Translations for „curls“ in the English » German Dictionary

cork·screw ˈcurls N pl

corkscrew curls

Korkenzieherlocken pl

I . curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] N

1. curl (loop of hair):

curl

Locke f

to fall in curls

in Locken herabfallen

2. curl no pl (curliness):

curl

Welligkeit f

curl

Wellung f

to have a natural curl

Naturlocken haben

3. curl (spiral):

curl

Kringel m

curls of smoke

Rauchkringel pl

4. curl SPORTS:

curl

Hantelübung f

II . curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB intr

1. curl (of hair):

curl

sich acc locken [o. kräuseln]

does your hair curl naturally?

hast du Naturlocken?

2. curl (of a leaf):

curl

sich acc einrollen

3. curl (of a plant):

curl

sich acc winden [o. schlingen]

some plants curl round tree trunks

einige Pflanzen ranken sich um Baumstämme

4. curl (of a river):

to curl [through sth]

sich acc [durch etw acc ] schlängeln

5. curl (of lips):

curl

sich acc [spöttisch] kräuseln

her lip curled at what he said

bei seinen Worten schürzte sie verächtlich die Lippen

III . curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB trans

1. curl:

to curl one's hair

sich dat Locken drehen

2. curl:

to curl one's lip

[verächtlich] die Lippen schürzen [o. kräuseln]

3. curl:

to curl one's toes

die Zehen einziehen

4. curl:

to curl oneself into a ball

sich acc zusammenrollen

5. curl (wrap):

to curl sth [round sth]

etw [um etw acc ] herumwickeln

a new baby will automatically curl its fingers round any object it touches

ein Neugeborenes umklammert automatisch alle Objekte, die es berührt

curl up VB intr

1. curl up:

curl up leaf

sich acc einrollen

curl up animal, person also

sich acc zusammenrollen

curl up paper

sich acc wellen

to curl up in an armchair/in bed

sich in einen Sessel/ins Bett kuscheln

2. curl up Brit (with laughter):

curl up

sich acc vor Lachen biegen [o. krümmen]

Phrases:

to curl up and die

am liebsten im Erdboden versinken wollen

ˈkiss curl N

kiss curl

Tolle f

kiss curl

Schmachtlocke f inf

kiss curl

Schmalzlocke f A inf

ˈpin curl N usu pl

pin curl

Löckchen nt

cheese curl N

User Entry

cheese curl FOOD

mit Cheddarkäse aromatisierter Snack in Flipsform

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fall in curls

in Locken herabfallen

curls of smoke

Rauchkringel pl

his hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls

sein Haar fiel ihm in goldenen Locken auf die Schulter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They looked like cheese curls dipped in milk.

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And there is an infectious avidity to him: he gets springy, as if his famously electric curls, now shorn from his head, had taken up residence inside his body.

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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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This is then blown onto until the curls catch fire: the whole feather stick is then placed into the waiting kindling to start the campfire.

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Previously, wigs had been set with caustic chemicals to form curls, but these recipes were too harsh to use next to human skin.

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

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

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The curls were, for instance, worn like cockades in men's hats as potency talismans, or exchanged among lovers as tokens of affection.

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Instead of a wild nest of curls, my face now appeared beneath a short, fleecy helmet.

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He looks like a circus strong-man with a big moustache that curls round at the end; he also has full sleeve tattoos on both arms.

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