friser
French → English
(grooming) To curl: to make hair form into small waves or rings
Elle utilise des papillotes tous les soirs pour friser ses cheveux blonds.
(English) She uses curlers every night to curl her blonde hair.
L'humidité ambiante a tendance à faire friser naturellement les poils de ce chien.
(English) The ambient humidity tends to make this dog's fur curl naturally.
(figurative) To border on: to come very close to a specific state or quality
Ses explications confuses frisent parfois le ridicule total devant l'assemblée.
(English) His confused explanations sometimes border on total ridicule before the assembly.
La vitesse à laquelle il conduisait dans ce virage frisait l'inconscience pure.
(English) The speed at which he drove into that turn bordered on pure recklessness.
Entry ID: fr:en:friser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary