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there is a sharp (slight) bend in the road дорога круто (слегка) поворачиваетEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > there is a sharp bend in the road
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English-Russian combinatory dictionary > at the bend of the road
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1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) doblar(se), curvar2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) doblegar, compeler, obligar
2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) curva- bent on
bend1 n curva / ángulobend2 vb doblar / torcer / flexionartr[bend]1 (in road etc) curva2 (in pipe) ángulo1 doblar, curvar1 doblarse, combarse3 (road) torcer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bend something back doblar algo hacia atrásto bend something straight enderezar algoto bend over backwards for somebody hacer todo lo posible por alguiento be round the bend estar loco,-a perdido,-ato send somebody round the bend sacar a alguien de quicioto bend the rules for somebody hacer una excepción por alguienon bended knee arrodillado,-a'Please do not bend' (on package) "No doblar"wide bend curva abierta: torcer, doblar, curvar, flexionarbend vi1) : torcerse, agacharseto bend over: inclinarse2) turn: torcer, hacer una curvabend n1) turn: vuelta f, recodo m2) curve: curva f, ángulo m, codo mn.• anfractuosidad s.f.• comba s.f.• combadura s.f.• corvadura s.f.• curva s.f.• curvatura s.f.• gaza s.f.• recodo s.m.• recoveco s.m.• retortijón de tripas s.m.• revuelto s.m.• torno s.m.• través s.m.• viraje s.m.• vuelta s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: bent) = acodillar v.• agarbarse v.• bornear v.• cimbrar v.• combar v.• corcovar v.• declinar v.• derrengar v.• doblar v.• doblegar v.• encorvar v.• envergar v.• inclinar v.• torcer v.bend
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a) (in road, river) curva fto take a bend — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* una curva
to be round the bend — (esp BrE colloq) estar* chiflado (fam)
b) bends pl
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(past & past p bent) transitive verb1) \<\<wire/branch\>\> torcer*, curvar; \<\<back/leg\>\> doblar, flexionarbend your head back/forward — inclina or echa la cabeza hacia atrás/adelante
2) ( direct) (frml) \<\<energies/attention\>\> concentrar
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vi1)a) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> torcerse*to bend forward/backward — inclinarse hacia adelante/atrás; backward II a)
b) \<\<road/river\>\> hacer* una curva2) ( submit) ceder•Phrasal Verbs:[bend] (vb: pt, pp bent)1. N2)the bends — (Med) la enfermedad de descompresión
3) (Heraldry) banda f2. VT1) (=make curved) [+ wire] curvar, doblar; (=cause to sag) combar; [+ arm, knee] doblar; [+ sail] envergar- bend sb's ear2) (=incline) [+ body, head] inclinar3) (=direct) [+ efforts, steps etc] dirigir (to a)bent3. VI1) [branch] doblarse; [wire] torcerse; [arm, knee] doblarse; [road, river] torcer ( to the left a la izquierda)2) [person] (=stoop) inclinarse, doblarse* * *[bend]
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a) (in road, river) curva fto take a bend — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* una curva
to be round the bend — (esp BrE colloq) estar* chiflado (fam)
b) bends pl
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(past & past p bent) transitive verb1) \<\<wire/branch\>\> torcer*, curvar; \<\<back/leg\>\> doblar, flexionarbend your head back/forward — inclina or echa la cabeza hacia atrás/adelante
2) ( direct) (frml) \<\<energies/attention\>\> concentrar
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vi1)a) \<\<pipe/wire\>\> torcerse*to bend forward/backward — inclinarse hacia adelante/atrás; backward II a)
b) \<\<road/river\>\> hacer* una curva2) ( submit) ceder•Phrasal Verbs: -
