curva
curvate [ker-veit]
adjetivo
1Corvo, encorvado.
curva
feminine noun
1curve (gráfico, línea, forma)
- curva de aprendizaje -> learning curve
- curva de la felicidad (informal) -> paunch (barriga)
- curva de nivel -> contour line
2bend (de carretera, río)
- una carretera con muchas curvas -> a winding road
also:
- curvas -> curves (de mujer)
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curva [coor’-vah]
noun
1Curve, a curved line. (f)
2Knee, timber hewed like a knee. (Nautical) (f)
- Curva cuadrada -> square knee
- Curvas verticales de las cubiertas -> hanging knees of the decks
- Curva de la felicidad -> paunch, beer belly
- Curva de nivel -> contour line
adjective
1Curved, crooked, bent.
2Bow-legged. (Andes)
3Left-handed. (Caribbean)
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