CURL - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

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

French

English

crolle

curl

accroche-cœur

kiss curl

frisette

little curl

frisotti

little curl (of hair)

bouclette

small curl

retroussis (de lèvre, moustache)

curl

cheveux rebelles à toute frisure

hair which is impossible to curl

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

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

French

English

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

se pelotonner

to curl up

raser les murs (se faire tout petit)

to curl up

se recroqueviller fleur

to curl up

boucler ses cheveux

to curl one's hair

se boucler

to curl

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. curl [kɜrl] 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 [kɜrl] VB intr

1. curl (wave):

curl

boucler

curl in tight curls

friser

2. curl (wind itself):

curl

se recroqueviller

to curl around sth

s'enrouler autour de qc

III. curl [kɜrl] 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

French

English

volute

curl

frisette

curl

boucle de cheveux

curl

se pelotonner

to curl up

retrousser qc moustache

to curl sth

retrousser les lèvres

to curl one's lips

s'enrouler sur soi-même chat

to curl up

raser les murs (se faire tout petit)

to curl up

se recroqueviller fleur

to curl up

friser cheveux, moustache

to curl

friser

to curl

Present

I	curl
you	curl
he/she/it	curls
we	curl
you	curl
they	curl

Past

I	curled
you	curled
he/she/it	curled
we	curled
you	curled
they	curled

Present Perfect

I	have	curled
you	have	curled
he/she/it	has	curled
we	have	curled
you	have	curled
they	have	curled

Past Perfect

I	had	curled
you	had	curled
he/she/it	had	curled
we	had	curled
you	had	curled
they	had	curled

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He finds a body lying arms outstretched, face hidden by a hat, but red curls peeking out.

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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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A wrist roller can be used and wrist curls with dumbbells can also be performed.

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It may even eat snakes or other vertebrates by curling up to protect its underside as it eats the struggling prey.

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