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Dictionary: "pliant" - translations and examples

pliant adjective

pliant / pliante / pliants / pliantes

flexible [ˈfleksəbl] (caractéristique physique ou psychologique)

folding [ˈfəuldɪŋ] (en parlant de meubles)

plier verb Conjugation

plie / pliai / plié

fold [fəuld]

Laver la lessive, passe, mais je déteste plier le linge.

Doing the laundry, fine, but I hate folding it.

bend [bend]

Je n'arrive pas à plier mon bras droit.

I can't bend my right arm.

fold up (papier)

collapse [kəˈlæps] (table, chaise)

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Collocations with "pliant" (6)

lit - pliant lit pliant mètre pliant appareil photographique pliant fauteuil roulant pliant siège pliant

Exemples with "pliant"

Elle plia soigneusement son mouchoir. She folded her handkerchief neatly.

Le plomb se plie facilement. Lead bends easily.

Pliez la feuille en quatre. Fold the paper in four.

Pliez les genoux, et regardez en avant. Bend your knees and look in front of you.

Emmy plia la nappe en deux. Emmy folded the napkin in half.

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