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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.
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