curva

f.

1 curve.

curva de aprendizaje learning curve

curva de la felicidad (informal) paunch (barriga)

curva de nivel contour line

2 bend.

una carretera con muchas curvas a winding road

3 flexura, flexure.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: curvar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: curvar.

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curva

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) curve

2 (de carretera) bend

3 (gráfico) curve, graph

► nombre femenino plural curvas

1 familiar (cuerpo de mujer) curves, curvy figure sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger una curva / tomar una curva to take a bend

trazar una curva to draw a curve

curva cerrada sharp bend

curva peligrosa dangerous bend

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1. f., (m. - curvo) 2. noun f.

curve, bend

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SF

1) [de carretera, camino] bend

curva en herradura — hairpin bend

2) (Mat) curve

curva de demanda — (Com) demand curve

curva de indiferencia — indifference curve

curva de la felicidad — hum paunch, beer-belly

curva de nivel — contour line

curva de rentabilidad — (Com) break-even chart

3) pl curvas * [de mujer] vital statistics

¡tiene unas curvas! — what a body she's got!

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femenino

1)

a) (línea) curve

curva de temperatura(s) — temperature curve

la curva de la felicidad — (fam & hum) middle-age spread (colloq & hum) (said to be caused by marital bliss)

b) (en camino, carretera) curve; (más pronunciada) bend

curva peligrosa — sharp bend

una curva cerrada/en herradura — a sharp/hairpin bend

agarrar a alguien en curva — (Méx fam) to take somebody by surprise

c) (Dep) curveball

2) curvas femenino plural (de una mujer) curves (pl)

con curva — curvaceous

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= curve, contour, bend.

Ex. Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.

Ex. As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.

Ex. The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.

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* curva biorrítmica = biorhythm chart.

* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* curva de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* curva de Bradford = Bradford curve.

* curva de concentración de Lorenz = Lorenz curve of concentration.

* curva de la felicidad, la = middle-age spread.

* curva de Lorenz = Lorenz curve.

* curva de nivel = contour line.

* curva de utilidad = utility contour.

* curva + estabilizarse = curve + flatten out.

* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.

* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* formando curvas = curving.

* trazar una curva de Algo = plot + Nombre + on a graph.

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femenino

1)

a) (línea) curve

curva de temperatura(s) — temperature curve

la curva de la felicidad — (fam & hum) middle-age spread (colloq & hum) (said to be caused by marital bliss)

b) (en camino, carretera) curve; (más pronunciada) bend

curva peligrosa — sharp bend

una curva cerrada/en herradura — a sharp/hairpin bend

agarrar a alguien en curva — (Méx fam) to take somebody by surprise

c) (Dep) curveball

2) curvas femenino plural (de una mujer) curves (pl)

con curva — curvaceous

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= curve, contour, bend.

Ex: Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.

Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.

Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.

* curva biorrítmica = biorhythm chart.

* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* curva de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* curva de Bradford = Bradford curve.

* curva de concentración de Lorenz = Lorenz curve of concentration.

* curva de la felicidad, la = middle-age spread.

* curva de Lorenz = Lorenz curve.

* curva de nivel = contour line.

* curva de utilidad = utility contour.

* curva + estabilizarse = curve + flatten out.

* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.

* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* formando curvas = curving.

* trazar una curva de Algo = plot + Nombre + on a graph.

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curva

feminine

A

1

(línea): trazar una curva en el papel draw a curve on the sheet of paper

la flecha describió una curva en el aire the arrow flew in an arc o described a curved path through the air

curva de temperatura(s) temperature curve

la curva de la felicidad (fam hum); middle-age spread (colloq hum)

2 (en un camino, una carretera) curve; (más pronunciada) bend

[ S ] curva peligrosa sharp bend

una curva cerrada/en herradura a sharp/hairpin bend

agarrar a algn en curva (Méx fam); to take sb by surprise, catch sb unawares

3 (Dep) curveball

Compuesto:

curva de nivel

contour line

B curvas fpl (de una mujer) curves (pl), figure

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Del verbo curvar: (conjugate curvar)

curva es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
curva    
curvar
curva sustantivo femenino

a) (línea) curve

b) (en camino, carretera) curve;

(más pronunciada) bend;

◊ una curva cerrada a sharp bend

c) (Dep) curveball

d)

◊ curvas sustantivo femenino plural (de una mujer) curves (pl);

con curvas curvaceous
curvo,-a adjetivo curved
curva sustantivo femenino
1 curve
2 (en carretera) bend
curva cerrada, sharp bend o curve
'curva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- moderar
- parabólica
- parabólico
- visibilidad
- alcanzar
- descendente
- pronunciado
- redondear
- suave
English:
bend
- corner
- crook
- curve
- dip
- graph
- hairpin bend
- loop
- sharp
- sweep
- turn
- contour
- double
- hair
- kink
- swing

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curva nf

1. [línea, forma, gráfico] curve;

una curva de temperatura/producción a temperature/production curve

Comp

curva de aprendizaje learning curve; Fam curva de la felicidad [barriga] paunch;

curva de nivel contour line

2. [de carretera, río] bend;

una carretera con muchas curvas a winding road;

curva abierta slight o shallow bend;

curva cerrada sharp bend;

tomar o Esp [m5]coger una curva to take a bend

3.

curvas [de mujer] curves

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curva

f curve

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curva nf

: curve, bend

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curva n

1. (de carretera) bend

2. (de cuerpo) curve