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1 curvy
adjective curvo, sinuosotr['kɜːvɪ]'kɜːrvi, 'kɜːvi['kɜːvɪ]ADJ [line] curvo; [road etc] serpentino, con muchas curvas; [figure, woman] curvilíneo* * *['kɜːrvi, 'kɜːvi] -
2 curvy
adj.curvo (line); curvilíneo (figure). -
3 curve
kə:v
1. noun1) (a line which is not straight at any point, like part of the edge of a circle.) curva2) (anything shaped like this: a curve in the road.) curva
2. verb(to bend in a curve: The road curves east.) torcerse, hacer curva- curved- curvy
curve n curvatr[kɜːv]1 (gen) curva1 encorvar1 (of road, river, ball) describir una curva, torcer; (surface) estar curvado,-a, combarse, encorvarse: torcerse, describir una curvacurve vt: encorvarcurve n: curva fadj.• curvo, -a adj.n.• comba s.f.• corva s.f.• curva s.f.• curvo s.m.v.• combar v.• corcovar v.• encorvar v.• tornear v.
I kɜːrv, kɜːvnoun curva fto throw somebody a curve — (AmE) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido
II
a) \<\<surface\>\> estar* curvado or combadob) \<\<river/ball\>\> describir* una curva[kɜːv]1.N (gen) curva f2.VT [+ spine, back] encorvar, doblar3.VI [road, line etc] torcerse, hacer curva; [surface] combarsethe walls curve inward/outward — las paredes están combadas hacia dentro/fuera
the road curves round the mountain — la carretera va haciendo curvas or dando vueltas alrededor de la montaña
the boomerang curved through the air — el bumerán describió or hizo una curva en el aire
a wide, curving staircase — una amplia escalera en curva
4.CPDcurve ball N (esp US) —
- throw sb a curve ball* * *
I [kɜːrv, kɜːv]noun curva fto throw somebody a curve — (AmE) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido
II
a) \<\<surface\>\> estar* curvado or combadob) \<\<river/ball\>\> describir* una curva
См. также в других словарях:
curvy — [kʉr′vē] adj. curvier, curviest 1. having curves or a curve [a curvy road] 2. Informal curvaceous … English World dictionary
curvy — 1902, from CURVE (Cf. curve) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
curvy — ► ADJECTIVE (curvier, curviest) 1) having many curves. 2) informal curvaceous. DERIVATIVES curviness noun … English terms dictionary
Curvy — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Curvy (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on curvy instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/curvy … Wikipedia
curvy — UK [ˈkɜː(r)vɪ] / US [ˈkɜrvɪ] adjective Word forms curvy : adjective curvy comparative curvier superlative curviest informal a) forming or full of curves a curvy road b) a curvy woman has an attractive body with large breasts, a small waist, and… … English dictionary
curvy — curv|y [ˈkə:vi US ˈkə:rvi] adj 1.) having a shape with several curves ▪ a curvy line 2.) a woman who is curvy is attractive because her body has a lot of curves … Dictionary of contemporary English
curvy — curv|y [ kɜrvi ] adjective INFORMAL forming or full of curves: a curvy road a. a curvy woman has an attractive body with large breasts, a small waist, and wide HIPS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
curvy — adjective having a shape with several curves: her curvy red lips | Eileen has a curvy figure … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
curvy — adj. Curvy is used with these nouns: ↑figure, ↑hip, ↑road … Collocations dictionary
curvy — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)vi[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If someone describes a woman as curvy, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body. [INFORMAL] Syn: curvaceous Ant: skinny … English dictionary
curvy — adjective see curve III … New Collegiate Dictionary