CURL - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. curl [Am kərl, Brit kəːl] N

1. curl:

curl (of hair): rizo m

curl (of hair): rulo m CSur

curl (of hair): chino m Mex

curl (ringlet): bucle m

curl (ringlet): tirabuzón m

2. curl (of lips):

curl: mueca f de desprecio

3. curl (of smoke):

curl: voluta f

II. curl [Am kərl, Brit kəːl] VB trans

1. curl hair:

curl: rizar

curl: encrespar CSur

curl: enchinar Mex

curl: enrular RioPl

2. curl (twist, bend):

to curl one's lip: hacer una mueca

to curl one's lip: torcer el gesto

the snake curled itself around the branch: la serpiente se enroscó or se enrolló alrededor de la rama

she curled herself into a ball: se hizo un ovillo

III. curl [Am kərl, Brit kəːl] VB intr

1. curl hair:

curl: rizarse

curl: ensortijarse liter

curl: encresparse CSur

curl: enchinarse Mex

curl: enrularse RioPl

2. curl paper/leaf/edge:

curl: ondularse

curl: rizarse

3. curl (spiral):

curl path:: serpentear

curl smoke:: formar volutas

curl smoke:: hacer volutas

curl smoke:: subir en espirales

curl up VB [Am kərl -, Brit kəːl -] (v + adv)

1. curl up (twist):

curl up leaf/pages:: ondularse

curl up leaf/pages:: rizarse

the cat curled up in front of the fire: el gato se hizo un ovillo frente a la chimenea

to curl up in a chair with a good book: acurrucarse or repatingarse en un sillón con un buen libro

to curl up in a chair with a good book: repantigarse en un sillón con un buen libro Spain

I was so embarrassed, I just wanted to curl up and die inf: me dio tanta vergüenza que hubiera querido que la tierra me tragara

2. curl up (rise):

curl up smoke/steam:: subir en espirales

curl up smoke/steam:: formar volutas

curl up smoke/steam:: hacer volutas

kiss-curl N Brit

kiss-curl: caracol m

kiss-curl: rizo m

corkscrew curl: tirabuzón m

Spanish

English

caracolillo: spit curl Am

caracolillo: kiss curl Brit

lulo: curl

anchoa: pin curl Am

colocho: curl

enrular: to curl

rizar pelo/melena: to curl

rizar cinta: to curl

rizarse: to curl

me rizo el flequillo: I curl my bangs Am

me rizo el flequillo: I curl my fringe Brit

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish

I. curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] N

1. curl (loop of hair):

curl: rizo m

2. curl (sinuosity):

curl: serpenteo m

3. curl (spiral):

curl: espiral f

curl of smoke: voluta f de humo

4. curl (of the lips):

curl: mueca f de desprecio

II. curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB intr (hair)

curl: rizarse

curl paper: ondularse

curl path: serpentear

curl smoke: hacer volutas

III. curl [kɜ:l, Am kɜ:rl] VB trans

curl hair:

curl: rizar

to curl oneself up: acurrucarse

Phrases:

to curl one's lip: hacer una mueca de desprecio

Spanish

English

ensortijar: to curl

enrular: to curl

bucle: curl

rulo: curl

rizar: to curl

rizarse: to curl

tirabuzón: curl

sortija: curl

aovillarse: to curl up

caracol: curl

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. curl [kɜrl] N

1. curl (loop of hair):

curl: rizo m

2. curl (sinuosity):

curl: serpenteo m

3. curl (spiral):

curl: espiral f

curl of smoke: voluta f de humo

4. curl (of the lips):

curl: mueca f de desprecio

5. curl (weightlifting move):

curl: curl m (movimiento que se hace con los brazos al levantar pesas)

II. curl [kɜrl] VB intr (hair)

curl: rizarse

curl paper: ondularse

curl path: serpentear

curl smoke: hacer volutas

III. curl [kɜrl] VB trans

curl hair:

curl: rizar

to curl oneself up: acurrucarse

Phrases:

to curl one's lip: hacer una mueca de desprecio

Spanish

English

bucle: curl

ensortijar: to curl

enrular: to curl

rulo: curl

tirabuzón: curl

sortija: curl

acurrucarse: to curl up

acurrucarse en un sillón: to curl up in an armchair

enchinar: to curl

rizo: 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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

curl of smoke: voluta f de humo

to curl oneself up: acurrucarse

to curl one's lip: hacer una mueca de desprecio

to make sb's hairs curl inf: poner los pelos de punta a alguien

hacerse un ovillo (encogerse): to curl up into a ball

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

In 1891 ordinary warrant officers of 10 years' standing were given a half-ring of in, with or without curl as above.

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The irrotationality of a potential flow is due to the curl of a gradient always being equal to zero.

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The front of the hair was then frizzed out, or arranged in roll curls and set horizontally on the head.

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In the limit where these curled up dimensions become very small, one obtains a theory in which spacetime has effectively a lower number of dimensions.

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

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