piegare
to fold
verb pyeh-GAH-reh Rare
Origin: From Latin plicare (to fold, to bend).
Also means
to bend
Usage Note
Piegare takes avere as its auxiliary. It covers folding paper or fabric and bending something rigid. The reflexive piegarsi means 'to bend over' or figuratively 'to yield' (non si piega alle pressioni — 'she doesn't yield to pressure'). The past participle is piegato.
Examples
"Ho piegato il foglio in due parti uguali."
Natural Translation
I folded the sheet in two equal parts.
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