fold

fold
fold [fəʊld]
1. noun
   a. (in paper, cloth) pli m
   b. ( = enclosure) parc m à moutons
• they have come back to the fold (people) ils sont rentrés au bercail
2. transitive verb
[+ paper, blanket] plier
• to fold a page in two plier une feuille en deux
• to fold one's arms (se) croiser les bras
3. intransitive verb
   a. [chair, table] se (re)plier
   b. ( = fail) (inf) [business] fermer (ses portes) ; [play] quitter l'affiche
4. compounds
► fold-up adjective [chair, table] pliant
► fold away intransitive verb
[table, bed] se (re)plier
* * *
[fəʊld] 1.
noun
1) (crease) (in fabric, paper, skin) pli m

to hang in soft folds — faire des plis souples

2) Geography repli m
3) (in rock formation) plissement m
4) Agriculture parc m
2.
-fold combining form

to increase twofold/threefold — doubler/tripler

the problems are threefold — il y a trois problèmes

3.
transitive verb
1) (crease) plier [paper, shirt, chair, umbrella]; replier [wings]

fold some newspaper around the vases — enveloppe les vases dans du papier journal

2) (intertwine) croiser [arms]; joindre [hands]

he folded his arms across his chest — il a croisé les bras

with her legs folded under her — les jambes repliées sous elle

3) Culinary (add) incorporer (into à)
4.
intransitive verb
1) [chair] se plier
2) (fail) [play] quitter l'affiche; [company] fermer; [project] échouer; [course] cesser
Phrasal Verbs:
••

to return to the fold — rentrer au bercail


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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