fold up

• Verbe à particule signifiant plier quelque chose pour le rendre plus petit ou plus plat, ou fermer quelque chose en repliant ses parties ensemble.

A phrasal verb meaning to bend something so that it becomes smaller or flatter, or to close something by folding its parts together.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. To bend or collapseformal

   To bend something, especially paper or fabric, into a smaller shape, or to collapse something like a chair or table.

   plier

   • She folded up the letter and put it in an envelope.
   • He folded up the camping chair after the picnic.
   • Please fold up the map when you are done.

   Synonymesbendbreak downclosecollapsecreasedouble upfoldpleattuck

   Antonymesextendopenspreadunfold

2. To close a businessinformal

   To cease operations, especially due to financial failure.

   mettre la clé sous la porte

   • The small shop folded up after only six months.
   • Many businesses folded up during the economic crisis.
   • The company folded up its operations in the region.

   Synonymesclose downcollapsefailgo undershut downwind up

   Antonymesestablishfoundlaunchopenstart

Verbe de basefold