curl up

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curl up
verbo intransitivo
1acurrucarse (settle down) (in bed, on sofa)
2enroscarse, hacerse un ovillo (hedgehog, person)
3rizarse (leaves); abarquillarse (paper)

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curl up [kerl]
  • The cat curled up in front of the fire -> el gato se hizo un ovillo frente a la chimenea
  • To curl up in a chair -> acurrucarse en un sillón
  • I wanted to curl up and die -> quería que la tierra me tragara
Ondularse, rizarse (twist/leaf, pages).(Coloq.)

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curl up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
[+paper, stale bread] arrollarse; [+leaf] abarquillarse; [+cat, dog] hacerse una pelota; [+person] hacerse un ovillo; acurrucarse
I'm going to curl up somewhere and get some sleep all he wanted to do was curl up and go to sleep
she lay curled up on the bed estaba acurrucada encima de la cama; to curl up into a ball hacerse un ovillo; to curl up with a book acurrucarse con un libro; to curl up with embarrassment/laughter (informal) morirse de vergüenza/risa

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