crispé
/kʁis.pe/
adjective
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Close synonyms for "tense/clenched, nervous."
Similar in other languages
English
nervous overlaps with French crispé (tense, clenched) -- a physical sign of being nervous.
Practice
1 What does crispé mean?
tense, clenched
2 Fill the gap: Il a le visage ___ avant l'examen.
Full sentence: Il a le visage crispé avant l'examen. (His face is tense before the exam.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches crispé?
crispé: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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