crisp

crisp [krɪsp]

I

adjetivo 1 (tostada, fritos, fruta) crujiente 2 (verduras) fresco,-a 3 (billete de banco, etc) nuevo,-a 4 (aire) frío,-a y vigorizante 5 (persona) seco,-a, tajante

II

n GB (potato) crisp, patata frita (de bolsa) otros: -crisp air: pelo encrespado -crisp apple: manzana crujiente -crisp white: blanco inmaculado -'crisp' in this sense is to do with the feel of the material and has nothing to do with its colour. In a book, for example, someone may talk about the glorious feeling of slipping between crisp, white sheets. It's the feel which counts - that they are freshly laundered, probably using starch, and there is a slight resistence as you get into them. Its crisp black and white or black