fold

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To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself

• I am folding my dress.

  Ich lege mein Kleid zusammen.

  Tatoeba · Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Fold the paper in the middle.

  Falte das Blatt in der Mitte.

  Tatoeba · Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR

falten

To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending

falten

To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it

falten

To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid

falten

To become folded; to form folds

falten

To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed

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To give way on a point or in an argumentselten

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To withdraw from bettingselten

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To withdraw or quit in generalselten

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To fail, to collapse, to disbandselten