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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFold
/foʊld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To bend something flexible over on itself so that one part covers another.
"Please fold the clean laundry and put it away in the drawer."
- 1
A line or space where something has been folded.
"The document was neatly creased along the central fold."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'fealdan', meaning 'to fold', of Germanic origin. It is cognate with Old High German 'faldan' and Old Norse 'falda', ultimately tracing back to Proto-Indo-European *pel-, meaning 'to weave' or 'to fold'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fold" is said worldwide
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plier
Transliteration: /plie/
"Il faut plier le papier soigneusement."
falten
Transliteration: /ˈfaltn̩/
"Sie können das Papier einfach falten."
piegare
Transliteration: /pjeˈɡare/
"Devi piegare i vestiti prima di metterli via."
doblar
Transliteration: /doˈβlar/
"Voy a doblar la ropa limpia."
dobrar
Transliteration: /duˈbɾaɾ/
"Ela sabe como dobrar o papel perfeitamente."
मोड़ना
Transliteration: moṛnā
"कृपया इस कागज को मोड़ दें।"
折叠
Transliteration: zhédié
"请把这张纸折叠起来。"
접다
Transliteration: jeopda
"종이를 반으로 접으세요."
折る
Transliteration: oru
"紙をきれいに折ってください。"
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