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bend [bend]plier ⇒ 1 (a) tordre, courber ⇒ 1 (b) se courber ⇒ 2 (a) céder ⇒ 2 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (a) coude ⇒ 3 (a) pli ⇒ 3 (b)(pt & pp bent [bent])∎ they bent their heads over their books ils se penchèrent sur leurs livres;∎ Religion to bend one's head in prayer baisser la tête pour prier;∎ on bended knee à genoux;∎ he went down on bended knee il se mit à genoux, il s'agenouilla;∎ to bend sb to one's will plier qn à sa volonté;∎ familiar to bend sb's ear casser les oreilles à qn∎ to bend sth at right angles plier qch à angle droit;∎ she bent the stem slightly elle a courbé un peu la tige;∎ he bent the rod out of shape il a tordu la barre;∎ to bend the rules faire une entorse au règlement∎ they bent their steps towards home ils se dirigèrent ou ils dirigèrent leurs pas vers la maison;∎ he bent his attention or his mind to solving the problem il s'appliqua à résoudre le problème;∎ we bent all our efforts to fighting racism nous avons mis tous nos efforts dans la lutte contre le racisme;∎ they bent themselves to the task ils se sont attelés à la tâche;∎ all eyes were bent on the demonstration tous les yeux ou regards étaient fixés sur la démonstration(a) (arm, knee, leg) plier; (person) se courber, se pencher; (head) se pencher; (rod, wire) plier, se courber; (branch, tree) ployer, plier;∎ to bend under the burden/the weight ployer sous le fardeau/le poids;∎ she bent over the counter elle s'est penchée par-dessus le comptoir;∎ he bent backwards/forwards il s'est penché en arrière/en avant(b) (river, road) faire un coude, tourner;∎ the road bends to the left la route tourne à gauche∎ the people refused to bend to the colonial forces le peuple a refusé de se soumettre aux forces coloniales;∎ the government bent to pressure from the unions l'administration a cédé à la pression des syndicats3 noun∎ after I rounded the first bend in the road après (avoir pris) le premier virage;∎ to take a bend at speed prendre un virage à toute vitesse;∎ the road makes a bend to the right la route fait un coude vers la droite;∎ bends for 7 miles (sign) virages sur 10 km;∎ familiar to drive sb round the bend rendre qn dingue;∎ familiar he's completely round the bend il est complètement dingue∎ she did a couple of forward bends elle s'est penchée plusieurs fois en avant∎ Medicine the bends la maladie des caissons;∎ to get the bends être atteint par la maladie des caissons►► Heraldry bend sinister barre f de bâtardisereplier, recourber(b) (blade, tube) se recourber(branch, tree) faire ployer; (blade, tube) replier, recourber(b) (branch, tree) plier, ployerreplier, recourberse pencher;∎ figurative to bend over backwards to please (sb) se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire plaisir (à qn) -
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bend [bend](verb: preterite, past participle bent)1. noun• to take a bend [car] prendre un virage[+ back, body] courber ; [+ leg, arm, knee] plier ; [+ head] pencher ; [+ branch] faire ployer ; [+ pipe, rod] tordre[person] se baisser[person] se pencher* * *[bend] 1.noun gen ( in road) tournant m, virage m; ( in pipe) coude m; ( in river) courbe f; (of elbow, knee) pli m2.bends plural noun Medicine (+ v sg ou pl) maladie f des caissons3.transitive verb (prét, pp bent) plier [knee, arm, leg]; courber, pencher [head]; courber [back]; faire un coude à [pipe, bar]; plier [wire]; ( by mistake) tordre [pipe, nail]4.to bend the rules — gen contourner la loi (or le règlement); ( make exception) faire une exception
intransitive verb (prét, pp bent)1) [road, path] tourner; [river] ( once) s'incurver; ( several times) faire des méandres; [branch] ployer; [nail, mudguard] se tordre2) [person] se courber, se pencherto bend forward/backwards — se pencher en avant/en arrière
•Phrasal Verbs:••to drive somebody (a)round the bend — (colloq) rendre quelqu'un fou/folle
to bend over backwards for somebody/to do — se mettre en quatre pour quelqu'un/pour faire
