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1 bent pipe
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3 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) siphon2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) siphon (d'eau gazeuse)2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) -
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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) -
5 bend
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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6 bend
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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