doblar

Definitions of doblar
  1. verb
    make wrinkled or creased
    synonyms: arrugar, arrugarse, plegar
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    plegar
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  2. verb
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    synonyms: plegar
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    antonyms:
    abrir, desdoblar, desplegar, extender
    spread out or open from a closed or folded state
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    arrugar, arrugarse, plegar
    make wrinkled or creased
    arrugarse, rizarse
    make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
    cruzar
    fold so as to resemble a cross
    plegar, plegarse
    fold or close up
    arrugar, arrugarse, chafarse
    to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  3. verb
    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
    synonyms: combar, curvar, encorvar, enroscar, torcer, trenzar
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    types:
    abollar, mellar
    make a depression into
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    deformar
    assume a different shape or form
  4. verb
    pass to the other side of
    synonyms: girar
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  5. verb
    form a curve
    synonyms: flexionar, torcer
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    desencorvar, enderezar, erguirse, poner derecho
    straighten up or out; make straight
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    curvar, encorvar
    bend or cause to bend
    arquear
    form an arch or curve
    ladear, ladearse
    to incline or bend from a vertical position
    inclinar, inclinarse
    bend one's back forward from the waist on down
    doblarse
    bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
    arrastrarse, contraerse, encogerse, temblar
    show submission or fear
    inclinarse
    be at an angle
    reclinarse, recostarse
    move the upper body backwards and down
    acocharse, acuclillarse, agachar, agacharse
    crouch down
    encogerse
    crouch or curl up
    type of:
    deformar
    assume a different shape or form
  6. verb
    ring recurrently
    synonyms: repicar
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    sonar, tañer, tocar
    sound loudly and sonorously
  7. verb
    ring slowly
    synonyms: tañer, tocar
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    sonar, tañer, tocar
    make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
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