antojó una cerveza

I felt like (having) a beer

cuando estaba embarazada se me antojaban las cosas más extrañas

when I was pregnant, I had cravings for the strangest things

se le antojó ir a nadar a medianoche

she had an urge to go swimming at midnight

se le antojó que le llevaran el desayuno a la cama

he felt like having breakfast brought to him in bed

hace exactamente lo que se le antoja

he does exactly as he pleases

no voy porque no se me antoja ¡y se acabó!

I'm not going because I don't feel like it, and that's final!

2. antojarse liter (parecer) (+ me/te/le etc):

el camino se les antojaba eterno

the road seemed never-ending to them

las sombras se le antojaban monstruos

the shadows seemed like monsters

se me antoja que nos está mintiendo

I've got a feeling that she's lying to us

Translations for fruncirle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to lower at sb

fruncirle el ceño a alguien

bunch up material

fruncirse

bunch

fruncirse

fruncirle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fruncirle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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fruncirse

to affect modesty