curl up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for curl up in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

Translations for curl up in the English»French Dictionary

I.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] N

II.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] VB trans

III.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] VB intr

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

curl up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curl up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Although happy to curl up and sleep at home, regular walks and exercise are essential for a healthy, contented water spaniel.
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They contract or curl up and stretch out their body to leap into the air.
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The opposing twist relieves some of the yarns' tendency to curl up and produces a thicker, "balanced" yarn.
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The ulnar claw, or a position where the small and ring fingers curl up, occurs late in the disease and is a sign the nerve is severely affected.
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He pioneered the modern unification of physics through the introduction of extra dimensions of space and found mechanisms by which the extra dimensions curl up.
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After the pollen is shed, the stamens curl up or bend over, and the style straightens out, bringing the stigma to the center of the flower.
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The road will curl up like a snake and make sad pronouncements.
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The caterpillars are solitary nighttime feeders in early stages, when they curl up in a j shaped pattern during the day and resemble two-toned bird droppings.
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The leaves will be tightly tied up in bundle so that each piece will not curl up as it dries.
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The flippers are small, rounded and tend to curl up at the ends in adulthood.
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