crisp

crisp
krisp
1. adjective
1) (stiff and dry enough to break easily: crisp biscuits.) crujiente, quebradizo
2) ((of vegetables etc) firm and fresh: a crisp lettuce.) crujiente, fresco
3) ((of manner, speech etc) firm and clear.) resuelto, seco

2. noun
(short for potato crisp.)
- crispness
- crispy
crisp1 adj crujiente
these biscuits were crisp, but now they're soft estas galletas estaban crujientes, pero ahora están blandascrisp también se aplica a algunas hortalizas o frutas como, por ejemplo, la lechuga, el apio, el pepino, o la manzana cuando están tan frescos y fuertes que crujen al comerlos
crisp apples manzanas frescas
crisp2 n patata frita
Son las patatas de bolsa o de churrería que se comen frías, pues las que se comen calientes se llaman chips en inglés británico y french fries en inglés americano
a packet of cheese and onion crisps una bolsa de patatas fritas con sabor a queso y cebolla
crisp
tr[krɪsp]
adjective
1 (pastry, biscuits, etc) crujiente; (lettuce) fresco,-a; (paper, banknote) nuevo,-a; (clothes etc) recién planchado,-a
2 (weather, air) frío,-a y seco,-a; (snow) crujiente
3 (of curls) apretado,-a; (of hair) muy rizado,-a
4 (style, manner, reply, answer, speech) directo,-a, escueto,-a, resuelto,-a; (picture) nítido,-a
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL patata frita (de bolsa o churrería)
crisp ['krɪsp] vt
: tostar, hacer crujiente
crisp adj
1) crunchy: crujiente, crocante
2) firm, fresh: firme, fresco
crisp lettuce: lechuga fresca
3) lively: vivaz, alegre
a crisp tempo: un ritmo alegre
4) invigorating: fresco, vigorizante
the crisp autumn air: el fresco aire otoñal
♦ crisply adv
crisp
adj.
• crespo, -a adj.
• desmenuzable adj.
• frágil adj.
• quebradizo, -a adj.
• refrescante adj.
• rizado, -a adj.
• tostado, -a adj.
v.
• encrespar v.
• rizar v.
• tostar v.

I krɪsp
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (brittle) <toast/bacon> crujiente, crocante (RPl)
b) (fresh) <lettuce> fresco; <apple/snow> crujiente; <sheets> limpio y almidonado
c) (cold) <air> frío y vigorizante
2) (brisk, concise) <manner> seco; <style> escueto

II
noun (potato crisp) (BrE) papa f or (Esp) patata f frita (de bolsa), papa f chip (Ur)

to burn something to a crisp — achicharrar algo

[krɪsp]
1. ADJ
(compar crisper) (superl crispest)
1) (=fresh, crunchy) [lettuce, salad] fresco; [apple, snow, bacon, leaves] crujiente; [paper] limpio; [banknote] nuevecito; [linen] almidonado
2) (=cold, clear) [air] vivificante, vigorizante; [day, morning] frío y despejado

the weather was clear and crisp — el día estaba frío y despejado

3) (=sharp) [voice, sound] bien definido, nítido; [image] nítido
4) (=tight) [curl] apretado
5) (=brisk, curt) [tone, reply] seco, tajante; [statement, phrase] escueto

a crisp prose style — una prosa escueta

2.
N (Brit) (also: potato crisp) patata f frita (de bolsa) , papa f (frita) (de bolsa) (LAm)
* * *

I [krɪsp]
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (brittle) <toast/bacon> crujiente, crocante (RPl)
b) (fresh) <lettuce> fresco; <apple/snow> crujiente; <sheets> limpio y almidonado
c) (cold) <air> frío y vigorizante
2) (brisk, concise) <manner> seco; <style> escueto

II
noun (potato crisp) (BrE) papa f or (Esp) patata f frita (de bolsa), papa f chip (Ur)

to burn something to a crisp — achicharrar algo


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