bend

bend
bend [{{t}}bend]
plier1(a) tordre, courber1(b) se courber2(a) céder2(c) virage3(a) coude3(a) pli3(b)
(pt & pp bent [{{t}}bent])
1 transitive verb
(a) (arm, finger) plier; (knee, leg) plier, fléchir; (back, body) courber; (head) pencher, baisser;
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;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} he likes to bend the elbow il sait lever le coude, il aime bien picoler;
{{}}familiar{{}} to bend sb's ear casser les oreilles à qn
(b) (pipe, wire) tordre, courber; (branch, tree) courber, faire ployer; (bow) bander, arquer;
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
(c) (deflect → light) réfracter; (→ ray) infléchir; (→ stream) dériver, détourner
(d) {{}}literary{{}} (direct, turn) diriger;
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
(e) {{}}Nautical{{}} (fasten → cable, rope) étalinguer; (→ sail) enverguer
2 intransitive verb
(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
(c) (submit) céder;
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 syndicats
3 noun
(a) (in road) virage m, tournant m; (in river) méandre m, coude m; (in pipe, rod) coude m;
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
(b) (in arm) pli m, saignée f; (in knee) pli m, flexion f;
she did a couple of forward bends elle s'est penchée plusieurs fois en avant
(c) {{}}Nautical{{}} (knot) nœud m (de jonction)
4 bends plural noun
{{}}Medicine{{}} the bends la maladie des caissons;
to get the bends être atteint par la maladie des caissons
►► {{}}Heraldry{{}} bend sinister barre f de bâtardise
bend back
1 separable transitive verb
replier, recourber
2 intransitive verb
(a) (person) se pencher en arrière
(b) (blade, tube) se recourber
bend down
1 separable transitive verb
(branch, tree) faire ployer; (blade, tube) replier, recourber
2 intransitive verb
(a) (person) se courber, se baisser
(b) (branch, tree) plier, ployer
bend over
1 separable transitive verb
replier, recourber
2 intransitive verb
se pencher;
{{}}figurative{{}} to bend over backwards to please (sb) se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire plaisir (à qn)

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