verb🔗ShareDoblar, plegar, moldear, adaptar, modificar, persuadirTo bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit."Sentence: "The baker plied the dough with his hands, stretching and folding it until it was smooth." "El panadero dobló la masa con sus manos, estirándola y plegándola hasta que quedó suave.mindactionattitudepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoblar, flexionar; cederTo bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.)."The young sapling plied in the wind, bending almost to the ground before springing back up. "El joven retoño se dobló con el viento, inclinándose casi hasta el suelo antes de volver a enderezarse.physicsactionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAplicarse a, dedicarse aTo work at (something) diligently."He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years."Se dedicó a su oficio de carpintero durante cuarenta y tres años.workactionjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpuñar, usarTo wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously."He plied his ax with bloody results."Empuñó su hacha con resultados sangrientos.actionutensilweaponworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuplicar, instarTo press upon; to urge persistently."to ply someone with questions or solicitations"suplicar a alguien con preguntas o solicitudesactioncommunicationtendencyattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOfrecer, proponerTo persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion."to ply someone with drink"Ofrecerle a alguien bebida insistentemente.actioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecorrer, transitarTo travel over (a route) regularly."The steamer plies between several ports on the coast."El barco de vapor transita entre varios puertos de la costa.wayvehiclenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrabajar diligentementeTo work diligently."The carpenter plied his trade with skill and precision, carefully shaping the wood. "El carpintero trabajó diligentemente en su oficio con habilidad y precisión, dando forma a la madera con cuidado.workjobachievementbusinessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVirar, navegar contra el vientoTo manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack."The small sailboat plied against the strong wind, zigzagging its way across the lake to reach the opposite shore. "El pequeño velero viró contra el fuerte viento, zigzagueando a través del lago para llegar a la orilla opuesta.nauticalsailingtechnicaldirectionvehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading