noun🔗SharePliegue, dobladoAn act of folding."After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option was probably a fold."Después de dos resubidas rápidas consecutivas, John se dio cuenta de que su mejor opción probablemente era retirarse.actionprocesstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePliegue, doblezA bend or crease."The paper had a sharp fold where it was creased. "El papel tenía un pliegue pronunciado donde estaba doblado.appearancematerialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePliegueAny correct move in origami."The origami enthusiast carefully performed each fold, creating a beautiful crane. "El entusiasta del origami realizó cuidadosamente cada pliegue, creando una hermosa grulla.arttraditiontoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePliegue(newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold."The headline about the school play was above the fold, so I could easily see it while browsing the newspaper. "El titular sobre la obra de teatro escolar estaba por encima del pliegue, así que pude verlo fácilmente mientras hojeaba el periódico.mediatoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa parte visible sin desplazamiento(by extension) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold."The article about the school play was mostly above the fold, so I didn't have to scroll down to see the main details. "El artículo sobre la obra de teatro escolar estaba principalmente en la parte visible sin desplazamiento, así que no tuve que desplazarme hacia abajo para ver los detalles principales.computinginternettechnologymediacommunicationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePliegue, doblezThat which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace."The warm fold of her mother's arms comforted the crying child. "El cálido pliegue de los brazos de su madre consoló al niño que lloraba.actionbodytoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePliegueThe bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation."The fold in the rock layers showed evidence of a powerful earthquake. "El pliegue en las capas de roca mostró evidencia de un terremoto poderoso.geologysciencetoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlegadoIn functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value."The fold function in our spreadsheet program combined all the student grades to calculate the average. "La función de plegado en nuestro programa de hojas de cálculo combinó todas las calificaciones de los estudiantes para calcular el promedio.computingtechnologyfunctionlogictoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSección, pliegueA section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability."The programmer used the "fold" to hide the long function definition, making the rest of the code easier to read. "El programador usó la "sección" para ocultar la definición de la función larga, haciendo que el resto del código fuera más fácil de leer.computingtechnicaltechnologyinternetwordwritingtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoblarTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself."The student carefully folded the piece of paper in half to make a paper airplane. "El estudiante dobló cuidadosamente el trozo de papel por la mitad para hacer un avión de papel.materialactiontoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoblarTo make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending."To prepare for her presentation, Sarah folded the paper into a neat triangle. "Para prepararse para su presentación, Sarah dobló el papel en un triángulo limpio.materialactiontoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoblar, plegarTo become folded; to form folds."The paper airplane easily folded into a neat shape. "El avión de papel se dobló fácilmente en una forma ordenada.actionprocesstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDerrumbarse, plegarseTo fall over; to be crushed."The chair folded under his enormous weight."La silla se derrumbó bajo su enorme peso.disastertoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbrazar, rodear con los brazosTo enclose within folded arms (see also enfold)."The teacher, feeling overwhelmed, folded her arms, signaling she wasn't ready to discuss the issue further. "La profesora, sintiéndose abrumada, se abrazó a sí misma, indicando que no estaba lista para discutir el tema más a fondo.bodyactionhumantoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCeder, plegarseTo give way on a point or in an argument."During the debate, the student leader folded on the issue of homework assignments, agreeing to a compromise. "Durante el debate, el líder estudiantil cedió en el tema de las tareas, aceptando un compromiso.attitudecommunicationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetirarse, abandonarTo withdraw from betting."With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded."Sin corazones en el río y sin posibilidad de completar su escalera, se retiró.betgametoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetirarse, abandonar(by extension) To withdraw or quit in general."Feeling overwhelmed by the workload, she decided to fold her plans for a weekend trip. "Sintiéndose abrumada por la carga de trabajo, decidió abandonar sus planes para un viaje de fin de semana.businesseconomytoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIncorporar suavementeTo stir gently, with a folding action."Fold the egg whites into the batter."Incorpore suavemente las claras de huevo a la masa.foodutensilactiontoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCerrar, quebrarOf a company, to cease to trade."The company folded after six quarters of negative growth."La empresa quebró después de seis trimestres de crecimiento negativo.businesseconomyfinanceindustrytoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoblar, cruzarTo double or lay together, as the arms or the hands."He folded his arms in defiance."Cruzó los brazos en señal de desafío.bodyactiontoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoblar, plegar, ocultarTo cover or wrap up; to conceal."The student carefully folded the note, trying to conceal the message inside. "El estudiante dobló cuidadosamente la nota, tratando de ocultar el mensaje en su interior.actionappearancetoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRedil, apriscoA pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals."The farmer repaired the broken sheep fold, making sure the animals were safe inside. "El granjero reparó el redil de ovejas roto, asegurándose de que los animales estuvieran seguros adentro.animalagriculturepropertytoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRebaño(collective) A group of sheep or goats."The farmer watched the fold of sheep grazing peacefully in the field. "El granjero observó el rebaño de ovejas pastando pacíficamente en el campo.animalgroupagriculturetoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHogar, familiaHome, family."My fold is very supportive, always encouraging me to do my best at school. "Mi familia me apoya mucho, siempre me anima a dar lo mejor de mí en la escuela.familytoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCongregación, feligresíaA church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ."The church fold welcomed new members to their services. "La feligresía de la iglesia dio la bienvenida a nuevos miembros a sus servicios.religiongrouptheologyorganizationtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrupo, comunidadA group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together."The study group was a helpful fold for students preparing for the exam. "El grupo de estudio fue un grupo útil para los estudiantes que se preparaban para el examen.grouporganizationsocietytoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLímite, fronteraA boundary or limit."The company's growth hit a fold in the market downturn. "El crecimiento de la empresa llegó a un límite en la recesión del mercado.areapointtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncerrar en un redilTo confine animals in a fold."The farmer folded the sheep in the pen. "El granjero encerró las ovejas en el redil.animalagriculturetoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTierra, paísThe Earth; earth; land, country."The family's vacation destination was the beautiful fold of Tuscany. "El destino de vacaciones de la familia fue la hermosa tierra de la Toscana.worldgeographygeologynatureplaceenvironmenttoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading