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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesamassado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-ma-sa-du
"Ele guardou o papel amassado no bolso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Crushed or pressed into creases and wrinkles.
"He found a crumpled piece of paper at the bottom of his backpack."
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Past tense and past participle of crumple; to crush something into folds or wrinkles.
"She crumpled the letter and threw it into the wastebasket."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'crumple', originating in the late 16th century, likely blending 'crump' (to bend or curl) and 'rumple'. It evolved to describe surfaces marked by numerous irregular creases or folds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crumpled" is said worldwide
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chiffonné
Transliteration: shi-fo-nay
"Il a jeté le papier chiffonné dans la poubelle."
zerknittert
Transliteration: tser-kni-tert
"Sein Hemd war völlig zerknittert."
stropicciato
Transliteration: stro-pit-cha-to
"Ha trovato un foglio stropicciato nella tasca."
arrugado
Transliteration: a-rru-ga-do
"Alisó el papel arrugado sobre la mesa."
amassado
Transliteration: a-ma-sa-du
"Ele guardou o papel amassado no bolso."
पिसा हुआ / सिकड़ा हुआ
Transliteration: sikda hua
Script: सिकड़ा हुआ
"उसने कागज का एक सिकड़ा हुआ टुकड़ा फेंका।"
揉皱的
Transliteration: róuzhòu de
"他在口袋里找到一张揉皱的纸。"
구겨진
Transliteration: gugyeojin
"그는 구겨진 종이 조각을 펴보았다."
しわくちゃの
Transliteration: shiwakucha no
"彼はしわくちゃの紙をゴミ箱に捨てた。"
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