How the word "curvar" is translated into English
La humedad puede curvar las tablas de madera.
[la umeˈðað ˈpweðe kuɾˈβaɾ las ˈtaβlaz ðe maˈðeɾa.]
Humidity can warp wooden boards.
¿Cómo se curva el metal sin que se rompa?
[¿ˈkomo se ˈkuɾβa el meˈtal siŋ ke se ˈrompa?]
How do you bend metal without breaking it?
Con los años, la estantería se curvó por el peso de los libros.
[kon los ˈaɲos, la estanteˈɾia se kuɾˈβo poɾ el ˈpeso ðe loz ˈliβɾos.]
Over the years, the shelf bent under the weight of the books.
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