curling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for curling in the English»French Dictionary

curling [Brit ˈkəːlɪŋ, Am ˈkərlɪŋ] N SPORTS

curling

curling m

curling irons N npl

curling irons

fer m à friser

curling rink N

curling rink

piste f de curling

curling tongs N npl

curling tongs

fer m à friser

I.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] N

1. curl (of hair):

curl

boucle f

to wear one's hair in curls

avoir les cheveux bouclés

2. curl:

curl (of wood)

copeau m

curl (of smoke)

volute f

with a curl of one's lip

avec une moue dédaigneuse

II.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] VB trans

1. curl hair:

curl

friser

2. curl (wind, coil) person, animal:

to curl one's fingers around sth

saisir qc

to curl one's toes around sth

saisir qc avec ses orteils

to curl oneself or one's body around sth person, cat:

se pelotonner contre qc

to curl itself around sth snake, caterpillar:

s'enrouler autour de qc

to curl one's legs under oneself

replier les jambes sous soi

to curl one's lip person:

faire une moue dédaigneuse

to curl one's lip dog:

retrousser ses babines

III.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] VB intr

curl hair:

friser

curl paper:

(se) gondoler

curl edges, corner, leaf:

se racornir

to curl around sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

smoke curled upwards

la fumée montait en volutes

his lip curled

il fit une moue dédaigneuse

IV.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl]

to curl up and die inf

rentrer dans un trou de souris inf

to make sb's hair curl (in shock) inf

faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête de qn

I.curl up VB [Brit kəːl -, Am kərl -] (curl up)

curl up person:

se pelotonner

curl up cat, dog:

se mettre en rond

curl up paper:

(se) gondoler

curl up edges, corner, leaf:

se racornir

to curl up in bed/in a chair

se blottir dans son lit/dans un fauteuil

to be curled up on the sofa

être blotti sur le canapé

to curl up into a ball person:

se recroqueviller

to curl up into a ball hedgehog:

se mettre en boule

to curl up with laughter inf

se tordre de rire inf

to curl up at the edges photo, paper:

(se) gondoler

II.curl up VB [Brit kəːl -, Am kərl -] (curl up [sth], curl [sth] up)

curl up heat, moisture:

curl up paper, leaf

gondoler

curl up edges, corner

racornir

to curl oneself up

se recroqueviller

kiss-curl N

kiss-curl (adult's)

accroche-cœur m

kiss-curl (baby's)

bouclette f

Translations for curling in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

curling

curling

jouer au curling

to go curling

enroulement

curling (up)

crolle

curl

curling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curling in the English»French Dictionary

curling iron, curling tongs N

curling iron

fer m à friser

I.curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] N

1. curl (loop of hair):

curl

boucle f

curl tight

frisette f

to fall in curls

tomber en boucles

2. curl (spiral):

curl of smoke

volute f

II.curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB intr

1. curl (wave):

curl

boucler

curl in tight curls

friser

2. curl (wind itself):

curl

se recroqueviller

to curl round sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

III.curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB trans

1. curl (make curly):

to curl one's hair

boucler ses cheveux

to curl one's hair tightly

friser ses cheveux

2. curl (wrap):

curl

enrouler

3. curl (roll into ball):

to curl oneself

se recroqueviller

Phrases:

to curl one's lip

faire la moue

Translations for curling in the French»English Dictionary

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cils recourbés

curling eyelashes

volute

curl

frisette

curl

boucle de cheveux

curl

retrousser qc moustache

to curl sth

retrousser les lèvres

to curl one's lips

s'enrouler sur soi-même chat

to curl up

fer à friser

curling tongs

se pelotonner

to curl up

curling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to curl oneself into a ball

se rouler en boule

to curl round sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

to curl one's hair

boucler ses cheveux

to curl one's hair tightly

friser ses cheveux

to curl oneself

se recroqueviller

to curl one's lip

faire la moue

to curl one's lip

faire la moue

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The depression of 1930-39 demanded rigid economy and required individual financial aid to tide over some unbalanced budgets, but curling never declined.

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These sports are chosen by the host school and have included basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, curling, soccer, and inner tube water polo, among others.

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Start by curling your hair with a narrow-barrelled curling iron and then lightly tease the curls with a bristled brush.

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For example, the use of curling irons and other heat treatments may cause split ends.

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In the immediate vicinity there was built croquet and tennis fields and a bobsled and curling course.

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He began curling at age 12 and developed paraplegia due to an accident at 35.

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Dropping or curling their fingers around the candles would eliminate them from the challenge.

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There's been times my kids would burn themselves with curling irons.

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Don't be afraid to put the call out -- which friend has that curling tongs you'd like to use?

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Take a curling iron and curl each of the four sections in different directions, pinning them down as you go along.

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