French-English translations for plier

fold
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Will the American task force already have caused Europe to fold in on itself, even before the deadline? La task-force américaine aurait-elle déjà fait plier l'Europe avant même l'échéance? If you fold the sheets, theyll fit more easily in the drawer.Cardboard doesnt fold very easily.
bendIf you bend the pipe too far, it will break.Don’t bend your knees.Look at the trees bending in the wind.

acquiesce
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comply
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You have invoked it and I would ask that you comply with it. Vous l’avez invoqué, aussi vous demanderai-je de vous y plier. Saddam Hussein must comply with the demands of the United Nations. Saddam Hussein doit se plier aux exigences de l'ONU. The allies went to war to force Saddam Hussein to comply with the UN resolutions. Les alliés se sont mis en guerre pour forcer Saddam Hussein à se plier aux résolutions de l’ONU.
fold upPlease fold up these towels so they will fit on the shelfThat place folded up years agoIf anyone asks questions, theyll fold up faster than a gypsy roofing company
make curved
plytwo-ply toilet paperHe proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chessHe plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years
yield
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Yield the right of way to pedestrians.They refuse to yield to the enemy.Historically, that security yields a high return.