noun🔗ShareCourbe, virageA gentle bend, such as in a road."You should slow down when approaching a curve."Vous devriez ralentir en approchant d'un virage.waygeographydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbeA simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line."She scribbled a curve on the paper."Elle a griffonné une courbe sur le papier.figuremathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbe de notation, ajustement des notesA grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject."The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve."Le professeur était gentil et a noté le test en fonction de la courbe de notation.educationstatisticssystemachievementmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbeA continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space."The path of the roller coaster is a curve through three-dimensional space. "Le trajet des montagnes russes est une courbe dans l'espace tridimensionnel.mathspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbeA one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space."The rollercoaster's curve was very steep. "La courbe des montagnes russes était très raide.mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbeAn algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates."The graph of the equation y = x² is a simple curve. "Le graphique de l'équation y = x² est une courbe simple.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbeA one-dimensional continuum."The path of the roller coaster is a smooth curve. "Le trajet des montagnes russes est une courbe douce.mathphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes courbes(usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body."The models displayed a variety of curves in their poses. "Les mannequins ont affiché une variété de courbes dans leurs poses.bodyappearancesexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCourber, cintrerTo bend; to crook."to curve a line"Courber une ligne.appearancewayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCourber, faire dévierTo cause to swerve from a straight course."to curve a ball in pitching it"Courber une balle en la lançant.directionactionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCourber, cintrerTo bend or turn gradually from a given direction."the road curves to the right"La route courbe vers la droite.directionwaymathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoter selon une courbeTo grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution)."The teacher will curve the test."Le professeur notera le test selon une courbe.statisticseducationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRenvoyer, refuser les avancesTo reject, to turn down romantic advances."I was once curved three times by the same woman."J'ai été renvoyé trois fois par la même femme.attitudehumanemotionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCourbé, incurvéBent without angles; crooked; curved."a curve line"une ligne courbéeappearancefigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
