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1 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. -
2 elbow
elbow ['elbəʊ]1 noun(of arm, jacket, pipe, river) coude m;∎ out at the elbows (jacket) troué aux coudes;∎ with his elbows on the bar les coudes sur le bar, accoudé au bar;∎ figurative to stand elbow to elbow être coude à coude;∎ to be at sb's elbow être ou se tenir aux côtés de qn;∎ British familiar to give sb the elbow (employee) virer qn; (boyfriend, girlfriend) larguer ou jeter qn; (tenant) mettre qn à la porte;∎ British familiar to get the elbow (employee) se faire virer; (boyfriend, girlfriend) se faire larguer ou jeter; (tenant) se faire mettre à la porte;∎ to elbow one's way through the crowd se frayer un passage à travers la foule en jouant des coudes;∎ he just elbowed me aside il m'a écarté du coude►► familiar elbow grease huile f de coude;elbow joint Anatomy articulation f de coude; Technology raccord m coudé;elbow pad coudière f;elbow patch coude m(from job) se débarrasser de -
3 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) -
4 elbow
A n ( all contexts) coude m ; to lean on one's elbows être accoudé ; at sb's elbow à portée de main ; to wear sth through at the elbows percer or trouer qch aux coudes ; there is an elbow in the pipe le tuyau est coudé.B vtr to elbow sb in the stomach donner un coup de coude dans l'estomac de qn ; to elbow sb aside ou out of the way écarter qn du coude or d'un coup de coude.C vi to elbow through sth jouer des coudes à travers qch ; to elbow (one's way) forward avancer en jouant des coudes.more power to your/his etc elbow GB je te/lui souhaite bien du courage ○ ; to be out at (the) elbow(s) [person] être loqueteux ; [garment] être miteux ; to be up to the elbows in sth être dans qch jusqu'au cou ; to bend the ou an elbow ○ lever le coude ○ ; to give sb the elbow ○ se débarrasser de qn ; to rub elbows with sb ○ US fréquenter qn. -
5 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) houlette2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) escroc, voleuse3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) creux2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) (re)courber- crooked- crookedly - crookedness
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elbow — /el boh/, n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse. 3. something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of … Universalium
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