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A nB vtr1 friser [hair] ;2 (wind, coil) [person, animal] to curl one's fingers around sth saisir qch ; to curl one's toes around sth saisir qch avec ses orteils ; to curl oneself ou one's body around sth [person, cat] se pelotonner contre qch ; to curl itself around sth [snake, caterpillar] s'enrouler autour de qch ; to curl one's legs under oneself replier les jambes sous soi ; to curl one's lip [person] faire une moue dédaigneuse ; [dog] retrousser ses babines.C vi [hair] friser ; [paper] (se) gondoler ; [edges, corner, leaf] se racornir ; to curl around sth s'enrouler autour de qch ; smoke curled upwards la fumée montait en volutes ; his lip curled il fit une moue dédaigneuse.to curl up and die ○ rentrer dans un trou de souris ○ ; to make sb's hair curl ○ ( in shock) faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête de qn.■ curl up:▶ curl up [person] se pelotonner ; [cat, dog] se mettre en rond ; [paper] (se) gondoler ; [edges, corner, leaf] se racornir ; to curl up in bed/in a chair se blottir dans son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to be curled up on the sofa être blotti sur le canapé ; to curl up into a ball [person] se recroqueviller ; [hedgehog] se mettre en boule ; to curl up with laughter ○ se tordre de rire ○ ; to curl up at the edges [photo, paper] (se) gondoler ;▶ curl up [sth], curl [sth] up [heat, moisture] gondoler [paper, leaf] ; racornir [edges, corner] ; to curl oneself up se recroqueviller. -
2 curl
curl [kɜ:l]∎ her lip curled in contempt elle fit une moue de mépris∎ to curl round sth (plant etc) s'enrouler autour de qch∎ he curled his lip in scorn il a fait une moue de mépris3 noun∎ her hair hung over her shoulders in curls ses cheveux lui tombaient en boucles sur les épaules∎ figurative with a scornful curl of the lip avec une moue méprisante➲ curl up∎ curled up in bed pelotonné dans son lit;∎ the cat was sleeping curled up in a ball le chat dormait roulé en boule;∎ she curled up in front of the fire with a book elle s'est pelotonnée devant le feu avec un livre;∎ to curl up with laughter se tordre de rire;∎ figurative I just wanted to curl up and die (in shame) j'aurais voulu rentrer sous terreenrouler;∎ to curl oneself up (person) se pelotonner; (cat) se mettre en boule, se pelotonner; (dog) se coucher en rond -
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curl [kɜ:l]1. nouna. [of hair] boucle f (de cheveux)b. [of smoke] volute fb. [person, animal] = curl up4. compounds► curl ups'enrouler ; [person] se pelotonner ; (from shame) (inf) rentrer sous terre ; [cat] se pelotonner ; [dog] se coucher en rond• to curl o.s. up [person, cat] se pelotonner ; [dog] se coucher en rond* * *[kɜːl] 1.1) ( of hair) boucle f2) ( of smoke) volute f2.transitive verb1) friser [hair]2) (wind, coil)to curl one's fingers around something — [person] saisir quelque chose
to curl itself around something — [snake, caterpillar] s'enrouler autour de quelque chose
3.to curl one's lip — [person] faire une moue dédaigneuse
intransitive verb [hair] friser; [paper] (se) gondoler; [edges, corner, leaf] se racornirPhrasal Verbs:- curl up••to make somebody's hair curl — (colloq) ( in shock) faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête de quelqu'un
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4 curl up
[person] se pelotonner; [cat] se mettre en rond; [paper] (se) gondoler; [edges, corner, leaf] se racornirto curl up into a ball — [person] se recroqueviller; [hedgehog] se mettre en boule
to curl up at the edges — [photo, paper] (se) gondoler
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5 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) friser2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) s'enrouler2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) boucle2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulation•- curler- curly - curliness - curl up -
6 crinkle
['kriŋkl](to (cause to) wrinkle or curl: The paper is too crinkled for use in my computer's printer.) se froisser- crinkly
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