flex

flettere, contrarre

Piegare una parte del corpo o tendere un muscolo usando i muscoli.

In inglese semplice: To bend a body part or tighten a muscle by using your muscles.

• Flex your fingers slowly.
• He flexed his arm to show his muscles.
• Can you flex your knee without pain?

Sinonimi: bend, contract

Contrari: extend

Espressioni comuni: flex your muscles, flex your fingers, flex your knee

piegare, flettersi

Piegare qualcosa oppure curvarsi quando viene applicata una pressione.

In inglese semplice: To bend something, or to bend when pressure is applied.

• The thin board flexes under your weight.
• She flexed the plastic strip between her fingers.
• The bridge must flex slightly in strong winds.

Sinonimi: bend

Espressioni comuni: flex a rod, flex under pressure, flex slightly

sfoggio, ostentazione

Atto di vantarsi, oppure qualcosa di notevole mostrato per farsi ammirare.

In inglese semplice: An act of showing off, or something impressive used to show off.

• That expensive watch is quite a flex.
• Buying everyone dinner was a big flex.
• Posting his bank balance felt like a weird flex.

Sinonimi: boast, brag, display

Espressioni comuni: weird flex, big flex, ultimate flex

flessione, contrazione

Movimento che piega una parte del corpo o contrae un muscolo.

In inglese semplice: A movement that bends a body part or makes a muscle tighten.

• Try a gentle flex of your wrist.
• A flex of her arm revealed the muscle.
• He finished the exercise with one final flex.

Come si usa: a flex of something (A quick flex of his wrist sent the ball spinning.)

Sinonimi: bend, contraction

Espressioni comuni: gentle flex, flex of something, muscle flex