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curl

/kəːl/ /kɝl/

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noun

Rizo, bucle

A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.

Examples :

"Her daughter has a single, golden curl that always falls across her forehead. "

Su hija tiene un solo rizo dorado que siempre le cae sobre la frente.

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noun

Rizo, bucle

A curved stroke or shape.

Examples :

"The artist carefully traced the curl of the letter "s" in the alphabet chart. "

El artista trazó cuidadosamente el rizo de la letra "s" en la tabla del alfabeto.

appearance style mark

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noun

Curva, efecto

A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.

Examples :

"The pitcher's fastball had a sharp curl, making it difficult for the batter to hit. "

La bola rápida del lanzador tenía una curva pronunciada, lo que dificultaba que el bateador la golpeara.

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noun

Curvatura

Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.

Examples :

"The skip noticed a slight curl on the rock's path, just enough to nudge it behind the guard. "

El capitán notó una ligera curvatura en la trayectoria de la piedra, lo justo para empujarla detrás de la guardia.

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noun

Flexión

Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.

Examples :

"To build stronger biceps, my brother does a set of curls with weights every day. "

Para desarrollar bíceps más fuertes, mi hermano hace una serie de flexiones con pesas todos los días.

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noun

Rotor

The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.

Examples :

"The curl of the wind currents around the mountain peak shows how quickly the air is rotating. "

El rotor de las corrientes de viento alrededor del pico de la montaña muestra la rapidez con la que el aire está rotando.

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noun

Rizado

(proper noun) The vector operator, denoted \rm{curl}\; or \vec{\nabla}\times\vec{\left(\cdot\right)}, that generates this field.

Examples :

"The curl of the wind's force is a vector field. "

El rizado de la fuerza del viento es un campo vectorial.

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noun

Rizado

Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.

Examples :

"The farmer worried that the curl affecting his potato plants would significantly reduce his harvest this year. "

El agricultor temía que el rizado que afectaba a sus plantas de patata redujera significativamente su cosecha este año.

disease plant agriculture biology

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noun

Veta, llama

The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.

Examples :

"The one-piece back is of a medium curl."

La parte posterior de una pieza tiene una veta media.

music material appearance

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noun

Patrón de 'curl'

A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass.

Examples :

"The wide receiver ran a perfect curl, stopping suddenly at the ten-yard line and turning back to catch the pass. "

El receptor abierto corrió un patrón de 'curl' perfecto, deteniéndose repentinamente en la línea de diez yardas y girando para atrapar el pase.

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verb

Rizar, curvar

To cause to move in a curve.

Examples :

"The child's hair curled around her face as she laughed. "

El cabello de la niña se rizaba alrededor de su rostro mientras reía.

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verb

Rizar, ensortijar

To make into a curl or spiral.

Examples :

"She used a curling iron to curl her hair before the party. "

Ella usó una plancha para rizar su cabello antes de la fiesta.

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verb

Rizar, ensortijar

To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.

Examples :

"The vine tendrils curl around the fence, seeking support. "

Los zarcillos de la vid se enrollan alrededor de la cerca, buscando soporte.

appearance action

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verb

Rizar, ondular

To move in curves.

Examples :

"The river curled around the bend, disappearing from sight. "

El río se curvó alrededor de la curva, desapareciendo de la vista.

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verb

Jugar al curling

To take part in the sport of curling.

Examples :

"I curl at my local club every weekend."

Juego al curling en mi club local cada fin de semana.

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verb

Hacer curl

To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.

Examples :

"To build stronger biceps, he would curl weights at the gym. "

Para desarrollar bíceps más fuertes, hacía curl con pesas en el gimnasio.

body sport action physiology

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verb

Rizar

To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.

Examples :

"She uses a curling iron to curl her hair before going to the party. "

Ella usa una plancha para rizar su cabello antes de ir a la fiesta.

appearance style body

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verb

Rizar, ensortijar

To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.

Examples :

"The hairdresser curled her daughter's hair to make it look fancy for the school dance. "

El peluquero rizó el cabello de su hija para que luciera elegante para el baile escolar.

appearance style

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verb

Rizar, ondular

To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.

Examples :

"The wind made the surface of the lake curl slightly. "

El viento hizo que la superficie del lago se rizara ligeramente.

appearance style action

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verb

Rizar, curvar

(hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.

Examples :

"The hatmaker carefully curled the brim of the new fedora. "

El sombrerero rizó cuidadosamente el ala del nuevo fedora.

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