Como dizer "Enrugar a testa / Franzir a testa" em inglês

Donay Mendonça 23 127 1.7k
Enrugar a testa, franzir a testa (formas rugas em, contrair). Confira como se fala isso em inglês.

Wrinkle your forehead

He wrinkled his forehead. [Ele enrugou a testa. Ele franziu a testa.]
She wrinkled her forehead. [Ela enrugou a testa. Ela franziu a testa.]

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jorgeluiz 1 6 92
Frown (froun)
V. Frowned, frown·ing, frowns
V.intr.
1. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.

Synonyms: frown, glower, lower1, scowl
These verbs mean to contract the brows in displeasure: frowns when he is annoyed; glowered when she was interrupted; lowered at the noisy child; scowled at my suggestion.
2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste: frowned on the use of so much salt in the food.
V.tr.
To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.
N.
A wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure; a scowl.

Ref. thefreedictionary
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jlmmelo 14 107
Also:

- Browbeat: Enrugar a testa, franzir o sombrolho; impor, intimidar, amedrontar.

- Knit one's brow: franzir o sombrolho

Examples:
  • 1. The agents would later insist they had not tried to frighten or browbeat her. nytimes.com

    2. In his impatience to get things done, he browbeat and literally manhandled associates. time.com (manhandle: maltratar)

    3. The New York Times’ ‘powerful’ front page listing Covid-19 victims is weepy piece of emotional browbeating. rt.com (weepy=sentimental, à beira das lágrimas)

    4. Arshad's 13-year-old daughter, Nadia, stood nearby and stared, brows knit, eyes wide. nytimes.com

    5. Carter reads the hot-line messages from Leonid Brezhnev with knitted brows. time.com

    6. Some shuffled in their chairs, one knitted his brows and clenched his teeth. time.com (shuffled=remexer / clenched=cerravam)
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