courber
Meanings
Verb
1. to bend (cause to become bent) (transitive)
2. to bend (e.g. a rule) (transitive)
3. to bend (become bent) (intransitive)
4. to bend (reflexive)
5. to bow, to bow down, to bend down, to bend over (reflexive)
6. to bend over backwards (be at another's will) (reflexive)
Examples6
L'arbre se courba sous le vent.
The tree bent in the wind.
Les arbres se courbent sous le vent.
The trees are bending in the wind.
La route courbe légèrement en direction du lac.
The road curves gently toward the lake.
Le bambou se courbe sous le vent.
Bamboo bends before the wind.
Le bambou se courba mais il ne rompit pas.
The bamboo bent but did not break.
Le roseau courbe sous le vent.
The reed bends in the wind.