repli
French → English
(military) Retreat: a voluntary and strategic withdrawal of troops from a position; fallback
Le général a ordonné le repli des troupes vers la base principale.
(English) The general ordered the retreat of the troops to the main base.
Leur repli stratégique a permis de sauver de nombreuses vies.
(English) Their strategic withdrawal allowed many lives to be saved.
(geometry) Fold: one of several layers or creases in a material or the terrain; crease
Le serpent se cache dans les replis profonds du terrain rocheux.
(English) The snake hides in the deep folds of the rocky terrain.
Il a lissé les replis de son écharpe avant de sortir dans le froid.
(English) He smoothed the folds of his scarf before going out into the cold.
(figurative) Recess: the most secret or hidden part of one's heart or mind; depth
Il garde ses souvenirs d'enfance dans les replis les plus secrets de son âme.
(English) He keeps his childhood memories in the most secret recesses of his soul.
Ce roman explore les replis complexes de la psychologie humaine.
(English) This novel explores the complex recesses of human psychology.
Entry ID: fr:en:repli · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary