curl up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de sentar-se ou deitar-se com as pernas encolhidas junto ao corpo, muitas vezes para sentir conforto ou calor.

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.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

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.

   Encolher-se

   • 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.

   Sinônimoshuddlenestlesnuggle

   Antônimosextendstretch

2. To become bent or curvedformal

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

   Enrolar-se

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbendcoilcurvetwistwarp

   Antônimosflattenstraighten

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