curl in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for curl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.curl [Am kərl, Brit kəːl] N

1. curl:

curl (of hair)

rizo m

curl (of hair)

rulo m CSur

curl (of hair)

chino m Mex

curl (ringlet)

bucle m

curl (ringlet)

tirabuzón m

2. curl (of lips):

curl

mueca f de desprecio

3. curl (of smoke):

curl

voluta f

II.curl [Am kərl, Brit kəːl] VB trans

1. curl hair:

curl

rizar

curl

encrespar CSur

curl

enchinar Mex

curl

enrular RioPl

2. curl (twist, bend):

to curl one's lip

hacer una mueca

to curl one's lip

torcer el gesto

the snake curled itself around the branch

la serpiente se enroscó or se enrolló alrededor de la rama

she curled herself into a ball

se hizo un ovillo

III.curl [Am kərl, Brit kəːl] VB intr

1. curl hair:

curl

rizarse

curl

ensortijarse liter

curl

encresparse CSur

curl

enchinarse Mex

curl

enrularse RioPl

2. curl paper/leaf/edge:

curl

ondularse

curl

rizarse

3. curl (spiral):

curl path:

serpentear

curl smoke:

formar volutas

curl smoke:

hacer volutas

curl smoke:

subir en espirales

curl up VB [Am kərl -, Brit kəːl -] (v + adv)

1. curl up (twist):

curl up leaf/pages:

ondularse

curl up leaf/pages:

rizarse

the cat curled up in front of the fire

el gato se hizo un ovillo frente a la chimenea

to curl up in a chair with a good book

acurrucarse or repatingarse en un sillón con un buen libro

to curl up in a chair with a good book

repantigarse en un sillón con un buen libro Spain

I was so embarrassed, I just wanted to curl up and die inf

me dio tanta vergüenza que hubiera querido que la tierra me tragara

2. curl up (rise):

curl up smoke/steam:

subir en espirales

curl up smoke/steam:

formar volutas

curl up smoke/steam:

hacer volutas

kiss-curl N Brit

kiss-curl

caracol m

kiss-curl

rizo m

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corkscrew curl

tirabuzón m

Translations for curl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

caracolillo

spit curl Am

caracolillo

kiss curl Brit

lulo

curl

anchoa

pin curl Am

colocho

curl

enrular

to curl

rizar pelo/melena

to curl

rizar cinta

to curl

rizarse

to curl

me rizo el flequillo

I curl my bangs Am

me rizo el flequillo

I curl my fringe Brit

curl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curl in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] N

1. curl (loop of hair):

curl

rizo m

2. curl (sinuosity):

curl

serpenteo m

3. curl (spiral):

curl

espiral f

curl of smoke

voluta f de humo

4. curl (of the lips):

curl

mueca f de desprecio

II.curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB intr (hair)

curl

rizarse

curl paper

ondularse

curl path

serpentear

curl smoke

hacer volutas

III.curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB trans

curl hair:

curl

rizar

to curl oneself up

acurrucarse

Phrases:

to curl one's lip

hacer una mueca de desprecio

Translations for curl in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ensortijar

to curl

enrular

to curl

bucle

curl

rulo

curl

rizar

to curl

rizarse

to curl

tirabuzón

curl

sortija

curl

aovillarse

to curl up

caracol

curl

curl Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

curl of smoke

voluta f de humo

to curl oneself up

acurrucarse

to curl one's lip

hacer una mueca de desprecio

to make sb's hairs curl inf

poner los pelos de punta a alguien

to curl up into a ball

hacerse un ovillo (encogerse)

to curl up in an armchair

acurrucarse en un sillón

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The front of the hair was then frizzed out, or arranged in roll curls and set horizontally on the head.

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He finds a woman's body in a refrigerator curled up, pale, but immaculate.

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She starts out as a pretty red head, but then transforms and her hair stands straight back, then bounces into six curls.

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The specific epithet "crispa" means finely waved or curled.

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The irrotationality of a potential flow is due to the curl of a gradient always being equal to zero.

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Mature larvae curl the leaf tip and fix it with silk to pupate inside.

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Both features are exclusive characteristics of this rank, but the curls can be missing.

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In the limit where these curled up dimensions become very small, one obtains a theory in which spacetime has effectively a lower number of dimensions.

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The organs were noted for their soft tones, with their trademarks being the rounded shape of the front piece, with many curls and other decorations.

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The same motion should be performed as in the seated wrist curl.

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