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uncurl
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un·curl  (n-kûrl)
v. un·curled, un·curl·ing, un·curls
v.tr.
To unwind from or as if from a curl, coil, spiral, or curled position: uncurled my fists.
v.intr.
To become unwound from a curl: fern fronds uncurling in the spring air.

uncurl [ʌnˈkɜːl]
vb
to move or cause to move out of a curled or rolled up position
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.uncurl - move out of a curled positionuncurl - move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself"
change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
Translations
uncurl [ˈʌnˈkɜːl]
A. VTdesenroscar
B. VI [snake etc] → desenroscarse; (= straighten out) → estirarse

uncurl
vtauseinanderrollen; to uncurl oneselfsich strecken; she uncurled herself from the chairsie streckte sich im Sessel und stand auf
viglatt werden; (cat, snake)sich langsam strecken; (person)sich ausstrecken

uncurl [ʌnˈkɜːl] vt (gen) → srotolare; (one's fingers) → distendere

uncurl
v uncurl [anˈkəːl]
to straighten from a curled position The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself). losdraai, afrol يُزيل تَجْعيد الشَّعْر изправям natáhnout (se) strække ud (sich)entkräuseln, aufrollen ξεδιπλώνω, ξεδιπλώνομαι desenroscar(se) (end) lahti kerima صاف کردن oikaista (se) dérouler לְהִתייַשֵר सीधा करना izgladiti, izravniti kiegyenesedik teygja úr sér srotolarsi まっすぐになる 똑바로 펴다 išsitiesti atritināties meluruskan zich ontkrullen rette (seg) ut, rulle ut rozprostować (się) desenrolar(-se) a (se) descolăci разворачивать(ся) vystrieť sa, natiahnuť (sa) odviti se razmotati räta ut sig ทำให้ตรง; คลี่ออก (kıvrım) düzel(t)mek, (ıl)mak 從捲曲的狀態伸展開 розвивати(ся), розкручувати(ся) پيچ کھولنا làm cho duỗi ra , 使


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