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1 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) encaracolar2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) encaracolar2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) caracol2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulação•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl up* * *[kə:l] n 1 cacho, anel, caracol de cabelo. 2 qualquer coisa em forma de caracol ou espiral. 3 ondulação, encrespamento. her hair went out of curl / seu cabelo perdeu a ondulação. 4 doença de batatas, tomates, etc. causada por fungos do gênero Tafrina. • vt+vi 1 enrolar, torcer, espiralar. 2 agitar, encarneirar (mar). 3 jogar curling. he curled his lip ele fez beiço. in curl encaracolado, ondulado. to curl up enrolar (cabelo). -
2 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) encaracolar2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) enrolar2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) cacho2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulação•- curler- curly - curliness - curl up -
3 snuggle
verb (to curl one's body up especially closely against another person, for warmth etc: She snuggled up to her mother and went to sleep.) aconchegar-se* * *snug.gle[sn'∧gəl] vt+vi aconchegar-se, agasalhar-se. to snuggle together aconchegar-se, juntar-se. to snuggle up agasalhar-se, cobrir-se. -
4 uncurl
(to straighten from a curled position: The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself).) desenrolar(-se)* * *un.curl[∧nk'ə:l] vt+vi soltar(-se), desenrolar, alisar(-se) (cabelo). -
5 snuggle
verb (to curl one's body up especially closely against another person, for warmth etc: She snuggled up to her mother and went to sleep.) aconchegar(-se) -
6 crinkle
['kriŋkl](to (cause to) wrinkle or curl: The paper is too crinkled for use in my computer's printer.) enrugar-se- crinkly* * *crin.kle[kr'iŋkəl] n 1 ruga, dobra. 2 amassadura (de papel). 3 ondulação. • vt+vi 1 ondular, fazer dobras, serpejar. 2 enrugar(-se). 3 encrespar(-se). 4 amarrotar. -
7 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) amontoar-se2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) aconchegar-se2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) pilha* * *hud.dle[h'∧dəl] n 1 desordem, confusão. 2 amontoado de pessoas ou coisas. 3 conferência, discussão fechada e intensa. • vt+vi 1 misturar, amontoar. 2 fazer alguma coisa com pressa, sem cuidado, precipitar-se. 3 apertar-se, acotovelar-se. 4 aconchegar(-se). to go into a huddle coll conferenciar secretamente. -
8 crinkle
['kriŋkl](to (cause to) wrinkle or curl: The paper is too crinkled for use in my computer's printer.) enrugar- crinkly -
9 huddle
1. verb1) ((often with together) to crowd closely together: The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.) amontoar(-se)2) (to curl up in a sitting position: The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.) encolher(-se)2. noun(a number of people, things etc crowded together: a huddle of people round the injured man.) aglomeração
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