crease

pli, ride

Ligne laissée sur du papier, du tissu ou la peau après un pli ou une pression.

En anglais simple : A line left where paper, cloth, or skin has been folded or pressed together.

• There is a crease in my shirt.
• Iron the trousers to remove the creases.
• A deep crease appeared between his eyebrows.

Comment l'utiliser : crease in something (There is a crease in the corner of the photograph.)

Synonymes : fold, wrinkle

Expressions courantes : a deep crease, crease in something, trouser crease

ligne de crease

Ligne blanche sur un terrain de cricket qui indique où se placer ou lancer la balle.

En anglais simple : A white line on a cricket field marking where players stand or bowl.

• The batter stood behind the crease.
• His foot crossed the crease as he bowled.
• She reached the crease before the ball hit the stumps.

Expressions courantes : popping crease, bowling crease, return crease

froisser, plier

Faire des marques sur du papier ou du tissu en le pliant, le pressant ou le froissant.

En anglais simple : To make lines in paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing it.

• Don’t crease the paper.
• My shirt creased in the suitcase.
• Sitting down had creased his trousers.

Comment l'utiliser : crease something (Fold and crease the paper along the dotted line.)

Synonymes : wrinkle, crumple

Contraires : smooth

Expressions courantes : crease the paper, crease a shirt, crease easily

se tordre de rire

Rire très fort, au point de ne plus pouvoir se retenir.

En anglais simple : To laugh very hard.

• That joke made me crease up.
• We were creasing with laughter at her story.
• He creased every time the dog made that noise.

Comment l'utiliser : crease up (We creased up when we heard his answer.)

Synonymes : laugh, crack up

Expressions courantes : crease up, crease with laughter

érafler

Passer tout près de la peau et la blesser légèrement en la touchant.

En anglais simple : To slightly cut or injure the skin by passing close to it.

• The shot creased his arm.
• A bullet creased her shoulder but missed the bone.
• He survived with only a creased cheek.

Comment l'utiliser : crease something (A bullet creased his cheek.)

Synonymes : graze, scratch

Expressions courantes : crease someone’s shoulder, crease someone’s arm