English-Italian translations for fold

  • piegare
  • amalgamare
  • cedereLa task-force americana avrebbe forse già fatto cedere l'Europa ancor prima del tempo? Will the American task force already have caused Europe to fold in on itself, even before the deadline?
  • cessare
  • chiudere
    Mi riferisco qui al caso ben noto della Polonia, di un panettiere il cui esercizio ha dovuto chiudere perché gli era stato chiesto di pagare le tasse sul pane donato ai poveri. I refer here to a case that is well known in Poland, of a baker whose business folded because he was required to pay taxes on bread he gave to poor people.
  • concedere
  • darla vinta
  • lasciare cadere
  • passare
  • piega
  • piego
  • ribalta
  • sciogliere

Definition of fold

  • To bend over so that it comes in contact with itself
  • To become folded; to form folds
  • To fall over; to be crushed
  • To enclose within folded arms (''see also'enfold
  • To give way on a point or in an argument
  • To withdraw or quit in general
  • Of a company, to cease to trade
  • To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands
  • To cover or wrap up; to conceal
  • An act of folding
  • A bend or crease
  • Any correct move in origami
  • The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually ''the fold''
  • That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace
  • The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic deformation
  • A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals
  • A group of sheep or goats
  • Home, family.does this belong with "fold" with the other etymology?--
  • A 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
  • A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together
  • A boundary or limit
  • To confine animals in a fold
  • The Earth; earth; land, country

Examples

  • If you fold the sheets, theyll fit more easily in the drawer.
  • Cardboard doesnt fold very easily.
  • The chair folded under his enormous weight.
  • With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded.
  • Fold the egg whites into the batter.
  • The company folded after six quarters of negative growth.
  • He folded his arms in defiance.

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