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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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