bend

bend
bend
A n
1 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 ;
2 Naut (knot) nœud m de jonction.
B bends ⇒ Illnesses, aches and pains npl Med (+ v sg ou pl) maladie f des caissons.
C vtr (prét, pp bent)
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.
D vi (prét, pp bent)
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 ;
3 (submit) to bend to se plier à [person, will].
Idioms
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.
Phrasal verbs
■ 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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