curva
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian curva (“curve”).
Noun
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curva (plural curvas)
- The bank of seats behind the goal, especially in continental European stadia, where the most dedicated fans sit.
- 1996, Vic Duke, Liz Crolley, Football, Nationality and the State, Taylor & Francis
- The mutual influences (or 'interference') between fans in the curva and political extremism has several dimensions.
- 1997, Gary Armstrong, Richard Giulianotti, Entering the field: new perspectives on world football, Berg Publishers
- Legacies of political commitment have influenced the ultras associations in the curvas.
- 2006, Peter Bourne, Passion in the Piazza, Lulu.com →ISBN, page 11
- Even arriving two hours before the game was not enough to guarantee a seat in the curva.
- 1996, Vic Duke, Liz Crolley, Football, Nationality and the State, Taylor & Francis
Italian
Noun
curva f (plural curve)
- bend, curve, trajectory
- The bank of seats at the ends of a football pitch.
Adjective
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective curvo.
Verb
curva
Related terms
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) curva
- nominative feminine singular of curvus
- nominative neuter plural of curvus
- accusative neuter plural of curvus
- vocative feminine singular of curvus
- vocative neuter plural of curvus
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) curvā
References
- curva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Etymology
Feminine of curvo (“curved”), from Latin curvus (“bent”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: cur‧va
Noun
curva f (plural s)
Antonyms
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Adjective
curva
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective curvo.
Verb
curva
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Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
curva f sg
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
curva
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective curvo.
Noun
curva f (plural curvas)
Derived terms
Verb
curva
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of curvar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of curvar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of curvar.
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