Fold

"Fold" in French

bercail

(home, family)

bercail

(church or congregation)

bergerie

(enclosure for domestic animals)

parc à moutons

(enclosure for domestic animals)

pli

(correct move in origami)

pli

(bend or crease)

pliage

(act of folding)

pliure

(bend or crease)

sein de l’Église

(church or congregation)

concéder

(give way on a point or in an argument)

incorporer délicatement

(stir gently with a folding action)

laisser tomber

(give way on a point or in an argument)

plier

(bend (thin material) over)

plier

(make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending)

plier bagage

(cease to trade)

s'écraser

(give way on a point or in an argument)

se coucher

(poker: withdraw from betting)

se replier

(give way on a point or in an argument)

s’effondrer

(fall over)

s’écrouler

(fall over)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.