se replier

C'est comme si le passé se repliait dans le présent, et que l'Histoire disparaissait.
It's as if the past collapses into the present, history no longer existing.
Le train d'atterrissage principal se repliait dans des dispositifs aérodynamiques flotteurs placés dans la partie inférieure du fuselage, et dans l'ensemble, l'hélicoptère était conventionnel.
The principal landing gear folded up in aerodynamic devices floats placed in the fuselage lower section, and as a whole, the helicopter was conventional.
Jusqu'à présent, chacun se repliait sur luimême, vivait et cherchait le salut pour luimême.
Until now everyone has being living for himself alone, everyone has been seeking his personal salvation.
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