-fold in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for -fold in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fold¹ [Am foʊld, Brit fəʊld] VB trans

1.1. fold (bend over):

fold paper/sheet

doblar

to fold sth in half or in two

doblar algo por la mitad

1.2. fold (bring together):

the butterfly folded its wings

la mariposa plegó las alas

to fold one's arms

cruzar los brazos

to fold one's arms (in idle, defiant attitude)

cruzarse de brazos

he sat there, arms folded

estaba sentado con los brazos cruzados

to fold one's hands

juntar las manos

he folded her in his arms

la estrechó entre sus brazos

2. fold (mix) FOOD:

to fold sth into sth

incorporar algo a algo

fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture

incorpore las claras a la mezcla de las yemas (con movimiento suave)

II.fold¹ [Am foʊld, Brit fəʊld] VB intr

1.1. fold:

fold chair/table:

plegarse

fold map/poster:

doblarse

fold map/poster:

plegarse

1.2. fold <folding, pres part > chair/table:

fold

plegable

fold

abatible

fold

de tijera

fold

plegadizo Mex

folding doors

puertas fpl plegables or plegadizas

folding money Am inf

billetes mpl

folding ruler

regla f de carpintero

2. fold (fail, collapse):

fold project/campaign:

venirse abajo

fold project/campaign:

fracasar

fold play:

bajar de cartel

fold business/shop:

cerrar (sus puertas)

fold business/shop:

quebrar

III.fold¹ [Am foʊld, Brit fəʊld] N

1. fold (crease):

fold

doblez m

fold

pliegue m

2. fold (pleat):

fold

pliegue m

3. fold GEOL:

fold

pliegue m

fold² [Am foʊld, Brit fəʊld] N (sheep pen)

fold

redil m

fold

aprisco m

to return to the fold

volver al redil

-fold [Am foʊld, Brit fəʊld] SUFFIX

his income increased fivefold

sus ingresos se multiplicaron por cinco or se quintuplicaron

there has been a twofold/fourfold increase in prices

los precios se han duplicado/cuadruplicado

the problem is threefold

el problema tiene tres aspectos

I.fold up VB [Am foʊld -, Brit fəʊld -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

fold up sheet/newspaper

doblar

fold up chair/table

plegar

II.fold up VB [Am foʊld -, Brit fəʊld -] (v + adv)

1. fold up:

fold up map:

doblarse

fold up map:

plegarse

fold up chair:

plegarse

2. fold up (cease trading):

fold up company:

cerrar (sus puertas)

fold up company:

quebrar

I.fold down VB [Am foʊld -, Brit fəʊld -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

fold down chair/seat:

fold down

plegar

II.fold down VB [Am foʊld -, Brit fəʊld -] (v + adv)

fold down seat:

doblarse hacia adelante

fold down screen:

plegarse

I.fold away VB [Am foʊld -, Brit fəʊld -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

fold away clothes

doblar y guardar

fold away chairs

plegar y guardar

II.fold away VB [Am foʊld -, Brit fəʊld -] (v + adv)

the chairs fold away neatly when not in use

las sillas se pueden plegar y guardar cómodamente cuando no se necesitan

fold back VB [Am foʊld -, Brit fəʊld -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

fold back chair/door/leaf:

fold back

plegar

Translations for -fold in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pliegue

fold

pliegue

fold

pliegue

fold

desplegable

fold-out

aprisco

fold

-fold in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for -fold in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fold¹ [foʊld] VB trans

1. fold (bend):

fold

plegar

to fold sth back/down

plegar algo

2. fold (wrap):

to fold sth (in sth)

envolver algo (en algo)

II.fold¹ [foʊld] VB intr

1. fold (bend over):

fold

doblarse

2. fold (fail, go bankrupt):

fold

fracasar

III.fold¹ [foʊld] N

fold

pliegue m

fold² [foʊld] N (sheep pen)

fold

redil m

to return to the fold fig

volver al hogar

fold up VB trans

fold up

doblar

Translations for -fold in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pliegue

fold

doblez

fold

majada

fold

repliegue

fold

plegar (doblar)

to fold

plegar (muebles)

to fold away

replegar

to fold

replegar

to fold back

doble

fold

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The group sympathizes for her and brings her into its fold.

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In car mode, the wings fold completely into the body of the vehicle, which will fit into a single car garage and regular parking space.

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Hatch covers can slide forwards, backwards, or to the side, lift up or fold up.

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The most common scooters today have two hard small wheels, are made primarily of aluminium and fold for convenience.

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She attempted to fold a fitted sheet.

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Fold bottom part of one strip in half lengthways; run finger along edge, then unfold.

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It is provided with a very deep-seated feeble fold at its insertion.

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The vestibular fold is formed by the vestibular ligament extending from lateral walls of epiglottis to arytenoid cartilage covered with mucous membrane.

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The rear seat could fold up, making it easy for the driver to get a fairly big item in the car without opening the hatchback.

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A 4-fold increase has been used to support the diagnosis of subclinical herpes zoster (zoster sine herpete).

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