curve

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɜːrv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɝv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kûrv)

Inflections of 'curve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
curves
v 3rd person singular
curving
v pres p
curved
v past
curved
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
curve n (line or form that bends)curva nf
 We practiced drawing curves at the beginning of art class.
 Practicamos el trazado de curvas al comienzo de la clase de arte.
curve,
also UK: bend n		 (bend in a road)curva nf
 The car came around the curve much too fast.
 El auto vino por la curva muy rápido.
curve n (bend in a river, stream, etc.)curva nf
 The little boat rounded the curve and disappeared.
 El pequeño bote rodeó la curva y desapareció.
curve n (line on a graph)curva nf
 Graph these equations and then compare the curves.
 Haz el gráfico de estas ecuaciones y luego compara las curvas.
curve,
the curve n		 (epidemic curve)curva nf
 A lockdown was enforced in order to try to slow the curve of the virus.
curves npl (body shape)curvas nfpl
 The actress Marilyn Monroe was famous for her curves.
 La actriz Marilyn Monroe era famosa por sus curvas.
curve⇒ vi (line, form: not be straight)curvarse⇒ v prnl
  (PR)curvear⇒ vi
 The lines on the map curve to indicate the contours of the land.
 Las líneas del mapa se curvan para indicar los contornos del terreno.
curve vi (road: bend)curvarse⇒ v prnl
 Turn left after the road curves.
 Una vez que la carrera se curve, gira a la izquierda.
curve vi (river, stream: bend)curvarse⇒ v prnl
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
curve n US, figurative (deceptive trick)sorpresa nf
  truco nm
 That test had some nasty curves.
 Ese examen tenía algunas sorpresas complicadas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
ahead of the curve expr figurative (more advanced than others)a la vanguardia expr
behind the curve expr figurative (less advanced than others)lento/a adj
  desventaja nf
bell curve (bell-shaped curve)curva de campana loc nom f
characteristic curve (photography)curva característica nf + adj
compound curve n (mathematics: curve with >1 arc) (matemática)curva compuesta loc nom f
curve ball,
curveball n		 (baseball: pitched ball that spins)bola curva loc nom f
curve ball,
curveball n		 US, informal, figurative ([sth] unexpected) (figurado)comba nf
curve ball,
curveball n		 US, informal, figurative ([sth] misleading) (figurado)bola curva loc nom f
curve outwards vi + adv (have a convex shape, bulge)abombar⇒ vtr
epidemic curve n (progress of a disease)curva epidémica nf + adj
flatten the curve v expr figurative (virus: reduce rate of infection)aplanar la curva loc verb
French curve n (drawing template)curvígrafo nm
  Plantillas Burmester n propio f
hairpin turn,
hairpin curve (US),
hairpin bend (UK) n		 (road: sharp bend)curva cerrada nf + adj
 That mountain road is full of hairpin turns next to sheer cliffs.
 Esa carretera de montaña tiene muchas curvas cerradas cerca de los acantilados.
learning curve n (degree of difficulty in learning [sth])curva de aprendizaje loc nom f
 There's a steep learning curve for English speakers starting to learn Japanese.
 Hay una empinada curva de aprendizaje respecto a los angloparlantes que empiezan a aprender japonés.
simple closed curve n (math: connected curve)curva cerrada simple loc nom f
sinusoid,
sine curve n		 (mathematics: sine wave)sinusoide nm
  senoide nm
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr		 US, informal, figurative (do [sth] unexpected)tomar a alguien por sorpresa loc verb
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr		 US, informal, figurative (do [sth] misleading)engañar a vtr + prep
tight curve n (narrow or strongly-angled bend)curva cerrada nf
yield curve n (finance: a graph showing yield of securities with different maturity dates)curva de rendimiento nf + loc adj
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'curve' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
adiabatic - arch - arch of your back - asymptote - at a tangent - bear - bell curve - bend - bend back - bight - bow - camber - catenary - compound curve - concavity - convexity - curl - cusp - dead straight - envelope - evolute - extrados - googly - hook - hyperbola - hysteresis loop - inflection point - involute - meander - meet at a tangent - parabola - plot - recurve - river bend - secant - sharp turn - sheer - simple closed curve - sinusoidal - slight bend - slight left - slight right - slur - tangent - turn - turning - twist - upsweep - warp
Spanish:
chanfle - curva - peralte - curvar - meandro - recodo - rosca - sinuosidad - abrir - almohadillar - andar con el paso cambiado - aplanar la curva - arco capaz - campana de Gauss - contracurva - cuitlacoche - curva abierta - curva cerrada - curva de aprendizaje - dardo - revuelta - sinusoide - torcer

Collocations: a curve in the [road, path], took the curve [too fast, slowly, cautiously], [braked, slowed down] before the curve, more...

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