Finnish-English translations for taittaa

• fold
  If you fold the sheets, theyll fit more easily in the drawer.
  Cardboard doesnt fold very easily.
  The chair folded under his enormous weight.
• refract
  A prism can refract light.
• bend
  If you bend the pipe too far, it will break.
  Don’t bend your knees.
  Look at the trees bending in the wind.
• break
  If the vase falls to the floor, it might break
  In order to tend to the accident victim, he will break the window of the car
  His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest
• crease
  His pants had a nice sharp crease.
  His shirt was brand new with visible creases from its store fold.
  The bullet just creased his shoulder.
• lay out
  She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor
• page
  the page of history
  The patient paged through magazines while he waited for the doctor.
  I’ll be out all day, so page me if you need me.
• ply
  two-ply toilet paper
  He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess
  He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years

Definition of taittaa

• taivuttaa pitkänomainen tai levymäinen kappale jostakin kohdasta niin, että taivutuskohtaan muodostuu terävä tai ainakin terävähkö kulma
• aiheuttaa aaltoliikkeen suunnanmuutos kahden eri taitekertoimisen aineen rajapinnassa

Examples

• taittaa matkaa

Related words

• refraktoitua
• refraktoida