curl up

raggomitolarsi, accoccolarsi

Sedersi o sdraiarsi con le gambe raccolte vicino al corpo, spesso per sentirsi comodi o al sicuro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: snuggle up

Contrari: stretch out

Espressioni comuni: curl up in bed, curl up with someone

arrotolarsi, raggrinzirsi

Assumere la forma di un rotolo stretto o diventare più piccolo e pieno di grinze.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: coil, shrivel

Contrari: uncoil

Espressioni comuni: curl up at edges, curl up when dry

arricciarsi

Formare piccoli riccioli o curve, soprattutto parlando dei capelli.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: curl

Contrari: straighten

Espressioni comuni: curl up naturally, curl up in humidity

arricciare

Dare ai capelli o a un altro materiale la forma di piccoli riccioli o curve.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: curl

Contrari: straighten

Espressioni comuni: curl up hair, curl up the ends

arrotolare, raggrinzire

Piegare qualcosa formando un rotolo stretto, oppure renderlo più piccolo e pieno di grinze.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: curl something up (Curl the wire up before putting it away.)

Sinonimi: coil, roll up

Contrari: uncoil

Espressioni comuni: curl up a wire, curl up a rope