curls in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for curls in the English»Italian Dictionary

corkscrew curls [ˈkɔːkskruːˌkɜːlz] N npl

corkscrew curls

boccoli m

I.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] N

1. curl (of hair):

curl

riccio m

curl

ricciolo m

to wear one's hair in curls

farsi i capelli ricci

2. curl:

curl (of wood)

truciolo m

curl (of smoke)

spirale f

Phrases:

with a curl of one's lip

con una smorfia di sdegno

II.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] VB trans

1. curl hair:

curl

arricciare

2. curl (wind, coil):

to curl one's fingers around sth person, animal:

afferrare qc

to curl one's toes around sth

afferrare qc con le dita dei piedi

to curl oneself or one's body around sth person, cat:

raggomitolarsi attorno a qc

to curl itself around sth snake, caterpillar:

arrotolarsi attorno a qc

to curl one's legs under oneself

rannicchiare le gambe

to curl one's lip person:

fare una smorfia di sdegno

to curl one's lip dog:

digrignare i denti

III.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl] VB intr

curl hair:

arricciarsi

curl paper, leaf:

accartocciarsi

curl edges, corner:

piegarsi

to curl around sth

arrotolarsi attorno a qc

smoke curled upwards

il fumo saliva in spirali

his lip curled

fece una smorfia di sdegno

IV.curl [Brit kəːl, Am kərl]

to curl up and die inf

sprofondare (dalla vergogna)

to make sb's hair curl (in shock) inf

fare rizzare i capelli a qn

kiss-curl [Am ˈkɪsˌkərl] N

kiss-curl (adult's)

tirabaci m

kiss-curl (baby's)

boccolo m

I.curl up VB [kəːl -] (curl up)

curl up person:

rannicchiarsi

curl up cat, dog:

raggomitolarsi

curl up paper, leaf:

accartocciarsi

curl up edges, corner:

piegarsi

to curl up in bed, in a chair

rannicchiarsi nel letto, su una poltrona

to be curled up on the sofa

essere rannicchiato sul divano

to curl up into a ball person:

raggomitolarsi

to curl up into a ball hedgehog:

appallottolare

to curl up with laughter inf

torcersi dalle risate

to curl up at the edges photo, paper:

piegarsi sui bordi

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

curl up heat, moisture:

curl up paper, leaf

fare accartocciare

curl up edges, corner

piegare

to curl oneself up

raggomitolarsi

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springy floorboards, ground, curls

elastico

a mass of tumbling curls

una massa di boccoli

Translations for curls in the Italian»English Dictionary

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boccolo

curl

arricciolare

to curl

crespare

to curl

tirabaci

kiss curl

curls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curls in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.curl [kɜ:rl] N

1. curl (loop of hair, sinuosity):

curl

ricciolo m

2. curl (spiral):

curl

spirale f

curl of smoke

anello m di fumo

3. curl (of the lips):

curl

smorfia f di disprezzo

II.curl [kɜ:rl] VB intr (hair)

curl

arricciarsi

curl paper

arrotolarsi

curl path

snodarsi

curl smoke

formare spirali

III.curl [kɜ:rl] VB trans

curl hair:

curl

arricciare

to curl oneself up

arannicchiarsi

Phrases:

to curl one's lip

fare una smorfia di disprezzo

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corkscrew curls

boccoli m pl

Translations for curls in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lana di legno

wood curls

boccolo

curl

ricciolo

curl

raggomitolarsi

to curl up

accartocciarsi

to curl up

appallottolarsi

to curl up

arricciare

to curl

riccio

curl

curls Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

corkscrew curls

boccoli m pl

curl of smoke

anello m di fumo

to curl oneself up

arannicchiarsi

to curl one's lip

fare una smorfia di disprezzo

to make sb's hair curl inf

far rizzare i capelli a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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They looked like cheese curls dipped in milk.

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She is a buxom, purse-lipped widow, with silvery blue curls.

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On the hair front, we're thinking loose waves this Crimbo, because after all nothing says glamour like tumbling, loose curls.

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It is a yarn with a length of loops of similar size which can range from tiny circlets to large curls.

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

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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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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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Two brain systems govern the decision to snack on an apple versus a big bag of cheese curls.

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