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crinkly

/ˈkrɪŋkli/

Translations

crinklyadjective

crinklier

Comp.

crinkliest

Super.

/ˈkrɪŋkli/

ridéSe dit d’une surface ou d’un tissu marqué de petites rides ou plis.

The crinkly paper made a satisfying sound as it was unwrapped.

Le papier ridé faisait un bruit satisfaisant quand on le déballait.

friséSe dit surtout des cheveux, avec l’idée de petites ondulations ou boucles serrées.

Her crinkly hair bounced with every step she took.

Ses cheveux frisés rebondissaient à chacun de ses pas.

Synonyms

crinklynoun

crinklies

/ˈkrɪŋkli/

Informal, chiefly plural: used to refer to elderly people.

vieillardFamilier; désigne une personne âgée.

The crinkly waved to the children from the bench.

Le vieillard a fait un signe aux enfants depuis le banc.

Additional translations

les vieuxFamilier; emploi collectif, surtout au pluriel.

crinklyadjective

Having many small lines or folds; wrinkled.

The crinkly paper made a satisfying sound as it was unwrapped.

Having a texture or appearance that is wavy or curly.

Her crinkly hair bounced with every step she took.

crinklynoun

An elderly person; an old person (often used collectively, chiefly in the plural form crinklies).

The youth club was set up to give the crinklies somewhere to socialise during the day.