ruffle

Inflections of 'ruffle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
ruffle n	(clothing: frill)	pliegue nm
		arruga nf
		volante nm
	Her blouse was all bows and ruffles.
	Su blusa era toda de lazos y pliegues.
ruffle [sth]⇒ vtr	(rumple)	ondular⇒ vtr
		plegar⇒ vtr
		arrugar⇒ vtr
	I hate it when you ruffle my hair.
	Odio cuando me ondulas el pelo.
ruffle [sb]⇒ vtr	figurative (fluster)	confundir⇒ vtr
		aturdir⇒ vtr
		alterar⇒ vtr
	Our questions about the divorce seem to have ruffled him.
	Nuestras preguntas sobre el divorcio parecen haberlo confundido.
ruffle, ruffle its feathers vtr	(bird: erect feathers)	erizar⇒ vtr
	The frightened bird ruffled its feathers.
	El pájaro asustado erizó sus plumas.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
dust ruffle n	(valance)	volante nm
	El volante en la cama además de dar personalidad al dormitorio evita que se vea lo que hay debajo.
ruffle feathers v expr	figurative (cause controversy or offence) (figurado, coloquial)	levantar ampollas loc verb
		herir susceptibilidades loc verb
		herir sensibilidades loc verb
	She has ruffled feathers by suggesting that the Royal Family should receive less money.
	Ha levantado ampollas al sugerir que la familia real debe recibir menos dinero.
ruffle [sb]'s feathers v expr	figurative (offend, upset)	herir la susceptibilidad de loc verb
		herir la sensibilidad de loc verb
		ofender a vtr + prep

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