сгиб

rare #17171

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
fold, crease, bend
Бума́га порвала́сь на сги́бе.
The paper tore along the fold.
Refers to the place where something has been folded or bent.
2.
bend (of a limb), crook, flexureanatomy
Медсестра́ взяла́ кровь из локтево́го сги́ба.
The nurse took blood from the crook of the elbow.
Used of the inner side of a joint: локтевой сгиб = crook of the elbow.
3.
(rare) bending, flexion
При сги́бе коле́на чу́вствуется боль.
There is pain when the knee bends.
The action of bending something.

Examples

На сгибе руки остался синяк.
There was a bruise left in the crook of his arm.
Труба треснула на сгибе.
The pipe cracked at the bend.
Бумагу сложили точно по сгибу.
The paper was folded exactly along the crease.
Тонкий прутик, надламывающийся при сгибе, хрустнул.
The thin twig, cracking as it bent, snapped.