please do not bend

[shazzabell]

Can someone please tell me how to say "please do not bend" in Spanish? Thanks.

[greenrook]

If you want to write it on an envelope which must be kept flat, I think the verb must be 'torcer', which actually means 'to twist', but the other verbs to do with bending, like ''inclinar' and 'doblar' are more to do with bends in rivers or when a person bends down. Having said all that, my missis, whose Spanish is less rusty than mine says she'd write 'No se puede doblar este sobre' or just ' No doblar este sobre'

[greenrook]

which means (sort of) don't bend this envelope. You could stick por favor (please) in front also, to be polite

[Clanad]

Por favor, no doblar, will suffice...

[shazzabell]

Thanks!

[Grunty]

Spanish - por favor, no doblar
French - ne pas plier s'il vous plait
Italian - You benda ma letter, I benda you face.

[Postdog]

But to be safe (from a postman who knows) use either a board backed envelope or use a bit of card inside an ordinary envelope. It's not cos we can't read, but in the course of transit up to delivery it can go through so much - machines, stuck in the bottom of a container with other stuff on top, etc.

[Cleggy]

Reminds me of words printed on envelopes "PHOTOGRAPHS -DO NOT BEND".

And the Postman at the door, flexing the envelope saying "Oh! Yes they do!"

[imajenarry]

just as a matter of interest you can go to bablefish.com and get translations all you do is type in what you want and it translates.
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[shazzabell]

Thanks you guys!