plegar

[pleh-GAR]

verb

dobrar, plegar

1. to fold or bend something, especially paper or fabric

Please plegar the paper in half.

Por favor, dobre o papel ao meio.

2. to crease or wrinkle

The shirt got plegado after being in the suitcase.

A camisa ficou amassada depois de estar na mala.

3. to pleat or make folds in cloth

The tailor will plegar the skirt with precision.

A costureira vai fazer pregas na saia com precisão.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

dobrar

most common term used in Brazil

Portugal

dobrar, vincular

both terms are used, vincular emphasizes creasing

Spain

plegar

standard Spanish term, origin of the Portuguese usage

plegar las velas - to fold the sails (to give up)

plegar el ala - to fold one's wing (to submit)

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