Translation guide
The English verb "crimp" has several distinct meanings: to press into small folds or ridges, to connect wires or metal with a tool, to restrict or hinder, and in specialized contexts like baking or hairdressing. This guide covers the most common uses for learners.
To create a series of small, regular folds or waves in a material, such as hair, fabric, paper, or pastry edges.
General verb meaning to make something crimped, curled, or frizzy. Often used for hair or fabric.
彼女はヘアアイロンで髪を縮れさせた。
She crimped her hair with a curling iron.
Literally 'to attach a wave pattern'. Used for creating crimped edges on pastry or decorative paper.
パイの縁に波型をつけてください。
Please crimp the edges of the pie.
Means to pleat or crimp, often used for fabric or paper crafts.
布にひだをつけてスカートを作った。
She crimped the fabric to make a skirt.
Loanword from English, used in specific contexts like hairdressing or crafts.
クリンプした髪が流行っている。
Crimped hair is in fashion.
To join two pieces of metal or wire by deforming one or both to hold the other, often in electrical or mechanical work.
Standard technical term for crimping in electrical and mechanical contexts.
端子をワイヤーに圧着してください。
Crimp the terminal onto the wire.
Verb meaning to crimp, swage, or caulk. Common in metalworking and plumbing.
パイプの端をかしめて接続した。
He crimped the end of the pipe to connect it.
Loanword used in some technical fields, but less common than 圧着する.
この工具でコネクタをクリンプします。
Crimp the connector with this tool.
To put a crimp in something means to interfere with or restrict an activity, plan, or development.
Formal phrase meaning to cause a hindrance or obstacle. Often used in business or serious contexts.
予算削減が計画に支障をきたした。
Budget cuts put a crimp in the plan.
Means to become an obstacle or hindrance. Slightly less formal than 支障をきたす.
悪天候が旅行の妨げになった。
The bad weather put a crimp in our trip.
Casual verb meaning to disturb or interfere. Suitable for everyday situations.
彼の遅刻が会議を邪魔した。
His lateness put a crimp in the meeting.
Idiomatic expression meaning to throw cold water on something, to dampen enthusiasm or disrupt a good situation.
彼の否定的な意見が楽しい雰囲気に水を差した。
His negative comment put a crimp in the fun atmosphere.
To press the edges of a pie or pastry together using fingers or a fork to seal the filling inside.
General phrase for sealing the edges of pastry. Often used in recipes.
パイの縁をフォークで閉じてください。
Crimp the edges of the pie with a fork.
Specifically describes making a decorative wavy edge, as in crimping.
生地の縁を波型に整えてください。
Crimp the edges of the dough.
To style hair into tight, zigzag waves using a special crimping iron.
Uses the loanword 'crimp iron' and the verb for curling. Common in beauty contexts.
彼女はクリンプアイロンで髪を巻いた。
She crimped her hair with a crimping iron.
Direct loanword usage, common among younger speakers or in salons.
今日は髪をクリンプした。
I crimped my hair today.
The English idiom 'put a crimp in' does not translate directly. Use phrases like 支障をきたす or 妨げになる instead of trying to use クリンプ.