courber

Elle courba la tête.
She bowed her head.
Le dragon courba l'épée du chevalier avec ses griffes impitoyables.
The dragon buckled the knight's sword with its vicious claws.
Et le nombre de ceux qui lapèrent dans leur main [en la portant] à leur bouche, fut de trois cents hommes ; et tout le reste du peuple se courba sur ses genoux pour boire l'eau.
And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Et le nombre de ceux qui lapèrent l'eau dans leurs mains, la portant à leur bouche, fut de trois cents hommes ; mais tout le reste du peuple se courba sur ses genoux pour boire de l'eau.
And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Le doigt du meurtrier se courba autour de la gâchette.
The murderer's finger curved around the trigger.
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