verb🔗SharePlierTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself."The student carefully folded the paper airplane. "L'étudiant a soigneusement plié l'avion en papier.materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlierTo make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending."She is folding the clean laundry and putting it away in the closet. "Elle plie le linge propre et le range dans le placard.materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlier, se plierTo become folded; to form folds."The clean laundry is folding itself into neat piles on the table. "Le linge propre se plie en piles soignées sur la table.actionprocessappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'effondrer, s'écroulerTo fall over; to be crushed."The chair folded under his enormous weight."La chaise s'est effondrée sous son poids énorme.disasteractionsituationwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnvelopper, replierTo enclose within folded arms (see also enfold)."The mother, seeing her child upset, comforted her by folding her in a warm embrace. "La mère, voyant son enfant contrarié, l'a réconfortée en l'enveloppant dans une chaleureuse étreinte.bodyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCéder, plierTo give way on a point or in an argument."After hours of negotiation, the company finally started folding on their demand for lower wages. "Après des heures de négociation, l'entreprise a finalement commencé à céder sur sa demande de salaires plus bas.attitudepointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe coucher, abandonnerTo withdraw from betting."With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded."Sans cœur à la rivière et aucune chance de toucher sa quinte, il s'est couché.betgamebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonner, renoncer(by extension) To withdraw or quit in general."After a week of disappointing sales, the company decided to start folding their new product line. "Après une semaine de ventes décevantes, l'entreprise a décidé d'abandonner sa nouvelle gamme de produits.actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIncorporer délicatementTo stir gently, with a folding action."Fold the egg whites into the batter."Incorporez délicatement les blancs d'œufs à la pâte.foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire faillite, déposer le bilanOf a company, to cease to trade."The company folded after six quarters of negative growth."L'entreprise a fait faillite après six trimestres de croissance négative.businesseconomyfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReplier, croiserTo double or lay together, as the arms or the hands."He folded his arms in defiance."Il a croisé les bras par défi.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlier, replier, cacherTo cover or wrap up; to conceal."She was folding the truth to protect her little brother from getting into trouble. "Elle cachait la vérité pour protéger son petit frère des ennuis.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfermer des animaux dans une bergerieTo confine animals in a fold."The shepherd is folding the sheep into the pen for the night to protect them from predators. "Le berger enferme les moutons dans la bergerie pour la nuit afin de les protéger des prédateurs.animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePli, pliageThe action of folding; a fold."The origami crane required careful folding to get its shape just right. "La grue en origami nécessitait un pliage minutieux pour obtenir sa forme parfaite.actionprocessmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'enclosage des moutons sur des terres arablesThe keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc."The farmer practiced intensive folding to improve the soil fertility of his wheat field. "L'agriculteur pratiquait l'enclosage intensif pour améliorer la fertilité du sol de son champ de blé.agricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRepliage de codeCode folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation."Using code folding, the programmer could quickly scan the file by hiding the lengthy function definitions. "En utilisant le repliage de code, le programmeur pouvait rapidement parcourir le fichier en masquant les longues définitions de fonctions.computingtechnologyinternettechnicalwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePliementThe deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression."The Appalachian Mountains are a classic example of folding, a result of the immense pressure that slowly crumpled the Earth's crust over millions of years. "Les Appalaches sont un exemple classique de pliement, résultat de l'immense pression qui a lentement froissé la croûte terrestre sur des millions d'années.geologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBillet de banquePaper money, as opposed to coins."I prefer to carry folding rather than coins because it's lighter in my wallet. "Je préfère emporter des billets plutôt que des pièces, car c'est plus léger dans mon portefeuille.financeeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePliantDesigned to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc."We brought a folding table to the picnic so we could easily carry it. "Nous avons apporté une table pliante au pique-nique pour pouvoir la transporter facilement.itemutilitybuildingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading