fold

fold
[fəʊld]
sustantivo
también:
  • (sheep) fold -> redil (m)
sustantivo
1. pliegue (m)
verbo transitivo
2. doblar (cloth, paper); plegar (chair, table)
  • to fold something in two or in half -> doblar algo por la mitad
  • to fold one's arms -> cruzarse de brazos
verbo intransitivo
3. plegarse (chair, table)
4. quebrar (familiar) (business)

fold [fould]
sustantivo
1. una iglesia o la totalidad de la Iglesia cristiana. (Figurado)
2. Doblez, pliegue, plegadura, arruga.
3. Otro tanto.
4. Límite, lindero. (Desusado)
  • Two-fold -> duplo
  • Fourfold -> cuádruplo
1. Doblar, plegar.
2. Poner una cosa junto a otra, ajustar.
3. Abrazar, enlazar; cerrar, incluir.
4. Envolver, encerrar.
5. Encerrar ganado lanar en el redil; incluir.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6. Doblarse o plegarse una cosa sobre otra, como las vidrieras y puertas plegadizas de dos hojas, ciertas persianas, etc. To fold the arms, cruzar los brazos. (n)
  • To fold a letter -> doblar una carta
va.

"fold" in the Answers forum

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