courber l'échine
French, verb/kuʁ.be l‿e.ʃin/
courber l'échine is spelled C-O-U-R-B-E-R-L-É-C-H-I-N-E (14 letters). Courber l'échine is a French verb meaning “to bend the knee, to submit oneself, to bend down, to bow down, to kowtow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se soumettre humblement”.
What does courber l'échine mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bend the knee, to submit oneself, to bend down, to bow down, to kowtow
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Se soumettre humblement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce courber l'échine?
- /kuʁ.be l‿e.ʃin/
- \kuʁ.be l‿e.ʃin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.