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1 bend
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) -
2 bent
bent [bent]1 pt & pp of bend(a) (curved → tree, tube, wire) tordu, courbé; (→ branch) courbé; (→ back) voûté; (→ person) voûté, tassé; (out of shape → aerial, coathanger) tordu; (→ axle, lever) coudé;∎ he's bent on becoming an actor il est décidé à ou veut absolument devenir acteur;∎ she's bent on winning elle est décidée à gagner;∎ to be bent on self-destruction être porté à l'autodestruction∎ as bent as a nine bob note or as a three pound note pédé comme un phoque3 noun∎ they're of an artistic bent ils sont tournés vers les arts;∎ she has a natural bent for music (liking) elle a un goût naturel pour la musique; (talent) elle a des dispositions naturelles pour la musique;∎ he followed his (natural) bent il a suivi son penchant ou son inclination∎ to the top of one's bent au meilleur de sa forme►► Botany bent grass agrostide f
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