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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem.
Noun
flexión f (plural flexións)
- flexion, bending
- (grammar) inflection, modification of a word's form
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fleɡˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: fle‧xión
Noun
flexión f (plural flexiones)
- (grammar) inflection (a change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function)
- (weightlifting) curl; exercise performed by flexing a joint on the exertion
- push-up (ellipsis of flexión de codos.)
- squat (ellipsis of flexión de piernas.)
- Synonym: sentadilla
- bending (of a body part)
2015 December, “Los mitos más frecuentes sobre el esguince de tobillo”, in El Nacional:Si se trata de esguinces grado 1 o grado 2 "se utilizan métodos de inmovilización parcial, con el uso de tobilleras o botas especiales que le permiten a la persona conservar la movilidad en extensión y en flexión, y por lo tanto va a caminar sin la posibilidad de torcerse el tobillo"- If it is a grade 1 or grade 2 sprain then "partial immobilixation methods are used, by means of ankle braces or special boots that allow the person to conserve their mobility while extended or bent, and as a result they will walk without the possibility of twisting their ankle"
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