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The French word for fold is
pli





fold

Plural

The plural of pli is plis.

French Definition


fold
     1. v. Plier, replier.
     2. v. (Poker) Se coucher.
     3. v. Mettre la clé sous la porte, faire faillite.
     4. v. Serrer (dans ses bras)
     5. v. Croiser (les bras).
     6. n. Pliage.
     7. n. Pli, pliure.
     8. n. (Poker) Passe.

Translations for fold and their definitions

pli ©
     1. n-m. fold
     2. n-m. pleat
     3. n-m. letter
     4. n-m. (card games) trick


plier
     1. v. to fold (bend (something) over; arrange by folding)
     2. v. to fold up
     3. v. to bend
     4. v. to mess up; to do in; to damage
     5. v. (figuratively) to kill, kill off (a game)


pliure
     1. n-f. a folding


se coucher
     1. to lie down
     2. to set, as the sun or moon
     3. to go to bed


bercail
     1. n-m. (dated) fold (enclosure for animals)
     2. n-m. (figuratively, informal) house, home
           Tous les invités sont rentrés au bercail. - All the guests have gone home.


se replier




s'effondrer
     1. to cave in
     2. to slump
     3. to flop


pliage
     1. n-m. folding (the act of folding something)



laisser tomber
     1. v. to physically drop (an object)
     2. v. to drop, to forget about, to leave; to give up


bergerie
     1. n-f. sheepfold
           Faire entrer le loup dans la bergerie. - Let the wolf into the sheepfold.
     2. n-f. (literature) pastoral
     3. n-f. (commercial) counter


s'écrouler


concéder
     1. v. to concede


s'écraser
     1. to crash


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