English

Pronunciation
IPA|/fl�ks/
audio|en-us-flex.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�ks

Homophones
flecks

Verb
en-verb|flex|es

1. to bend something.
2. to repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
3. to move part of the body using one's muscles.
4. bodybuilding: to tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.

Translations
trans-top|to bend something
Dutch: plooien, buigen
Finnish: taivuttaa
Italian: piegare, flettere
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Russian: гн���, изгиба��
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trans-top|to repeatedly bend one's joints
Dutch: plooien
Finnish: venytellä
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Italian: flettere
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trans-top|to move part of the body using one's muscles
Dutch: plooien
Finnish: verrytellä
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Italian: flettere
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trans-top|to tighten one's muscles
Croatian: napeti
Dutch: samentrekken
Finnish: jännittää (lihas|lihaksiaan), pullistella
French: bander
German: spielen lassen
Italian: contrarre
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Polish: napina�, prezy�
Romanian: a contracta
Russian: нап��га��
Slovak: napnúť
Spanish: tensar
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|German: beugen; biegen

Noun
en-noun|es|-

1. uncountable flexibility, pliancy
2. countable the act of flexing
3. uncountable (mostly British) any flexible insulated electrical wiring.

Translations
trans-top|flexibility
Dutch: flexibiliteit, plooibaarheid, buigbaarheid
Finnish: jousto, joustavuus
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Italian: flessibilità
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trans-top|the act of flexing
Dutch: buigen n, plooien n
Finnish: venyttely, verryttely, pullistelu
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Italian: flessione
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trans-top|insulated electrical wiring
Estonian: ühendusjuhe
Finnish: liitäntäjohto
German: Kabel n
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Related terms
flexibility
flexible
flexion
flexing

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• 2007-09-19 07:50 - Hekaheka - /* Translations */

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