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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescurva cerrada
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkur.βa seˈra.ða
"Reduce la velocidad antes de llegar a la curva cerrada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An abrupt, nearly 180-degree bend in a road, path, or course.
"The driver had to slow down significantly to safely navigate the sharp-turn ahead." - 2
A sudden and complete reversal in policy, opinion, or course of action.
"The administration made a sharp-turn regarding its economic strategy after the quarterly report."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Old English adjective 'scearp', meaning keen or abrupt, with the Middle English noun 'turnen', derived from Old French and Latin 'tornare' to lathe or curve. Historically used in navigation and topography, it evolved to describe both literal road curvatures and abrupt figurative changes in direction or policy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sharp-turn" is said worldwide
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virage en épingle
Transliteration: vi-raʒ ɑ̃n e-pɛ̃ɡl
"Il y a un virage en épingle dangereux au sommet de la montagne."
Haarnadelkurve
Transliteration: haːɐ̯ˌnaːdl̩kʊʁvə
"Der Rennfahrer meisterte die Haarnadelkurve mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit."
tornante
Transliteration: torˈnante
"La strada di montagna è piena di tornanti stretti."
curva cerrada
Transliteration: ˈkur.βa seˈra.ða
"Reduce la velocidad antes de llegar a la curva cerrada."
curva acentuada
Transliteration: ˈkuɾ.vɐ a.sẽ.tuˈa.dɐ
"Tome cuidado com a curva acentuada na estrada."
तीखा मोड़
Transliteration: teekha mod
"पहाड़ की सड़क पर एक तीखा मोड़ है।"
急转弯
Transliteration: jí zhuǎn wān
"前方有一个危险的急转弯。"
급커브
Transliteration: geup-keo-beu
"운전할 때 급커브 구간에서는 조심해야 합니다."
急カーブ
Transliteration: kyū kābu
"その山道には多くの急カーブがあります。"
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