concertina

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə/

Verb

to become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina / to be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds

Japanese Meaning

コンサーティーナのような形状に、圧縮されながら折りたたまれる、あるいは互いに引き寄せられて拡がる動きがある状態になる / まるで動くコンサーティーナの畳み目のように、繰り返し縮んだり広がったりする

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When the scaffolding collapsed, the metal supports concertina into accordion-like folds, absorbing the impact.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

足場が崩れたとき、金属の支柱は衝撃を吸収するために蛇腹のように折りたたまれた。

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Sense（1）

to become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina

The car concertinaed into the wall.

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Sense（2）

This resulted in some fragmentation of the line as the boats in some cases closed to just 50 metres as they concertinaed in and out of sight of each other.

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concertinas

（ present singular third-person ）

concertinaing

（ participle present ）

concertinaed

（ participle past ）

concertinaed

（ past ）

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