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I [fəʊld]1) (crease) (in fabric, paper) piega f.2) geogr. avvallamento m.3) geol. piega f.4) - fold in compostiII 1. [fəʊld]to increase twofold, threefold — raddoppiare, triplicare
1) (crease) piegare [paper, shirt]; chiudere (piegando) [ chair]; piegare, chiudere [ umbrella]; ripiegare, chiudere [ wings]2) (intertwine) congiungere [ hands]2.he folded his arms across his chest — incrociò le braccia sul petto, si mise a braccia conserte
1) [ chair] chiudersi, essere pieghevole2) (fail) [ play] lasciare il cartellone; [ company] chiudere i battenti; [ project] fallire, andare in fumo; [ course] essere annullato•- fold in- fold out- fold upIII [fəʊld]nome agr. ovile m.••* * *I 1. [fould] verb1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.)2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.)3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.)2. noun1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.)2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.)•- folded- folder
- folding II [fould] noun(a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept: a sheep fold.)* * *I [fəʊld] nAgr ovile mII [fəʊld]1. n(bend, crease) also Geol piega2. vt(gen) piegare, (wings) ripiegare3. vi•- fold up* * *fold (1) /fəʊld/n.1 piega; piegatura; segno di piega: the folds of a skirt, le pieghe di una gonna; a fold in a sheet of paper, una piega in un foglio di carta2 corrugamento; increspatura; piega; plica (anat.): a fold of skin, una piega della pelle; un rotolo di carne6 (geol.) piega; corrugamento.fold (2) /fəʊld/n.1 ovile; addiaccio; stabbio2 (fig.: the fold) ovile: to return to the fold, tornare all'ovile; in the family fold, in seno alla famiglia3 (relig.) gregge (di anime); (i) fedeli (pl.).♦ (to) fold (1) /fəʊld/A v. t.1 piegare; ripiegare: to fold a letter [a sheet], piegare una lettera [un lenzuolo]; to fold a tent, ripiegare una tenda; to fold down the corner of a page, piegare in giù l'angolo di una pagina; He folded the clothes into a bundle, fece un involto dei vestiti2 chiudere; ripiegare, raccogliere (ali, petali); incrociare ( le braccia); intrecciare ( le dita); unire ( le mani): The bird folded its wings, l'uccello chiuse le ali; with folded arms, a braccia conserte; She sat with folded hands, sedeva con le mani unite in grembo3 (con avv. o compl.) avviluppare; avvolgere: to fold st. in paper, avvolgere qc. nella carta; A scarf was folded around his neck, una sciarpa gli avvolgeva il collo; The cliffs were folded in fog, le scogliere erano avvolte dalla nebbia4 (con compl.) serrare, stringere ( fra le braccia, ecc.); to fold a child in one's arms, stringere un bambino fra le braccia; to fold sb. to one's breast, abbracciare q.5 (geol.) corrugare; piegareB v. i.1 ( di tavolo, sedia, ecc.) chiudersi; essere pieghevole: to fold flat, chiudersi e diventare piatto5 (geol.) corrugarsi; piegarsi.(to) fold (2) /fəʊld/v. t.* * *I [fəʊld]1) (crease) (in fabric, paper) piega f.2) geogr. avvallamento m.3) geol. piega f.4) - fold in compostiII 1. [fəʊld]to increase twofold, threefold — raddoppiare, triplicare
1) (crease) piegare [paper, shirt]; chiudere (piegando) [ chair]; piegare, chiudere [ umbrella]; ripiegare, chiudere [ wings]2) (intertwine) congiungere [ hands]2.he folded his arms across his chest — incrociò le braccia sul petto, si mise a braccia conserte
1) [ chair] chiudersi, essere pieghevole2) (fail) [ play] lasciare il cartellone; [ company] chiudere i battenti; [ project] fallire, andare in fumo; [ course] essere annullato•- fold in- fold out- fold upIII [fəʊld]nome agr. ovile m.••
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