curl up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de s'asseoir ou de s'allonger en ramenant les jambes contre le corps, souvent pour se sentir à l'aise ou au chaud.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of sitting or lying in a position with the legs drawn close to the body, often for comfort or warmth.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. To sit or lie in a comfortable positioninformal

   To sit or lie with your arms and legs close to your body, often for comfort or warmth.

   Se blottir

   • She curled up on the sofa with a good book.
   • The cat curled up in a ball on the rug.
   • He curled up under a blanket to watch a movie.

   Synonymeshuddlenestlesnuggle

   Antonymesextendstretch

2. To become bent or curvedformal

   To form into a curved or spiral shape, often due to heat or pressure.

   se recroqueviller

   • The paper curled up at the edges from the heat.
   • The leaves curled up in the dry weather.
   • The ribbon curled up when she pulled it.

   Synonymesbendcoilcurvetwistwarp

   Antonymesflattenstraighten

Verbe de basecurl