noun🔗ShareCourbes, viragesA gentle bend, such as in a road."You should slow down when approaching a curve."Vous devriez ralentir en approchant d'un virage.geographywayChat 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🔗ShareCourbes de notes, système de notation basé sur la performance relativeA 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 selon une courbe.educationsystemstatisticsmathachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbesA continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space."The architect admired the elegant curves of the bridge in his blueprints, knowing they would smoothly guide traffic across the river. "L'architecte admirait les courbes élégantes du pont sur ses plans, sachant qu'elles guideraient en douceur la circulation sur la rivière.mathspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbesA one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space."The road ahead was full of dangerous curves, so we drove slowly. "La route devant nous était pleine de courbes dangereuses, nous avons donc roulé lentement.mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbeAn algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates."The graph of the student's equation showed a complex curve representing the relationship between hours studied and test scores. "Le graphique de l'équation de l'étudiant montrait une courbe complexe représentant la relation entre les heures d'étude et les résultats aux tests.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourbesA one-dimensional continuum."The artist admired the smooth curves of the vase. "L'artiste admirait les courbes lisses du vase.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes courbes, les formes(usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body."The dress hugged her curves beautifully. "La robe épousait magnifiquement ses formes.bodyappearancesexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCourber, cintrerTo bend; to crook."to curve a line"Courber une ligne.appearanceChat 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.directionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCourber, s'incurverTo bend or turn gradually from a given direction."the road curves to the right"La route se courbe vers la droite.directionwayactionChat 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 va noter le test selon une courbe.educationmathstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRejeter, refuserTo reject, to turn down romantic advances."I was once curved three times by the same woman."J'ai été rejeté trois fois par la même femme.humanactionsexattitudeentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
