Also means
to bow
Usage Note
Courber means to make something curved or bent — courber une branche, courber la tête (to bow one's head in submission or respect). The reflexive se courber means to stoop or bow down. The related adjective courbé describes a bent or stooped posture (dos courbé — hunched back).
Examples
"Il a courbé la tête en entrant."
Natural Translation
He bowed his head on entering.
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