rumpled

[US]/'rʌmpld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. in uno stato di disordine; spiegazzato
v. accartocciare; rovinare
Word Forms
passatorumpled

Phrases & Collocations

crumpled paper

carta sgualcita

Example Sentences

He woke up with rumpled hair.

Si svegliò con i capelli arruffati.

She walked in with a rumpled shirt.

Entrò con una camicia arruffata.

The rumpled bed sheets needed to be straightened out.

Le lenzuola arruffate avevano bisogno di essere sistemate.

His rumpled suit gave him a disheveled look.

Il suo completo arruffato gli dava un'aria trasandata.

The rumpled paper looked like it had been crumpled up and thrown away.

La carta arruffata sembrava essere stata sgualcita e gettata via.

She tried to smooth out the rumpled fabric of her dress.

Cercò di stirare il tessuto arruffato del suo vestito.

The rumpled map made it difficult to read the directions.

La mappa arruffata rendeva difficile leggere le indicazioni.

He rumpled his brow in confusion.

Corrugò la fronte per confusione.

The rumpled leaves on the ground indicated that someone had passed by.

Le foglie arruffate a terra indicavano che qualcuno era passato.

She let out a sigh as she saw her rumpled reflection in the mirror.

Sospirò vedendo il suo riflesso arruffato nello specchio.

Real-world Examples

His hair was rumpled and his eyes bloodshot and narrow.

I suoi capelli erano arruffati e i suoi occhi rossi e stretti.

Source: Gone with the Wind

She did not wish to go out into the world all rumpled, like the field poppies.

Non voleva uscire nel mondo tutta sgualcita, come i papaveri di campo.

Source: The Little Prince

James yawned hugely and rumpled up his hair, making it even messier than it had been.

James sbadigliò enormemente e si arruffò i capelli, rendendoli ancora più disordinati di prima.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Finally, Mammy, coming down the front stairs, her apron rumpled and spotted, her head rag awry, saw him and scowled.

Finalmente, Mamma, scendendo le scale anteriori, con il grembiule sgualcito e macchiato, il fazzoletto in disordine, lo vide e lo guardò storto.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Fudge goggled worse than ever; his mouth was open and his round face grew pinker under his rumpled grey hair.

Fudge spalancò gli occhi più del solito; la bocca era aperta e il suo viso rotondo diventò più rosa sotto i suoi capelli grigi e arruffati.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Besides, he would tug at the ribbons of her bonnet and, no doubt, rumple her dress.

Inoltre, avrebbe tirato i fiocchi del suo cappello e, senza dubbio, le avrebbe sgualcito il vestito.

Source: Gone with the Wind

His clothes were all rumpled, and he looked like he hadn't slept all night, and I asked if he was OK.

I suoi vestiti erano tutti sgualciti, e sembrava non avesse dormito tutta la notte, e gli chiesi se stesse bene.

Source: ETS Official TOEFL Guide

He sat down and rumpled his hair again.

Si sedette e si arruffò di nuovo i capelli.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 1)

So you don't go for that kind of rumpled foreign correspondent look, Rob?

Quindi non vai per quel genere di aspetto da corrispondente estero trasandato, Rob?

Source: Financial Times Podcast

He took his foot off my running board and rumpled his wiry hair.

Tolta la scarpa dal tavolato, si arruffò i capelli radi.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 1)

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