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lover

to coil

verb loh-VEH Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to curl up

Usage Note

Lover describes coiling a rope or cable into loops, and in the reflexive se lover means to curl up or coil — used of snakes, cats, or a person nestling into a tight space. It is a fairly literary or technical word; in everyday conversation s'enrouler is more common for 'to curl up'.

Examples

"Le chat se love dans le fauteuil."

Natural Translation

The cat curls up in the armchair.

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