ruffle
/ˈrʌf.l̩/ [ruffled, ruffling]Translation
v [t]
› (el pelo)
⇨ despeinar
⇨ alborotar
› (el plumaje)
⇨ encrespar(se)
› (el agua)
⇨ rizar
The wind ruffled the surface of the water El viento rizaba la superficie del agua
›
⇨ alterar(se)
⇨ aturullar(se) col.
No problem ever ruffles her No se aturulla ante los problemas
(Definition of ruffle v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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