Meaning
- (transitive) to fold (bend (something) over; arrange by folding)
- to fold up
- to bend
- to mess up; to do in; to damage
- (figuratively) to kill, kill off (a game)
Concepts
Synonyms
se courber
se plier
faire plier
s’incliner
se rendre
faire céder
se pencher
prédiposer
se couder
faire pencher
s’infléchir
faire fléchir
carguer
mettre en conformité
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pli.je/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Latin plicāre. This produced Old French ploiier, pleier in Old French, which was later changed analogically under the influence of the stressed stem pli-.
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