quirk

peculiaridad, rareza

Pequeña costumbre o característica poco común de una persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: A small, unusual habit or feature of a person or thing.

• Everyone has a little quirk.
• One of her quirks is naming every houseplant.
• A quirk in the software made the screen flash.

Cómo se usa: a quirk of something (It was a quirk of fate that we met again.)

Sinónimos: peculiarity, oddity, idiosyncrasy

Expresiones frecuentes: personal quirk, quirk of fate, quirk of something

ranura

Surco estrecho o ángulo entrante marcado que recorre una moldura decorativa de un edificio.

En inglés sencillo: A narrow groove or sharp inward corner along a decorative strip on a building.

• A narrow quirk runs along the molding.
• The plasterer cleaned dust from the quirk.
• These quirks separate the curved sections of the cornice.

Sinónimos: groove, channel

Expresiones frecuentes: quirk molding, deep quirk, carved quirk

arquear, mover

Mover ligeramente y de repente un labio o una ceja, a menudo para mostrar duda o diversión.

En inglés sencillo: To move a lip or eyebrow slightly and suddenly, often showing doubt or amusement.

• He quirked an eyebrow.
• Her lips quirked at his joke.
• One corner of his mouth quirked upward.

Sinónimos: twitch

Expresiones frecuentes: quirk an eyebrow, quirk a lip, quirk upward

acanalar

Hacer un surco estrecho en una moldura o superficie.

En inglés sencillo: To put a narrow groove into a decorative strip or surface.

• The carpenter quirked the molding.
• Use this tool to quirk the wooden edge.
• They quirked each strip before fitting it.

Sinónimos: groove, channel

Expresiones frecuentes: quirk a molding, quirk the edge

dar un toque peculiar

Modificar algo de una manera extraña o con un estilo muy personal.

En inglés sencillo: To change something in a strange or individual way.

• The artist quirked the design with uneven corners.
• She likes to quirk familiar shapes.
• He quirked the usual layout by adding a tiny central room.

Expresiones frecuentes: quirk a design, quirk the shape