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A n1 gen ( in road) tournant m, virage m ; ( in racetrack) tournant m ; ( in pipe) coude m ; ( in river) courbe f ; (of elbow, knee) pli m ; at the bend of the road au tournant or virage de la route ; on the bend dans le tournant ; there's a bend in the road la route fait un virage ; to come around a bend prendre un virage ;1 ( force into a curve) plier [knee, arm, leg] ; courber, pencher [head] ; pencher, plier [body] ; courber [back] ; faire un coude à [pipe, bar] ; plier [wire] ; réfracter [light] ; infléchir [ray] ; ( by mistake) tordre [pipe, mudguard, nail] ; to bend one's arm plier le bras ; to go down on bended knee se mettre à genoux ; to bend sb to one's will fig plier qn à sa volonté ;2 ( distort) travestir [truth, facts] ; faire une entorse à [principle] ; to bend the rules contourner le règlement ;3 ( direct) to bend one's mind/attention to concentrer son esprit/attention sur ; to bend one's steps towards littér se diriger vers.1 ( become curved) [road, path] tourner ; [river] ( once) s'incurver ; ( several times) faire des méandres ; [frame, bar] plier ; [branch] ployer ; [nail, mudguard] se tordre ; my arm won't bend je ne peux pas plier le bras ;2 ( stoop) [person] se courber, se pencher ; to bend forward/backwards se pencher en avant/en arrière ; to bend low se courber jusqu'à terre ; to bend double se plier en deux ; his head was bent over a book il était penché sur un livre ;round GB ou around US the bend ○ fou/folle ; to go (a)round the bend devenir fou/folle ; to drive sb (a)round the bend rendre qn fou/folle ; to bend over backwards for sb/to do se mettre en quatre ○ pour qn/pour faire.■ bend back:▶ bend back [person] se pencher à l'arrière ; to bend back on itself [road, river] faire demi-tour ;▶ bend [sth] back, bend back [sth] ( to original position) redresser [book, pin] ; ( away from natural position) replier [qch] (en arrière) [book, pin] ; to bend one's fingers back plier les doigts (en arrière) ; to bend sth back into shape redresser qch.■ bend down:▶ bend down [person] se pencher, se courber ;▶ bend [sth] down, bend down [sth] faire ployer [branch] ; replier [qch] en arrière [flap].■ bend over:▶ bend over [person] se pencher, se courber ;▶ bend [sth] over, bend over [sth] replier. -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) bøje; bugte; svinge2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) tvinge2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) kurve; sving- bent on* * *[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) bøje; bugte; svinge2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) tvinge2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) kurve; sving- bent on -
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bend 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) bøye, bukte seg, svinge2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) dreie, tvinge2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) kurve, sving- bent onbøye--------fold--------kurveIsubst. \/bend\/1) bøyning, bøy, bøyd del, krumning2) ( om vei) kurve, sving3) ( sjøfart) knop, stikk4) ( lær) kjernestykkebend sinister ( heraldikk) skråbjelke\/diagonal på våpenskjold (antyder fødsel utenfor ekteskap)round the bend (hverdagslig, om person) forskrudd, galII1) bøye, bøye seg2) ( om vei) svinge, dreie, bukte seg3) ( teknikk) bøye, krumme, folde4) ( overført) bøye seg, snu om, gi etter5) ( sjøfart) påstikke, feste, beslå (seil)bend one's course\/steps towards gå i retning avbend one's mind to something konsentrere seg om noebend over backwards ( overført) anstrenge seg til det ytterstebend somebody to one's will få noen til å gjøre som man vilbend the rules tøye reglenebend to a task ta seg av en oppgavebe bent (up)on være fast bestemt påcatch somebody bending ( hverdagslig) overraske noen, overrumple noen, ta noen på sengenon bended knees på sine knær, bønnfallende -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) upogniti (se), zaviti2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) prisiliti2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) ovinek- bent on* * *I [bend]1.transitive verbupogniti, upogibati; (s)kriviti, zaviti; nautical (pri)vezati, pritrditi; (to kam) usmerjati, usmeriti; napeti (lok); skloniti; figuratively podrediti, podvreči, spraviti pod svojo oblast;2.intransitive verbskloniti, sklanjati se; upogniti, upogibati se; vdati, ukloniti sefiguratively to bend one's steps — usmeriti seII [bend]nounpregib; zavoj, ovinek; technical koleno; nautical vozel; prečna črta na grbu; goveje usnje za podplateget a bend on you! — podvizaj(te) se!to go on the bend — krokati, pijančevati -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) dobrar2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) dobrar2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) curva- bent on* * *[bend] n 1 curva, volta, dobra, ângulo. 2 dobramento, arqueamento, curvatura. 3 Naut nó para corda. 4 inflexão, flexão. 5 Her banda. 6 Mech cotovelo, joelho: cano curvado. 7 Naut curvas (no costado dos navios). • vt+vi (ps bent, pp bent) 1 curvar, torcer, virar, dobrar. 2 inclinar-se, curvar-se, dobrar-se. 3 submeter, subjugar. 4 dirigir (em certa direção), desviar. 5 aplicar (espírito ou esforço). 6 Naut amarrar, talingar, envergar (vela, corda). 7 arcar, arquear. 8 submeter-se. 9 pender para. 10 forcejar, empenhar-se em. 11 retesar (corda de arco). bend over backwards fazer todo o possível. be round the bend estar louco. he was bent on mischief ele estava com más intenções. I am bent on estou decidido a. to go on the bend sl andar na pândega, Braz fazer uma farra. to go round the bend enfurecer-se, perder as estribeiras. -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) ohnout (se); sehnout se2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) podrobit2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) zatáčka, ohyb- bent on* * *• zatáčka• shýbnout• ohyb• obrátit• otočit• ohnout• hýbat se• nahne• nahnul• naklonit• nahnout• bend/bent/bent -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.)2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.)2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) beygja, bugða- bent on -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) []liekt; []locīt; []liekties; []locīties; pieliekties2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) pakļaut2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) līkums; izliekums- bent on* * *līkums, izliekums; mezgls; atzarojums; liekt, locīt; saliekt, salocīt; salocīties, saliekties; liekties, locīties; koncentrēt; vērst, virzīt; pakļaut; pakļauties; piesiet -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) (su)lenkti, lenktis, suktis2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) palenkti2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) posūkis- bent on -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) ohnúť (sa); zohnúť sa; zahnúť; skloniť2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) podrobiť (sa)2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) ohyb- bent on* * *• zohnút (sa)• otocit• koleno• ohnút (sa)• obrátit• ohyb -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) a (se) îndoi; a (se) apleca2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) a supune2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) curbă, cotitură- bent on -
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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) λυγίζω, σκύβω, στρίβω2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) υποτάσσω2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) στροφή- bent on -
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1. noun1) Kurve, diebe round the bend — (fig. coll.) spinnen (ugs.); verrückt sein (ugs.)
go round the bend — (fig. coll.) überschnappen (ugs.); durchdrehen (ugs.)
drive somebody round the bend — (fig. coll.) jemanden wahnsinnig od. verrückt machen (ugs.)
2)2. transitive verb,the bends — (Med. coll.) Taucherkrankheit, die
1) biegen; verbiegen [Nadel, Messer, Eisenstange, Ast]; spannen [Bogen]; beugen [Arm, Knie]; anwinkeln [Arm, Bein]; krumm machen [Finger]bend something back/forward/up/down — etwas nach hinten/vorne/oben/unten biegen; see also academic.ru/63430/rule">rule 1. 1)
