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doblar

to fold; to double

verb doh-BLAHR Rare
Arts & Culture

Also means

to dub (a film); to turn (a corner)

Usage Note

Doblar is remarkably versatile: it means to fold (doblar una servilleta), to double an amount (doblar el sueldo), to turn a corner (dobla a la derecha), to dub a film (la película está doblada al español), and for a bell, to toll. Spain is notably fond of dubbing foreign films, making the cinema sense of doblar culturally significant there.

Examples

"Tienes que doblar a la izquierda en el semáforo."

Natural Translation

You have to turn left at the traffic light.

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