doblarse

doblarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (plegarse) to fold

2 (torcerse) to bend

3 (rendirse) to give in

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VPR

1) (=plegarse) [papel, tela] to fold (up); [alambre, barra] to bend

se le doblaron las rodillas — his knees buckled beneath him

2) [persona] (=encorvarse) to bend; (=retorcerse) to double up; (=doblegarse) to give up, give in

estaba doblándose de dolor — he was doubled up with pain

no se doblaba ante los problemas — he didn't give up o in when faced by problems

3) [cantidad] to double

los precios se han doblado este año — prices have doubled this year

el número de accidentes se ha doblado — the number of accidents has doubled

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(v.) = curl up, deflect, buckle, bend down, bend over

Ex. It is sometimes necessary to weight the bottom of each map with a piece of dowelling to prevent curling up.

Ex. On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.

Ex. The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex. The one other symptom that developed is that I have a slight to moderate pain in my forehead to top of my head when I bend down.

Ex. When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode.

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(v.) = curl up, deflect, buckle, bend down, bend over

Ex: It is sometimes necessary to weight the bottom of each map with a piece of dowelling to prevent curling up.

Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.

Ex: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.

Ex: The one other symptom that developed is that I have a slight to moderate pain in my forehead to top of my head when I bend down.

Ex: When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode.

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■doblarse verbo reflexivo
1 (retorcerse) to bend: me doblaba de la risa, I doubled up with laughter
2 (duplicarse) to double: se han doblado las ventas desde que llegó, sales have doubled since she came
3 (doblegarse) to give in: ¡yo no me doblo ante nada!, I won't ever give in!
'doblarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
doblar
- inclinar
English:
bend
- buckle
- curve
- double
- fold

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vpr

1. [duplicarse] to double

2. [someterse]

doblarse a to give in to

3. [plegarse] to fold

4. [torcerse] to bend

5. [de dolor, risa] to double up

6. [en dominó] to put down a double

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doblarse

v/r bend; fig

give in

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vr

1) : to fold up, to double over

2) : to give in, to yield