voûter

Il était courant de voûter les plafonds dans l'architecture de la Renaissance.
It was common to vault ceilings in Renaissance architecture.
Ils ont demandé à l'architecte de voûter le plafond du salon afin de lui donner plus d'espace et d'élégance.
They asked the architect to arch the living room's ceiling to give it more spaciousness and elegance.
Mais tu ne dois pas te voûter.
And you... but you don't have to slouch.
Se voûter rend cela très difficile.
Slouching makes this very difficult to do.
Arrête de te voûter et marche le dos droit.
Stop slouching and walk with your back straight.
Mon grand-père commençait à se voûter et j'ai dû lui acheter une canne.
My grandfather was starting to stoop and I had to buy him a cane.
Juan a tendance à se voûter et marche lentement, alors tout le monde pense qu'il est déprimé.
Juan tends to stoop and walks at a slow pace, so everybody thinks he's depressed.
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