fléchir

Definitions of fléchir
  1. verb
    cause to sag
    synonyms: courber
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    type of:
    s'effondrer, s'enfoncer, tomber
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
  2. verb
    form a curve
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    courber, incurver
    bend or cause to bend
    arquer, incurver
    form an arch or curve
    pencher, s'incliner
    to incline or bend from a vertical position
    courber, ployer, se baisser
    bend one's back forward from the waist on down
    plier en deux, s'incliner, se recroqueviller
    bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
    ramper, s'aplatir
    show submission or fear
    incliner, pencher
    be at an angle
    s'accroupir
    crouch down
    type of:
    déformer
    assume a different shape or form
  3. verb
    droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
    synonyms: s'abaisser
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    types:
    flotter
    hang loosely, like an empty bag
    type of:
    s'effondrer, s'enfoncer, tomber
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
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