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curva meaning in English

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curva noun
{f}

arc [arcs](curve)
noun
[UK: ɑːk] [US: ˈɑːrk]

bend [bends](curve)
noun
[UK: bend] [US: ˈbend]Witnesses told police that the train was travelling way over the speed limit when it derailed going around a bend. = Los testigos le dijeron a la policía que el tren iba a la velocidad por encima del límite cuando descarriló al girar la próxima curva.

bight [bights](bend)
noun
[UK: baɪt] [US: baɪt]

circle [circles](curve approximating part or all of a circle)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.l̩] [US: ˈsɝːk.l̩]

crook [crooks](a bend)
noun
[UK: krʊk] [US: ˈkrʊk]

curve [curves](gentle bend)
noun
[UK: kɜːv] [US: ˈkɝːv]Real women have curves. = Las mujeres de verdad tienen curvas.

curva de aprendizaje noun
{f}

learning curve(visualization of learning as a function of experience)
noun

curva de Bézier noun
{f}

Bézier curve(kind of parametric curve)
noun

curva de nivel noun
{f}

contour line(line on a map)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.tʊə(r) laɪn] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌtʊr ˈlaɪn]

curva elíptica noun
{f}

elliptic curvenoun

curvado adjective

hooked(having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook)
adjective
[UK: hʊkt] [US: ˈhʊkt]

curvadora noun
{f}

bender [benders](device to help bending)
noun
[UK: ˈben.də(r)] [US: ˈben.dər]

curvar verb

bend [bent, bending, bends](to cause to shape into a curve)
verb
[UK: bend] [US: ˈbend]Witnesses told police that the train was travelling way over the speed limit when it derailed going around a bend. = Los testigos le dijeron a la policía que el tren iba a la velocidad por encima del límite cuando descarriló al girar la próxima curva.

crook [crooked, crooking, crooks](to bend)
verb
[UK: krʊk] [US: ˈkrʊk]

curve [curved, curving, curves](bend, crook)
verb
[UK: kɜːv] [US: ˈkɝːv]Real women have curves. = Las mujeres de verdad tienen curvas.

warp [warped, warping, warps](to twist or turn something out of shape)
verb
[UK: wɔːp] [US: ˈwɔːrp]

curvas noun
{f-Pl}

curve [curves](informal: usually in plural: attractive features of a woman or informal: attractive shape of a woman's body)
noun
[UK: kɜːv] [US: ˈkɝːv]Real women have curves. = Las mujeres de verdad tienen curvas.

curvatura noun
{f}

curvature [curvatures](the shape of something curved)
noun
[UK: ˈkɜː.və.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkɝː.və.tʃər]

warp [warps](distortion or twist)
noun
[UK: wɔːp] [US: ˈwɔːrp]

agarrar en curva verb

take aback(to surprise or shock)
verb
[UK: teɪk ə.ˈbæk] [US: ˈteɪk ə.ˈbæk]

aplanar la curva verb

flatten the curve(to reduce the rate at which an infection spreads during an epidemic)
verb

bola curva noun
{f}

curveball [curveballs](pitch in baseball)
noun
[UK: kˈɜːvɪbˌɔːl] [US: kˈɜːvɪbˌɔːl]

corneta curva noun
{f}

cornett(wind instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.net] [US: ˈkɔːr.net]

pescar en curva verb

throw someone a curve(to surprise with something unexpected)
verb

recurva verb
{f}

recurve [recurved, recurving, recurves](of a hurricane)
verb
[UK: ˌriːˈk.ɜːv] [US: ˌriːˈk.ɝːv]

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