retrousser
French → English
(clothing) To roll up: to turn up the bottom of sleeves, trousers, or skirts to keep them out of the way
Elle doit retrousser ses manches avant de faire la vaisselle.
(English) She has to roll up her sleeves before doing the dishes.
Il retroussa son pantalon pour traverser le ruisseau à pied.
(English) He rolled up his pants to cross the stream on foot.
(facial) To curl: to lift the upper lip or mustache, often expressing a specific emotion or effort
Le cheval ronfle en retroussant ses babines.
(English) The horse snorts while curling back its lips.
Le méchant de l'histoire retroussa sa moustache noire avec mépris.
(English) The villain of the story curled his black mustache with contempt.
Entry ID: fr:en:retrousser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary