curl up

acurrucarse, hacerse un ovillo

Sentarse o acostarse con las piernas recogidas junto al cuerpo, a menudo para sentirse cómodo o seguro.

En inglés sencillo: To sit or lie with your legs drawn close to your body, often to feel comfortable or safe.

• The cat curled up beside me.
• I like to curl up in bed with a book.
• He curled up under a blanket and fell asleep.

Cómo se usa: curl up with something (She curled up with a book.); curl up on/in something (The cat curled up on my lap.)

Sinónimos: snuggle up

Antónimos: stretch out

Expresiones frecuentes: curl up in bed, curl up with someone

enrollarse, encogerse

Formar un rollo apretado o volverse más pequeño y arrugado.

En inglés sencillo: To bend into a tight round shape or become smaller and wrinkled.

• Dry leaves curl up.
• The paper curled up near the hot lamp.
• The snake curled up beneath a rock.

Sinónimos: coil, shrivel

Antónimos: uncoil

Expresiones frecuentes: curl up at edges, curl up when dry

rizarse

Formar pequeños bucles o curvas, especialmente el pelo.

En inglés sencillo: To develop small round or curved shapes, especially in hair.

• My hair curls up in the rain.
• The ends curled up as her hair dried.
• Does your hair curl up when it gets damp?

Sinónimos: curl

Antónimos: straighten

Expresiones frecuentes: curl up naturally, curl up in humidity

rizar

Dar al pelo u otro material forma de pequeños bucles o curvas.

En inglés sencillo: To make hair or another material form small round or curved shapes.

• Curl up the ends of your hair.
• The stylist curled up her hair for the wedding.
• You can curl up the ribbon with scissors.

Cómo se usa: curl something up (She curled the ends up with a heated brush.)

Sinónimos: curl

Antónimos: straighten

Expresiones frecuentes: curl up hair, curl up the ends

enrollar, encoger

Doblar algo hasta formar un rollo apretado, o hacerlo más pequeño y arrugado.

En inglés sencillo: To bend something into a tight round shape or make it smaller and wrinkled.

• Curl up the rope neatly.
• He curled up a strip of paper between his fingers.
• She curled the thin wire up into a small ring.

Cómo se usa: curl something up (Curl the wire up before putting it away.)

Sinónimos: coil, roll up

Antónimos: uncoil

Expresiones frecuentes: curl up a wire, curl up a rope