curling tongs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for curling tongs in the English»French Dictionary

curling tongs N npl

curling tongs

fer m à friser

Translations for curling tongs in the English»French Dictionary

tongs [Brit tɒŋz, Am tɔŋz, tɑŋz] N npl

tongs (for coal)

pincettes fpl

tongs (in laboratory)

pince f

tongs (for hair)

fer m à friser

tongs (for salad)

pinces fpl à salade

tongs (for sugar)

pince f (à sucre)

a pair of (coal) tongs

des pincettes

to go at it hammer and tongs

se disputer violemment

curling [Brit ˈkəːlɪŋ, Am ˈkərlɪŋ] N SPORTS

curling

curling m

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

curling tongs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curling tongs in the French»English Dictionary

fer à friser

curling tongs

Translations for curling tongs in the English»French Dictionary

tongs [tɒŋz, Am tɑ:ŋz] N

tongs

pince f

a pair of tongs

une pince

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are at least three variations on pet food, two different innovators with hair curling tongs, and a drone developer.

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Ceramic hair straighteners or curling tongs are something a lot of peeps forget to clean.

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Decided against attacking her with curling tongs and smiled sweetly.

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It's all done with styling - roller setting, curling tongs are back and even straightening irons are now being used for curling.

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If you feel like you need a bit more wave, use curling tongs or thin ghd's and go round your head, curling small sections at random.

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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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Any natural resonances disappeared under a weight of curling tongs and diffusers, as the look became hyperbolically styled and structured.

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Whenever possible reduce the use of styling tools such as hairdryers, curling tongs and straightening irons as they can dry and damage strands.

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