friper

Senses

1. 1.

   to rumple, to crease, to wrinkle

   to make something untidy or wrinkled by handling or wearing

Examples

• "Ne fripe pas ta chemise en la jetant dans ton sac."

  Don't crease your shirt by throwing it into your bag.

• "Ce tissu se fripe facilement."

  This fabric wrinkles easily.

• "Elle a fripé sa robe en dormant."

  She wrinkled her dress while sleeping.

Usage

Informal or colloquial; often used with reflexive pronoun (se friper) to mean "to get wrinkled/creased." The related noun fripe refers to secondhand or worn-out clothing.