2)be bent on something — auf etwas (Akk.) erpicht sein
3. intransitive verb,he bent his mind to the problem — er dachte ernst über das Problem nach
bent sich biegen; sich krümmen; [Äste:] sich neigenthe river bends/bends in and out — der Fluss macht eine Biegung/schlängelt sich
Phrasal Verbs:* * *[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) beugen, biegen2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) die Biegung- the bends- bent on* * *[bend]I. nto take a \bend um die Kurve fahren3.II. vi<bent, bent>1. (turn) road biegen, eine Biegung [o Kurve] machenthe road \bends round to the left die Straße biegt nach linksto \bend forwards/backwards sich akk vor-/zurückbeugento be bent double sich akk krümmen [o biegen]be careful, that wire \bends easily Vorsicht, der Draht verbiegt sich leicht; ( fig)III. vtto \bend one's arms/legs/knees seine Arme/Beine/Knie beugento \bend the law das Gesetz zu seinen Gunsten auslegento \bend the truth ( fig) die Wahrheit verdrehen▶ to \bend before the wind dem Druck nachgeben* * *[bend]1. vb pret, ptp bent2. nthere is a bend in the road — die Straße macht ( da) eine Kurve
to go/be round the bend ( Brit inf ) — durchdrehen (inf), verrückt werden/sein (inf)
2) (= knot) Stek m3. vt1) (= curve, make angular) biegen; rod, rail, pipe also krümmen; bow spannen; arm, knee also beugen; leg, arm also anwinkeln; (forwards) back also beugen, krümmen; head beugen, neigenhe can bend an iron bar with his teeth — er kann mit den Zähnen eine Eisenstange verbiegen
the bumper got bent in the crash — die Stoßstange hat sich bei dem Zusammenstoß verbogen
on bended knees — auf Knien; (fig also) kniefällig
to go down on bended knees — auf die Knie fallen; (fig also) einen Kniefall machen
2) (fig) rules, truth es nicht so genau nehmen mitto bend sb to one's will — sich (dat) jdn gefügig machen
3) (= direct) one's steps, efforts lenken, richten4. vi1) sich biegen; (pipe, rail also) sich krümmen; (forwards also, tree, corn etc) sich neigen; (person) sich beugenthis metal bends easily (a bad thing) — dieses Metall verbiegt sich leicht; (a good thing) dieses Metall lässt sich leicht biegen
the road/river bends to the left — die Straße/der Fluss macht eine Linkskurve/-biegung
3) (fig: submit) sich beugen, sich fügen (to +dat)* * *bend [bend]A s1. Biegung f, Krümmung f, (einer Straße auch) Kurve f:be round the bend umg übergeschnappt sein, spinnen;go round the bend umg überschnappen2. Knoten m, Schlinge fB v/t prät und pperf bent [bent], obs bended [ˈbendıd]1. (um-, durch-, auf)biegen, krümmen:bend at (right) angles TECH abkanten;bend on edge TECH hochkant biegen;bend out of line TECH verkanten;bend out of shape verbiegen;bend sb’s ear umg jemandem die Ohren vollquatschenbend one’s kneesa) das Knie beugen,b) fig sich unterwerfen,c) beten;on bended knee kniefällig, auf Knien;3. einen Bogen, eine Feder etc spannen4. SCHIFF festmachen5. figa) Regeln etc großzügig auslegen:bend the law sich etwas außerhalb der Legalität bewegen;bend the truth es mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau nehmenb) bend sb to one’s will sich jemanden gefügig machen;bend sb into doing sth jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun6. seine Blicke, Gedanken etc richten, auch seine Schritte lenken, seine Anstrengungen etc konzentrieren ( alle:on, to, upon auf akk):bend one’s energies on sth seine ganze Kraft auf etwas verwenden;C v/i1. sich krümmen, sich (um-, durch-, auf)biegena) sich bücken,b) sich neigen, sich nach unten biegen (Ast etc),c) sich verbeugen (to, before vor dat):bend over backward(s) to do sth umg sich fast umbringen, etwas zu tun3. eine Biegung machen (Fluss), (Straße auch) eine Kurve machen:bend left eine Linkskurve machen4. fig sich beugen (before, to dat)5. neigen, tendieren (toward[s] zu)* * *1. noun1) Kurve, diebe round the bend — (fig. coll.) spinnen (ugs.); verrückt sein (ugs.)
go round the bend — (fig. coll.) überschnappen (ugs.); durchdrehen (ugs.)
drive somebody round the bend — (fig. coll.) jemanden wahnsinnig od. verrückt machen (ugs.)
