wrinkles

S2 W2

BrE /ˈrɪŋ.kəlz/ AmE /ˈrɪŋ.kəlz/

noun en → es

1 SKIN MARKINGS [plural noun] A2

lines or folds on the skin, especially on the face of older people

arrugas

  • have wrinkles

Collocations wrinkles on your face · age-related wrinkles

  • She has a few wrinkles around her eyes.

    Ella tiene algunas arrugas alrededor de sus ojos.

  • The cream is designed to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

    La crema está diseñada para reducir la apariencia de las arrugas.

2 TEXTILE MARKINGS [plural noun] B1

small folds or lines in fabric that are caused by folding or crumpling it

pliegues, arrugas en la tela

  • iron out wrinkles

Collocations wrinkles in the fabric · ironing out wrinkles

  • The shirt had a lot of wrinkles after being packed.

    La camisa tenía muchas arrugas después de ser empacada.

  • She spent an hour ironing out the wrinkles in her dress.

    Ella pasó una hora planchando las arrugas de su vestido.

Idioms

iron out wrinkles B2

planchar las arrugas, resolver problemas menores

  • We need to iron out the wrinkles in our plan.

    Necesitamos resolver los pequeños problemas en nuestro plan.