How do you say “to bend” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say biaisa, cambra, clina, couida, courba, desvira. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | biaisa, cambra, clina, couida, courba, desvira, flaqui, flechi, gibla, plega, troussa |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
biaisa
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to slant; to bend |
cambra
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to arch; to bend |
clina
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend, to incline (to yield); leaning; to lower; to lean |
couida
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend |
courba
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend |
desvira
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to divert, to turn back (trans); to twist; to deflect; to bend; to subvert |
flaqui
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend |
flechi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend |
gibla
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend (key), to fold, to bend; to bend at an angle; to subjugate |
plega
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend, to incline (to yield), to fold, to bend; to scamper off |
troussa
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to bend (key), to bend, to twist; to cut up; to truss |