noun
curve
B1
Kurve (die) means a curve, bend, or turn — in geometry, road bends, or graph lines. Plural Kurven. Feminine noun with regular declension. Common verbs/collocations: eine Kurve fahren/nehmen; idiomally 'die Kurve kriegen' means to recover/get back on track. No special preposition.
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Der Fahrer bremste, als er die enge Kurve sah, damit das Auto nicht von der Straße geriet.
The driver braked when he saw the tight curve so that the car would not leave the road.
Die Straße hat eine gefährliche Kurve.
The road has a dangerous curve.
Ich fahre in die Kurve.
I'm driving into the curve.
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Imagine a road bending around a big letter C
Sounds like 'curve' in English
Die Kurve — female: think 'die' = 'the (female)' as in 'the diva' taking the curve
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Usually used for bends in roads and tracks; also used metaphorically (eine Kurve machen = to change direction).