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fléchir

/fle.ʃiʁ/ verb C2
  1. to bend, to fold (transitive)
  2. to bend, to bend over (intransitive)
  3. to flex (eg. a muscle) (transitive)
  4. to provoke pity (figuratively, transitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
fléchir
Present participle
fléchissant
Past participle
fléchi
Present (je)
fléchis
Future (je)
fléchirai
Passé composé (je)
ai fléchi

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En arrivant au bout de la rue de Noailles, et en apercevant les Allées de Meilhan, il sentit ses genoux qui fléchissaient, et il faillit tomber sous les roues d'une voiture.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 282 · C1
Cependant il ne fléchit pas encore ; au contraire, rappelant toute sa force :
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 761 · C1

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