replier
Meanings
Verb
1. to fold; fold up (transitive)
2. to refold; to fold again (transitive)
3. to curl up, roll up (reflexive)
4. to withdraw, retreat, fall back (reflexive, military)
Examples3
Nous nous replions à distance de sécurité.
We're pulling back to a safe distance.
Repliez la carte.
Fold up the map.
David s'est replié sur soi-même.
David withdrew into himself.