curved

[US]/kɜ:vd/
[UK]/kɝvd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. med en glatt, kontinuerlig form som bøyer eller vender
n. en kurvet vinkel som bøyer nedover
vt. å bøye eller få til å bøye
Word Forms
Past Participlecurved
Past Tensecurved

Phrases & Collocations

a curved line

en bøyelig linje

curved shape

bøyelig form

curved surface

bøyelig overflate

curved path

bøyelig sti

curved beam

krum båre

curved line

en bøyelig linje

curved bridge

bøyelig bro

curved needle

bøyelig nål

Example Sentences

He curved the piece of wood.

Han bøyde den biten tre.

a chair with curved sidepieces.

en stol med bøyde sidebiter.

a voluptuously curved woman.

en kvinne med nakne bøyde former.

his mouth curved into an ironic smile.

munden hans bøyde seg til en ironisk smile.

it was the last house before the road curved round.

det var den siste huset før veien bøyde seg rundt.

The river curved round the hill.

Elven krummet rundt fjellene.

a large bull with curved horns

en stor okse med krumme horn

His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.

Lipperne hans krummet seg i en nesten upåvirkelig smile.

sunlight glanced off the curved body of a dolphin.

Sollyset glitret av på den krumme kroppen til en delfin.

a field mouse is transfixed by the curved talons of an owl.

en markmus blir paralyseret av de bøyde neglene til en ugle.

The missile curved gracefully towards its target.

Missilen krummet seg elegant mot sitt mål.

parts of the curved balcony had been sectioned off with wrought-iron grilles.

deler av den krumme balkongen hadde blitt avskilt med jerngjerder.

The Porsche turret had a curved mantlet and the commander's cupola was offset to the left.

Porschefjellet hadde et krumt skjold og kommandantens kuppel var forskjøvet til venstre.

style curved, similarly hooklike, apex expanded tubiform;

stil bøyd, lignende krokformet, apex utvidet tubiform;

Use the curved surface as a template to cut out a handle from the residue formboard.

Bruk den buede overflaten som en mal for å skjære ut et håndtak fra restformplaten.

Generally eastern swords tend to be curved eg Yatagan, Shamshir, Mameluke Sword etc.

Vanligvis er østlige sværd krumme, som for eksempel Yatagan, Shamshir, Mameluke-svært osv.

Real-world Examples

On the graph it's show by a downward sloping demand curve.

På grafen vises det ved en nedadgående etterspørselskurve.

Source: Economic Crash Course

So let's say this is the yield curve.

Så la oss si dette er opptjeningskurven.

Source: Monetary Banking (Video Version)

Horseback riding has a pretty steep learning curve.

Ridning på hest har en ganske steil læringsskurve.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

And trains take the curve, but it can't just be the curve.

Og togene tar kurven, men det kan ikke bare være kurven.

Source: CNN Listening December 2013 Collection

It turns out that supply curves are really just marginal cost curves.

Det viser seg at tilbudskurver i virkeligheten bare er marginale kostnadskurver.

Source: Economic Crash Course

There's no steep learning curve here.

Det er ingen steil læringsskurve her.

Source: Coffee Tasting Guide

These ballistic missiles normally follow a curve.

Disse ballistiske missilene følger normalt en kurve.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2018 Compilation

So yeah, that first teaching job was a steep learning curve for me.

Så ja, det første undervisningsjobbet var en steil læringsskurve for meg.

Source: Emma's delicious English

It worked hard to flatten the curve.

Det arbeidet hardt for å flate kurven.

Source: VOA Special English Health

Going from employee to business owner was a really steep learning curve for me!

Å gå fra ansatt til eier av et selskap var en virkelig steil læringsskurve for meg!

Source: Emma's delicious English

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