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1 bend
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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2 ♦ growth
♦ growth /grəʊɵ/n.1 [u] crescita ( anche biol.); accrescimento; aumento; sviluppo; espansione: a rapid (o fast) growth, un rapido sviluppo; (stat.) the growth of the urban population, lo sviluppo demografico nelle città; (fis.) exponential growth, crescita esponenziale2 [u] coltivazione; produzione5 (med.) escrescenza6 [cu] (econ.) crescita; espansione economica; sviluppo (industriale): economic growth, crescita economica; Growth has slowed down in recent months, negli ultimi mesi c'è stato un rallentamento della crescita; growth industry, industria in forte crescita; growth targets, traguardi di sviluppo8 (fam.) barba ( non fatta): The stranger had a three-day growth, lo sconosciuto aveva una barba di tre giorni● (econ.) growth area, area di sviluppo □ (biol.) growth factor, fattore di crescita □ (fin.) growth funds, fondi comuni di sviluppo; fondi di crescita □ (biol.) growth hormone, ormone della crescita □ (econ.) growth path, sentiero di crescita □ (demogr.) growth potential, potenziale d'incremento □ (econ.) growth rate, tasso di crescita □ (bot.) growth ring, anello di crescita; cerchio annuale □ (fin.) growth stock, titoli di sviluppo; titoli ad alto potenziale di crescita.
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