infléchir

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to bend (a thing), forming an elbow-shape
  2. (transitive) to change the state or direction of (a thing) by inclining, curving, or crossing
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to change the orientation or outcome of (a thing, a course of events)
  4. (reflexive) to change direction; to curve
  5. (reflexive) (of a ray of light) To change direction, to bend, as at the interface between two media
  6. (reflexive) to change in tone or pitch

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