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replier

to fold back, to fold up

verb ruh-plee-YEH Rare
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Also means

to withdraw, to fall back

Usage Note

Replier combines re- (again) and plier ('to fold'). In a military context, se replier means to retreat or fall back — les troupes se sont repliées ('the troops fell back'). In everyday use it describes folding something back up, like replier une carte ('to fold a map back up').

Examples

"Les soldats ont dû se replier rapidement."

Natural Translation

The soldiers had to fall back quickly.

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