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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. courber [kuʀbe] VB trans

1. courber (faire plier):

courber rameau, barre
to bend

2. courber (incliner):

courber corps, partie du corps
to bend
courbant la tête sur son livre
bending over his/her book
courbant le dos ou les épaules pour
bending down in order to
courber la tête ou le front ou le dos fig
to bow down

II. courber [kuʀbe] VB intr

courber sous le poids
to be bowed down under the weight

III. se courber VB refl

se courber (se baisser)
to bend down
se courber (avec l'âge)
to become bent with age
courber l'échine devant
to submit to
English
English
French
French
bend over
se pencher, se courber
bow down wind: tree
courber
bow down weight: person
plier, courber
kowtow
courber l'échine
bend down
se pencher, se courber
hump back
courber
bow branch
courber
bow plant, shelf:
se courber (under sous)
bend head
courber, pencher
bend back
courber
bend person:
se courber, se pencher
to bend low
se courber jusqu'à terre
curve (gen)
courber

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
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I. courber [kuʀbe] VB intr

courber sous qc personne, bois
to bend under sth

II. courber [kuʀbe] VB trans

1. courber (plier):

courber
to bend

2. courber (pencher):

courber le dos
to stoop
courber les épaules
to hunch one's shoulders
courber la tête devant qn
to give in to sb

III. courber [kuʀbe] VB refl se courber

1. courber:

se courber
to bend down
se courber
to be bent
se courber
to bow

2. courber (ployer):

se courber
to bend
courber [ou plier] l'échine devant qn/qc
to kowtow to sb
baisser/courber la tête
to lower/bend one's head
English
English
French
French
curve
se courber
bend body
courber
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

I. courber [kuʀbe] VB intr

courber sous qc personne, bois
to bend under sth

II. courber [kuʀbe] VB trans

1. courber (plier):

courber
to bend

2. courber (pencher):

courber le dos
to stoop
courber la tête devant qn
to give in to sb

III. courber [kuʀbe] VB refl se courber

1. courber:

courber (se baisser)
to bend down
courber (à cause de l'âge)
to be bent
courber (pour saluer)
to bow

2. courber (ployer):

courber
to bend
courber l'échine devant qn/qc
to kowtow to sb
baisser/courber la tête
to lower/bend one's head
English
English
French
French
curve
se courber
bend body
courber
Présent
jecourbe
tucourbes
il/elle/oncourbe
nouscourbons
vouscourbez
ils/ellescourbent
Imparfait
jecourbais
tucourbais
il/elle/oncourbait
nouscourbions
vouscourbiez
ils/ellescourbaient
Passé simple
jecourbai
tucourbas
il/elle/oncourba
nouscourbâmes
vouscourbâtes
ils/ellescourbèrent
Futur simple
jecourberai
tucourberas
il/elle/oncourbera
nouscourberons
vouscourberez
ils/ellescourberont
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

courber [ou plier] l'échine devant qn/qc
to kowtow to sb
courber sous qc personne, bois
to bend under sth
courber le dos
to stoop
courber les épaules
to hunch one's shoulders
courber la tête devant qn
to give in to sb

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