折

Meanings

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

ES: plegar, doblar, romper, dividir, en ese tiempo, quebrar

Common words

• 折るおるto break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers)
• 折れるおれるto break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture
• 骨折こっせつbone fracture
• 折角せっかくwith trouble, at great pains
• 屈折くっせつbending, curving, twisting, turning, winding
• 折衷せっちゅうcompromise, cross, blending, eclecticism
• 時折ときおりsometimes, at intervals, occasionally, on occasion, from time to time
• 折り返すおりかえすto turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.), to fold back (e.g. a page)

Example sentences

• その紙かみを四よっつ折おりにしなさい。

  Fold the paper in four.

  Dobla ese papel en cuatro.

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• 彼かれは時折ときおり腕時計うでどけいをちらりと見みた。

  He glanced at his wristwatch now and then.

  Él ojeaba su reloj de pulsera de vez en cuando.

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• スキーをしたら、足あしを骨折こっせつしたんだ。

  I broke my leg skiing.

  Me rompí la pierna esquiando.

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• 折おろうとしても指ゆびが弱よわくなりすぎていた。

  Her fingers were too weak to fold it.

  Sus dedos estaban demasiado débiles para doblarlo.

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