2)2. transitive verb,the bends — (Med. coll.) Taucherkrankheit, die
1) biegen; verbiegen [Nadel, Messer, Eisenstange, Ast]; spannen [Bogen]; beugen [Arm, Knie]; anwinkeln [Arm, Bein]; krumm machen [Finger]bend something back/forward/up/down — etwas nach hinten/vorne/oben/unten biegen; see also rule 1. 1)
2)3. intransitive verb,be bent on something — auf etwas (Akk.) erpicht sein
bent sich biegen; sich krümmen; [Äste:] sich neigenthe river bends/bends in and out — der Fluss macht eine Biegung/schlängelt sich
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Biegung -en f.Krümmung -en f.Kurve -n f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: bent)= anwinkeln v.biegen v.(§ p.,pp.: bog, gebogen)krümmen v.sich biegen v.verbiegen v. -
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I 1. [bend] 2.••II 1. [bend]to drive sb. (a)round the bend — fare uscire di testa qcn
1) piegare [arm, leg, body, pipe, wire]2) (distort) distorcere [truth, facts]3) (direct)2.1) (become curved) [road, path] girare, fare una curva; [ river] (once) piegarsi; (several times) serpeggiare; [ branch] piegarsito bend forward, backwards — piegarsi in avanti, indietro
3) (submit)to bend to — piegarsi a [person, will]
•••to bend over backwards for sb., to do — farsi in quattro per qcn., per fare
* * *[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) piegarsi2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) piegare2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) curva- bent on* * *bend (1) /bɛnd/n.1 curva; svolta; ansa ( di fiume): The road made a sharp bend to the right, la strada faceva una brusca curva a destra; to round a bend, prendere una curva NOTA D'USO: - curve o bend?-4 (naut.) nodo (per unire due corde, o per legare una corda a un oggetto)● (metall.) bend test, prova di piegamento □ (fam.) round (o around) the bend, fuori di testa; matto: to drive sb. round the bend, far impazzire q.; far ammattire q.; to go round the bend, ammattire; uscire di testa.bend (2) /bɛnd/n.(arald.) banda● bend sinister, sbarra.♦ (to) bend /bɛnd/(pass. e p. p. bent)A v. t.1 piegare; curvare; incurvare: to bend a piece of wire, piegare un pezzo di fil di ferro; He bent the bar into a ring, ha piegato la sbarra fino a ottenere un anello; to bend one's back, curvare la schiena ( anche fig.); to bend one's head, chinare il capo ( anche fig.); to bend one's knees, piegare i ginocchi; inginocchiarsi; to bend st. double, piegare in due qc.3 (fig.) piegare; manipolare: I bent her to my wishes, la piegai ai miei desideri; to bend the rules, fare uno strappo alle regole; stiracchiare le regole4 rivolgere; dirigere: to bend one's gaze on st., rivolgere lo sguardo su qc.; to bend one's mind on st., rivolgere la mente a qc.; concentrarsi su qc.; He bent all his efforts to that one goal, rivolse tutti i suoi sforzi a quell'unica meta; He bent his steps homewards, volse i suoi passi (o si diresse) verso casaB v. i.2 ( di persona) chinarsi; piegarsi; curvarsi: to bend forward, piegarsi in avanti; protendersi; sporgersi; to bend over a book, chinarsi su un libro3 (fig.) cedere; piegarsi: to bend to undue pressure, cedere a indebite pressioni; to bend before sb. 's wishes, piegarsi ai desideri di q.; to bend to sb. 's demands, cedere alle richieste di q.4 ( di strada, fiume, ecc.) girare; fare una curva; voltare; svoltare: The road bends to the right, la strada volta (o svolta) a destra5 rivolgersi (a qc.); concentrarsi (su qc.): to bend to a task, rivolgere la mente a un compito; concentrarsi su un compito● (fam.) to bend sb. 's ear, assillare q. ( di parole); fare una testa di così a q. (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to bend one's elbow, bere; alzare il gomito □ (fig.) to bend one's knee, chinarsi (davanti a q.); rendere omaggio (a q.) □ to bend one's way, volgersi, dirigersi ( verso un luogo).* * *I 1. [bend] 2.••II 1. [bend]to drive sb. (a)round the bend — fare uscire di testa qcn
1) piegare [arm, leg, body, pipe, wire]2) (distort) distorcere [truth, facts]3) (direct)2.1) (become curved) [road, path] girare, fare una curva; [ river] (once) piegarsi; (several times) serpeggiare; [ branch] piegarsito bend forward, backwards — piegarsi in avanti, indietro
3) (submit)to bend to — piegarsi a [person, will]
•••to bend over backwards for sb., to do — farsi in quattro per qcn., per fare
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