How is the word plier translated from French to English

English translation
Bend
verb

Rendre quelque chose courbe ou coudé.

To make something curved or angled.

Examples with “plier”

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  • Plie légèrement les genoux. — Bend your knees slightly.

  • Il y a un virage serré devant. — There is a sharp bend ahead.

  • Ce fil est trop épais pour être plié à la main. — This wire is too thick to bend by hand.

  • Ralentis avant le virage. — Slow down before the bend.

  • La chaleur fera plier le plastique. — The heat will bend the plastic out of shape.

  • La rivière fait un large virage près du vieux moulin. — The river makes a wide bend near the old mill.

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