curl

Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:

curl /kɜːl/
  1. noun
    1. (of hair) boucle f;
    1. (of smoke) volute f;
      with a ~ of one's lip avec une moue dédaigneuse.
  1. transitive verb
    1. friser (hair);
    1. (wind, coil) to ~ one's fingers around sth (person) saisir qch;
      to ~ itself around sth (snake, caterpillar) s'enrouler autour de qch;
      to ~ one's lip (person) faire une moue dédaigneuse.
  1. intransitive verb (hair) friser;
    (paper) (se) gondoler;
    (edges, corner, leaf) se racornir;
    smoke ~ed upwards la fumée montait en volutes.
IDIOMS:
to make sb's hair ~ (familier) (in shock) faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête de qn.
curl up
(person) se pelotonner;
(cat) se mettre en rond;
(paper) (se) gondoler;
(edges, corner, leaf) se racornir;
to ~ up in bed se blottir dans son lit;
to ~ up into a ball (person) se recroqueviller;
(hedgehog) se mettre en boule;
to ~ up at the edges (photo, paper) (se) gondoler.

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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
curl n (hair)boucle (de cheveux) nf
 bouclette nf
curl vtr (hair)faire boucler, friser vtr
curl vi (spiral)s'enrouler v pron
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
chocolate curl n (curled shaving of chocolate)copeau de chocolat nm
 The slice of cheesecake was decorated with a chocolate curl on top.
 Garnissez la surface du gâteau de copeaux de chocolat.
curl paper papillote nf
curl up vi figurative (make oneself cosy)se pelotonner v pron
 On a winter's evening, I like to curl up in front of the fire with a good book.
 En hiver, j'aime bien me pelotonner dans mon lit avec un bon livre.
 se lover v pron
curl up vi literal (turn upwards at the edge)se retrousser v pron
 I forgot to water the plant for months, so it wan't surprising that the leaves began to go brown and curl up.
 famrebiquer vi
 Ça fait des mois que je n'ai pas arrosé la plante alors c'est normal que les feuilles rebiquent maintenant.
curl up vi (bend into circular shape, towards centre)se rouler en boule v pron
kiss curl GB accroche-coeurrouflaquette nf
kiss curl guiche nf
leaf curl enroulement des feuilles
spit curl USA accroche-coeurrouflaquette nf
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