fold

fold [{{t}}fəʊld]

1 transitive verb

(a) (bend) plier;

∎ fold the blanket in two pliez la couverture en deux;

∎ she sat with her legs folded under her elle s'assit les jambes repliées sous elle;

∎ he folded his arms il s'est croisé les bras;

∎ she sat with her hands folded in her lap elle était assise, les mains jointes sur les genoux;

∎ the bird folded its wings l'oiseau replia ses ailes;

∎ he folded her in his arms il l'a serrée dans ses bras, il l'a enlacée;

∎ {{}}literary{{}} the hills were folded in mist les collines étaient enveloppées de brume

(b) {{}}Cookery{{}} incorporer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (bed, chair) se plier, se replier

(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (fail → business) faire faillite^□, fermer (ses portes)^□ ; (→ newspaper) disparaître^□, cesser de paraître^□ ; (→ play) être retiré de l'affiche^□ ;

∎ the bakery folded last year le boulanger a mis la clef sous la porte l'année dernière

3 noun

(a) (crease) pli m;

∎ the soft folds of her dress les plis soyeux de sa robe;

∎ folds of fat bourrelets mpl de graisse

(b) (enclosure) parc m à moutons; (flock) troupeau m

(c) {{}}figurative{{}} (group)

∎ the fold of the Party/the Church le sein du Parti/de l'Église;

∎ to return to the fold rentrer au bercail;

∎ to welcome sb back to the fold accueillir l'enfant prodigue

(d) {{}}Geology{{}} pli m

4 folds plural noun

{{}}Geology{{}} plissement m

➲ fold away

1 separable transitive verb

plier et ranger;

∎ fold your clothes away neatly plie tes affaires et range-les;

∎ I slept on a camp bed which I folded away every morning je dormais sur un lit de camp que je repliais tous les matins

2 intransitive verb

(chair, table) se plier, se replier

➲ fold back

1 separable transitive verb

(sheet, sleeve) replier, rabattre; (door, shutter) rabattre

2 intransitive verb

se rabattre, se replier

➲ fold down

1 separable transitive verb

(sheet) replier, rabattre; (chair, table) plier;

∎ he folded down a corner of the page il a corné la page

2 intransitive verb

se rabattre, se replier

➲ fold in separable transitive verb

{{}}Cookery{{}} incorporer;

∎ fold in the sugar incorporez le sucre

➲ fold over

1 separable transitive verb

(newspaper) plier, replier; (sheet) replier, rabattre

2 intransitive verb

se rabattre, se replier

➲ fold under separable transitive verb

(edges) replier en dessous

➲ fold up

1 separable transitive verb

plier, replier

2 intransitive verb

(chair, table) se plier, se replier

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