- fold
- fold [fəʊld]1. nouna. (in paper, cloth) pli mb. ( = enclosure) parc m à moutons• they have come back to the fold (people) ils sont rentrés au bercail2. transitive verb[+ paper, blanket] plier• to fold a page in two plier une feuille en deux• to fold one's arms (se) croiser les bras3. intransitive verba. [chair, table] se (re)plierb. ( = fail) (inf) [business] fermer (ses portes) ; [play] quitter l'affiche4. compounds► fold-up adjective [chair, table] pliant► fold away intransitive verb[table, bed] se (re)plier* * *[fəʊld] 1.noun1) (crease) (in fabric, paper, skin) pli m
to hang in soft folds — faire des plis souples
2) Geography repli m3) (in rock formation) plissement m4) Agriculture parc m2.-fold combining formto increase twofold/threefold — doubler/tripler
3.the problems are threefold — il y a trois problèmes
transitive verb1) (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 verb1) [chair] se plier2) (fail) [play] quitter l'affiche; [company] fermer; [project] échouer; [course] cesser•Phrasal Verbs:- fold in- fold out- fold up••to return to the fold — rentrer au bercail
English-French dictionary. 2013.