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folds

US /foʊldz/
UK /fəʊldz/

Kata Nama

1.

lipatan, kedutan

a part of something that is folded over or laid in pleats or layers

Contoh:
The dress had elegant folds in the skirt.
Gaun itu mempunyai lipatan yang elegan pada skirt.
He carefully smoothed out the folds in the map.
Dia dengan berhati-hati melicinkan lipatan pada peta.
2.

kandang, pagar

a pen or enclosure for sheep

Contoh:
The shepherd led his flock into the folds for the night.
Gembala itu membawa kawanan dombanya ke dalam kandang untuk malam itu.
The sheep were safe within the stone folds.
Domba-domba itu selamat di dalam kandang batu.

Kata Kerja

1.

melipat, membengkokkan

bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another

Contoh:
She carefully folds the laundry.
Dia dengan berhati-hati melipat pakaian.
He folds the paper in half.
Dia melipat kertas itu separuh.
2.

gulung tikar, menutup

(of a business) close down due to financial difficulties

Contoh:
Many small businesses were forced to fold during the recession.
Banyak perniagaan kecil terpaksa gulung tikar semasa kemelesetan.
The magazine eventually folded after years of declining sales.
Majalah itu akhirnya gulung tikar selepas bertahun-tahun jualan merosot.