flex

flɛks
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Translation of flex from English into Dutch,

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Verb

tr./intr.
1.

muscle display

US
tighten muscles to show size or strength
US
  • She flexed her biceps in the mirror.Ze spande haar biceps aan in de spiegel.
2.

flaunt

US
show off one's abilities or possessions
US
  • He likes to flex his new car at parties.Hij houdt ervan om met zijn nieuwe auto te pronken op feestjes.
3.

joint movement

bend or move a joint repeatedly
  • He flexed his knees before jumping.Hij boog zijn knieën voordat hij sprong.
4.

movement

bend or be bent into a curve
buigen doorbuigen krommen
  • The branch flexed under the weight of the snow.De tak boog door onder het gewicht van de sneeuw.

Noun

1.

muscle action

US
movement of muscle to show strength
US
  • He gave a quick flex to impress his friends.Hij gaf een snelle spierbeweging om zijn vrienden te imponeren
2.

display

US
act of flaunting something impressive
US
  • His new car was quite the flex.Zijn nieuwe auto was nogal een pronkerij.
3.

electricity

TECH.UK
flexible insulated electric cable
TECH.UK
  • The lamp is connected by a flex.De lamp is aangesloten met een snoer.
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Expressions with flex: examples in English and translations in Dutch

je spieren spannen
je spieren laten zien
He flexed his muscles to impress his friends.
zijn autoriteit tonen
zijn macht laten zien
The manager likes to flex his authority during meetings.
spieren opwarmen
zich opwarmen
Athletes flex their muscles before starting the race.
mentale activiteiten doen
uitdagingen voor de geest aangaan
Puzzles and riddles help you flex your brain.
apart om mee te pochen, maar oké
He bragged about his stamp collection. Strange flex but OK.
vreemde opschepperij, maar oké
He said he has 1000 pens. Weird flex but OK.

Images of flex

  • flex: flexible insulated electric cable
    (electricity) snoer

Synonyms and analogies of flex in English

Examples of flex in a sentence

  • They flexed their arms to impress the crowd.
  • She loves to flex her designer clothes on social media.
  • Watch him flex his cooking skills at the dinner party.
  • She flexed her fingers to relieve tension.
  • The athlete flexed his elbow to warm up.
  • Flex your knees before you jump.

Translations of "flex" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
buigenv.

Doctors often ask patients to flex their knees during checkups.

Dokters vragen patiënten vaak om hun knieën te buigen tijdens een controle.

spannenv.

Before the photo, he took a moment to flex his muscles effectively.

Voor de foto nam hij even de tijd om zijn spieren goed aan te spannen.

bewegenv.

Athletes flex their joints to prepare for intense physical activity.

Sporters bewegen hun gewrichten om zich klaar te maken voor zware inspanning.

Noun
flexibiliteitnf.

Independent nodes sync up with your footprint to precisely cushion and flex.

Individuele noppen synchroniseren met je voetafdruk voor nauwkeurige demping en flexibiliteit.

buigingnf.

Surely there's a flex for that.

Daar is zeker een buiging voor.

snoernn.

However, in this case, the flex was found around the upper area of bruising.

Maar 't snoer zat ter hoogte van de bovenste striem.

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However, you can also find models with a slight flex.

Je kan echter ook modellen met een lichte flex vinden.

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Other translations for flex:

  • flexibel

flex: Examples and translations in context

Then you know what happens when I flex my pinkie.

Je weet wat er gebeurt als ik m'n pink buig.

I'm woozy, and I can't flex my fingers.

Ik ben erg duizelig en ik kan m'n vingers niet buigen.

Hold the pose as you move and flex for a few seconds.

Houd deze houding als je beweegt en buig voor een paar seconden.

The individual check-in made it easy for us to flex.

De individuele check-in maakte het makkelijk voor ons te buigen.

Lightly clench the weight and flex your wrist.

Grijp het gewicht niet al te stevig vast en buig je pols.

Remember to flex when you take people's keys.

Vergeet je niet te buigen als je de sleutels van mensen aanneemt.

She decided to flex her muscles before lifting the heavy weight.

Ze besloot eerst haar spieren even op te spannen voordat ze het zware gewicht tilde.

The coach encouraged each team member to perform a good flex daily.

De coach moedigde ieder teamlid aan om elke dag even goed de spieren aan te spannen.

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