Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 falten
, 🇪🇸 doblar
, 🇮🇹 piegare
, 🇵🇹 dobrar
, 🇨🇳 折叠
, 🇯🇵 畳む
, 🇰🇷 접기
, 🇸🇦 بسط
, 🇮🇳 लपेटना
Usage Examples
- Je dois plier le linge avant de le ranger.
- Il a plié la feuille en deux pour créer un origami.
- Elle a plié le papier toilette avec précaution.
Etymology
The French verb *plier* comes from Latin **plicāre** “to fold, bend”, itself derived from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *pleu‑/*pleh‑ “to bend”. It entered Old French as *plier* (or *plier*) by the 12th c., preserving the meaning of bending or folding and giving rise to modern terms such as *pli* (fold).
Synonyms
replier
courber
fléchir
tordre
déformer
plisser
plier (replier)
Antonyms
déplier
étirer
dérouler
déployer
élargir