infléchir

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fle.ʃiʁ/ === Verb === infléchir (transitive) to bend (a thing), forming an elbow-shape (transitive) to change the state or direction of (a thing) by inclining, curving, or crossing (transitive, figuratively) to change the orientation or outcome of (a thing, a course of events) (reflexive) to change direction; to curve (reflexive) (of a ray of light) To change direction, to bend, as at the interface between two media (reflexive, music) to change in tone or pitch ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. === Further reading === “infléchir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012