| Subject | English | Spanish |
| met. | to curl up | abarquillar |
| met. | to curl up | enrollar |
| gen. | curl up | hacerse un ovillo (in a ball) |
| gen. | the heat has made the covers of the book curl up | el calor ha abarquillado las tapas del libro |
| gen. | to curl up | hacerse un ovillo (into a ball) |