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The meaning of Curveting

Curveting – definition

verb

(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.

Usage examples:

It took me some time for the a.g. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are t…
noun

A graceful or energetic leap.

Usage examples:

He sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet

Curveting translation into English

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弯曲

Curveting: translate from English into Dutch

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Bochten maken, Bokkesprong maken

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Courber

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Kurven

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घुमावदार

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Curvatura

Curveting: translate from English into Korean

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곡선, 약하다, 뛰어다니다, 말을 등약시키다, 말을 도약시키다

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Изгиб, Делать курбет

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Curvo

Word origin

late 16th century: from Italian corvetta, diminutive of corva, earlier form of curva ‘a curve’, from Latin curvus ‘bent’.

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