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I do not know where the other half of this human post may be, whose eye hangs down above and whose bluish viscera curl spirally round his leg.
On ne sait pas où est l’autre moitié de cette sorte de piquet humain dont l’œil pend en haut, dont les entrailles bleuâtres tournent en spirale autour de la jambe.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Then, not thinking that sufficient, and already feeling uneasy, having fancied she saw her curl her lips disdainfully, she rejoined her in the kitchen, and Drought her back to make her a present of an almost new dress.
Puis, cela lui parut mesquin; et, inquiète déjà, ayant cru lui voir pincer les lèvres d'un air dédaigneux, elle la rejoignit dans la cuisine, la ramena pour lui faire cadeau d'une robe presque neuve.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Harris drew out his map again, after a while, but the sight of it only infuriated the mob, and they told him to go and curl his hair with it.
Au bout d’un moment, Harris sortit de nouveau son plan, mais la seule vue de l’objet mit la foule en fureur, et on l’invita à s’en faire des papillotes.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
There was a kind of croft on one hillside, and from a hut the smoke of breakfast was beginning to curl.
Sur le flanc d’un des coteaux, il y avait une espèce de métairie, et la fumée s’élevait en spirale d’une hutte.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I arranged my hair with a curl over the forehead, and threw an air of tender wistfulness into my expression, mingled with a touch of cynicism, which I am told suits me.
Je fis bouffer mes cheveux sur le front, et répandis sur mes traits un air tendre et langoureux, avec ce rien d’ironie qui, dit-on, me sied à ravir.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
"Oh, it was simply marvellous!" repeated Juliette in parrot-fashion, as, standing before a mirror, she rearranged a rebellious curl.
– Oh ! prodigieux ! répéta machinalement Juliette, debout devant une glace, en train de ramener une boucle rebelle.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Une page d'amour
Zola, Emile
© 2009 GRIN Verlag
A Love Episode
Zola, Emile
© 2005 Mondial
His eyes paled, and a curl of his lips expressed the bitter disdain of a dreamer whose passion for the vanished centuries was sorely hurt: "Look, look at it all!" he exclaimed.
Ses yeux pâlirent, sa bouche exprima l’amer dédain du rêveur blessé dans sa passion des siècles disparus. « Voyez, voyez cela !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
It was a curious mixture of the pathetic and the ludicrous, – the little old stockings, – black crape, – text-book, – fair, soft curl, – and Topsy's utter distress.
C’était un curieux mélange de pathétique et de grotesque: – ce vieux petit bas, – ce crêpe noir, – ce livre du saint texte, – cette blonde et soyeuse boucle, – Topsy et sa détresse.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
There dropped out of it a silver dollar, and a long, shining curl of fair hair, – hair which, like a living thing, twined itself round Legree's fingers.
Il en sortit un dollar d’argent, et une longue et brillante mèche de beaux cheveux blonds et bouclés, – qui, comme choses vivantes, s’enroulèrent autour des doigts de Legris.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Topsy, with her eyes hid in her apron, was silently passed from the apartment by Miss Ophelia; but, as she went, she hid the precious curl in her bosom.
Topsy, la figure couverte de son tablier, passa silencieuse devant miss Ophélia; elle avait déjà caché dans son sein la précieuse boucle.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
«You do, General Denbigh?" said the admiral, with a curl of contempt on his lip; and ringing the bell violently, he bid the servant send his young lady to him.
– Vous croyez ; général ? dit sir Peter avec un sourire ironique ; c’est ce que nous allons voir. Il tira violemment le cordon de la sonnette, et dit au domestique de lui envoyer sa fille.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
Miss Ophelia looked keenly at him, and saw the flush of mortification and repressed vexation, and the sarcastic curl of the lip, as he spoke.
Miss Ophélia lui jeta un coup d’œil, et vit sur son visage une légère rougeur de honte, et l’expression de dédain et d’ironie qui comprimait ses lèvres.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
One day, Felicite, desiring to put an end to it, called to "that man," as she styled him with a disdainful curl on her lip.
Un jour, Félicité, voulant en finir, appela cet homme, comme elle le nommait en faisant une moue dédaigneuse.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"He is here, madame," said the countess, looking at the fantastic creature plainly visible in the moonlight, whose impatient face was oddly swathed in locks of hair now out of curl.
— C’est lui, madame, répondit la comtesse en contemplant sous un clair rayon de la lune la fantastique créature dont le visage impatient était bizarrement accompagné de ses longues boucles défrisées.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
— Eh ? don't you think that curl suits me?
Hein? les frisons m'avantagent.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

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Word forms

curl

noun
SingularPlural
Common casecurlcurls
Possessive casecurl'scurls'

curl

verb
Basic forms
Pastcurled
Imperativecurl
Present Participle (Participle I)curling
Past Participle (Participle II)curled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I curlwe curl
you curlyou curl
he/she/it curlsthey curl
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am curlingwe are curling
you are curlingyou are curling
he/she/it is curlingthey are curling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have curledwe have curled
you have curledyou have curled
he/she/it has curledthey have curled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been curlingwe have been curling
you have been curlingyou have been curling
he/she/it has been curlingthey have been curling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I curledwe curled
you curledyou curled
he/she/it curledthey curled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was curlingwe were curling
you were curlingyou were curling
he/she/it was curlingthey were curling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had curledwe had curled
you had curledyou had curled
he/she/it had curledthey had curled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been curlingwe had been curling
you had been curlingyou had been curling
he/she/it had been curlingthey had been curling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will curlwe shall/will curl
you will curlyou will curl
he/she/it will curlthey will curl
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be curlingwe shall/will be curling
you will be curlingyou will be curling
he/she/it will be curlingthey will be curling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have curledwe shall/will have curled
you will have curledyou will have curled
he/she/it will have curledthey will have curled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been curlingwe shall/will have been curling
you will have been curlingyou will have been curling
he/she/it will have been curlingthey will have been curling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would curlwe should/would curl
you would curlyou would curl
he/she/it would curlthey would curl
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be curlingwe should/would be curling
you would be curlingyou would be curling
he/she/it would be curlingthey would be curling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have curledwe should/would have curled
you would have curledyou would have curled
he/she/it would have curledthey would have curled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been curlingwe should/would have been curling
you would have been curlingyou would have been curling
he/she/it would have been curlingthey would have been curling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am curledwe are curled
you are curledyou are curled
he/she/it is curledthey are curled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being curledwe are being curled
you are being curledyou are being curled
he/she/it is being curledthey are being curled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been curledwe have been curled
you have been curledyou have been curled
he/she/it has been curledthey have been curled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was curledwe were curled
you were curledyou were curled
he/she/it was curledthey were curled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being curledwe were being curled
you were being curledyou were being curled
he/she/it was being curledthey were being curled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been curledwe had been curled
you had been curledyou had been curled
he/she/it had been curledthey had been curled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be curledwe shall/will be curled
you will be curledyou will be curled
he/she/it will be curledthey will be curled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been curledwe shall/will have been curled
you will have been curledyou will have been curled
he/she/it will have been curledthey will have been curled