Also means
bend
Usage Note
Curva is a curve or bend in a road, river or graph; the plural curve keeps the hard sound. In football slang the curva is the curved stand behind a goal where the most fervent fans gather, so la curva often means the ultras themselves.
Examples
"La strada fa una curva stretta."
Natural Translation
The road makes a tight curve.
Literal Translation
The road makes a curve tight.

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