WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| curl n | (curled lock of hair) | rizo, rulo nm |
| | | bucle nm |
| | | tirabuzón nm |
| | (MX) | cairel nm |
| | Grace tucked a curl behind her ear. |
| | Grace se colocó un rizo detrás de la oreja. |
| curls npl | (wavy or frizzy hairstyle) | rizos, rulos nmpl |
| | (MX) | chinos nmpl |
| | Shirley Temple was famous for her curls when she was a child. |
| | Shirley Temple era famosa por sus rizos cuando era niña. |
| | Shirley Temple era famosa por sus chinos cuando era niña. |
| curl [sth]⇒ vtr | (hair: make wavy) | rizar⇒ vtr |
| | | enrizar⇒ vtr |
| | (MX) | enchinar⇒ vtr |
| | Can you curl my hair before I go to the dance? |
| | ¿Me puedes rizar el pelo antes de ir al baile? |
| curl⇒ vi | (spiral) | enroscarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | enrollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The garden hose curls along the ground. |
| | La manguera se enrosca a lo largo del suelo. |
| curl vi | (page edge, etc.: turn upwards) | enroscarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The book was so old that the pages were curling at the corners. |
| | El libro era tan viejo que las páginas se enroscaban por las esquinas. |
| Additional Translations |
| curl n | (mathematics: operator) (matemáticas) | rotacional nm |
| | | rotor nm |
| curl vi | (road, etc.: curve) | curvarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The road curled through the mountains. |
| | La ruta se curva a través de las montañas. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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| curl up vi phrasal | (make yourself cozy) | acurrucarse⇒ v prnl |
| | On a winter's evening, I like to curl up in front of the fire with a good book. |
| | En las tardes de invierno, me gusta acurrucarme frente al fuego con un buen libro. |
| curl up vi phrasal | (fold self into a ball) | hacerse bolita loc verb |
| | | hacerse un bollo loc verb |
| | | hacerse un ovillo loc verb |
| | The hedgehog curled up into a ball. |
| | El erizo se hizo bolita. |
| curl up vi phrasal | (turn upwards at the edge) | enroscarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The leaves of the plant went brown and began to curl up. |
| | Las hojas de la planta empezaron a ponerse marrones y a enroscarse. |
| | | combarse⇒, enrollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Las hojas de la planta empezaron a ponerse marrones y a combarse. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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