Dictionary

Origami has its own set of terms, and these often cannot be translated literally. This dictionary provides translations for the vocabulary used in paper folding. Additionally, details on every term are given to clarify their meaning – simply search for them, or click on the initial terms in the translation table.

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base
  • base
bird base
  • base della gru
blintz
  • base a busta
blintzed bird base
  • -
blintzed fish base
  • -
blintzed frog base
  • -
blintzed kite base
  • -
blintzed windmill base
  • -
bone folder
  • -
book fold
  • -
box pleating
  • -
closed sink
  • -
color
  • colore
colour
  • colore
crease line
  • traccia della piega
crease pattern
  • -
crimp
  • -
cupboard fold
  • -
cut
  • tagliare
design
  • disegno
diagonal fold
  • piaga diagonale
diagrams
  • diagramma
enlarged view
  • ingrandimento
  • visione ingrandita
equal angles
  • angoli uguali
equal distances
  • distanze uguali
equilateral
  • equilatero
fish base
  • base del pesce
fold and unfold (precrease)
  • -
fold over and over again
  • -
folding bone
  • -
folding sequence
  • -
folding symbol
  • -
frog base
  • base della rana
glue
  • colla
hexagon
  • esagono
inflate
  • gonfiare
inside reverse fold
  • piega rovesciata interna
kite base
  • base aquilone
modular
  • modulare
mountain fold
  • piega a monte
octagon
  • ottagono
open sink
  • -
origami
  • piegatura della carta
outside reverse fold
  • piega rovesciata esterna
paper folding
  • piegatura della carta
pentagon
  • pentagono
petal fold
  • piega a petalo
pleat
  • doppia piega semplice
  • piega a fisarmonica
  • piega a zig-zag
precrease
  • -
preliminary base
  • base quadrata
preliminary fold
  • base quadrata
rabbit ear
  • orecchio di coniglio
rectangle
  • rettangolo
repeat
  • ripetere
rotate
  • ruotare
ruler
  • riga
scissors
  • forbici
sheet (of paper)
  • foglio (di carta)
shrunken view
  • riduzione
sink
  • -
spread sink
  • -
spread squash
  • -
square
  • quadrato
squash fold
  • piega schiacciata
stretched bird base
  • -
stretched frog base
  • -
swivel fold
  • -
transparency view
  • -
triangle
  • triangolo
turn the model over
  • girare il modello
tweezers
  • pinzette
twist fold
  • -
valley fold
  • piega a valle
waterbomb base
  • base triangolare
wet folding
  • piegatura in umido
windmill base
  • base girandola
wrap
  • -
wrap behind
  • -
wrap to the front
  • -
x-ray view
  • -
zoom in
  • ingrandimento
  • visione ingrandita
zoom out
  • riduzione