curl

to make hair form into small circles or rings, especially with heat from a curling iron

rizar, hacer rizos

• curl your hair

Collocations curl your hair with a curling iron · curl long hair into ringlets

• She curled her hair before the party.

  Ella rizó su cabello antes de la fiesta.

to bend your body into a circle or curve, especially when you are tired or cold

doblar el cuerpo en una curva / acurrucarse

• curl up

Collocations curl up on the sofa · curl up in bed

• He curled up with a blanket and fell asleep.

  Se acurrucó con una manta y se quedó dormido.

to roll or move in circles, especially when you are playing a game with a ball

rodar en círculos / dar vueltas

• curl around

Collocations the ball curled around the post · a curling snowball

• The ball curled around the goalpost.

  El balón dio vueltas alrededor del poste.

to have a shape that is not straight, but has small circles or rings in it

tener forma de ondas / rizos

• curl into

Collocations curl into waves · curl into ringlets

• Her hair curls into soft waves.

  Su cabello se riza en ondas suaves.

a sport in which players slide stones across ice towards a target area, sweeping the ice to control their path

curling (el deporte)

• play curling

Collocations a game of curling · the Winter Olympics curling event

• They play curling every weekend.

  Juegan al curling todos los fines de semana.

a piece of art that is shaped like a ring or circle, often made from metal or wood

escultura en forma de anillo / curva

• a curl

Collocations a bronze curl · an iron curl

• The artist created a large curl from twisted metal.

  El artista creó una gran pieza en forma de anillo con metal torcido.

a small, curved line or letter in handwriting that is part of a larger word

curva en la caligrafía / letra

• a curl

Collocations a graceful curl in the letter 's' · an elegant curl in a signature

• The writer's signature has an elegant curl.

  La firma del escritor tiene una elegante curva.

to move in a circular or spiral pattern, often seen in water currents or waves

girar en círculos / espiral

• curl around

Collocations curling water currents · a curling wave

• The water curled around the rocks.

  El agua giró en círculos alrededor de las rocas.