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Meaning of arrissar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[ə.riˈsa]

Definitions

  1. to curl (hair etc.), to make curly
    transitive
  2. to crimp
    transitive
  3. to curl, to become curled or curly, to curl up; to ripple (of liquids)
    pronominal

Examples

“Al matí, la mar flairava a síndria; a migdia, fumejava, s'arrissava formant lleus ondulacions com pits molt tendres de noia amb prou feines dibuixats; al capvespre, sospirava, color de rosa, de vi, d'albergínia, blau fosc.”

In the morning, the sea smells of watermelon; at midday, it ripples forming slight undulations like very tender breasts barely sketched in; in the evening, it sighs, with the colour of a rose, of wine, of an eggplant, a dark blue.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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