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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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