bends in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bends in the English»French Dictionary

I.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] N

1. bend (gen):

bend (in road)

tournant m

bend (in road)

virage m

bend (in racetrack)

tournant m

bend (in pipe)

coude m

bend (in river)

courbe f

bend (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. bend NAUT (knot):

bend

nœud m de jonction

II.the bends N MED

the bends npl + vb sing ou pl

maladie f des caissons

III.bend <pret, pp bent> [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VB trans

1. bend:

bend (force into a curve) knee, arm, leg

plier

bend head

courber, pencher

bend body

pencher, plier

bend back

courber

bend pipe, bar

faire un coude à

bend wire

plier

bend light

réfracter

bend ray

infléchir

bend (by mistake) pipe, mudguard, nail

tordre

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. bend (distort):

bend truth, facts

travestir

bend principle

faire une entorse à

to bend the rules

contourner le règlement

3. bend (direct):

to bend one's mind/attention to

concentrer son esprit/attention sur

to bend one's steps towards liter

se diriger vers

IV.bend <pret, pp bent> [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VB intr

1. bend:

bend (become curved) road, path:

tourner

bend river: (once)

s'incurver

bend (several times)

faire des méandres

bend frame, bar:

plier

bend branch:

ployer

bend nail, mudguard:

se tordre

my arm won't bend

je ne peux pas plier le bras

2. bend (stoop):

bend 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. bend (submit):

to bend to person, will

se plier à

V.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd]

round Brit or around Am the bend inf

fou/folle

to go (a)round the bend inf

devenir fou/folle

to drive sb (a)round the bend inf

rendre qn fou/folle

to bend over backwards for sb/to do

se mettre en quatre pour qn/pour faire inf

U-bend N

U-bend (in pipe)

courbure f en U

U-bend MOTOR

virage m en épingle à cheveux

hairpin bend N

hairpin bend

virage m en épingle à cheveux

double bend N MOTOR

double bend

virage m en S

S-bend N (gen)

S-bend (in road)

courbe f en S

S-bend (in pipe)

coude m en S

Z-bend N

Z-bend

zigzag m

I.bend back VB [Brit bɛnd -, Am bɛnd -] (bend back)

bend back person:

bend back

se pencher à l'arrière

to bend back on itself road, river:

faire demi-tour

II.bend back VB [Brit bɛnd -, Am bɛnd -] (bend [sth] back, bend back [sth])

bend back (to original position) book, pin

redresser

bend back (away from natural position) book, pin

replier [qc] (en arrière)

to bend one's fingers back

plier les doigts (en arrière)

to bend sth back into shape

redresser qc

I.bend down VB [Brit bɛnd -, Am bɛnd -] (bend down)

bend down person:

bend down

se pencher, se courber

II.bend down VB [Brit bɛnd -, Am bɛnd -] (bend [sth] down, bend down [sth])

bend down branch

faire ployer

bend down flap

replier [qc] en arrière

bend sinister N HERALD

bend sinister

barre f de bâtardise

I.bend over VB [Brit bɛnd -, Am bɛnd -] (bend over)

bend over person:

bend over

se pencher, se courber

II.bend over VB [Brit bɛnd -, Am bɛnd -] (bend [sth] over, bend over [sth])

bend over

replier

bends in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bends in the English»French Dictionary

I.bend <bent, bent> [bend] N

1. bend (curve):

bend

courbe f

bend in pipe

coude m

to take a bend AUTO

prendre un virage

2. bend pl inf (illness):

bend

mal m des caissons

Phrases:

to be round the bend

avoir pété les plombs

to drive sb round the bend

faire sortir qn de ses gonds

II.bend <bent, bent> [bend] VB intr

bend wood

fléchir

bend path

tourner

bend body

courber

bend arm, leg

se replier

bend frame

se tordre

III.bend <bent, bent> [bend] VB trans

bend (make sth change direction):

to bend one's arms/knees

plier les bras/genoux

to be bent double

être plié en deux

to bend one's head over a book

pencher la tête sur un livre

Phrases:

to bend sb's ear

glisser un mot à l'oreille de qn

to bend the law

contourner la loi

to bend the truth

déformer la vérité

to bend to sb's will

se plier à la volonté de qn

I.bend back VB trans

bend back

redresser

II.bend back VB intr

bend back

se pencher en arrière

bend down VB intr

bend down

s'incliner

Translations for bends in the French»English Dictionary

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ployer (courber, fléchir) intr

bow, bend intr

siphon d'un évier, des W.-C.

U-bend

pliure du bras, genou

bend

tournant

bend

courbe d'une route, d'un fleuve

bend

courber sous qc personne, bois

to bend under sth

courber

to bend

se courber

to bend down

se courber

to bend

être souple comme un roseau

to bend like a reed

bends Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be round the bend

avoir pété les plombs

to drive sb round the bend

faire sortir qn de ses gonds

to bend one's head over a book

pencher la tête sur un livre

to bend under the weight of sth

ployer sous le poids de qc

at the bend in the path

au détour du chemin

to bend under the burden of sth

plier sous le fardeau de qc

to bend over backwards for sb

se couper en quatre pour qn

the snow is making the trees bend

la neige plie les arbres

to bend with the weight of sth

plier sous le poids de qc

it'd drive you around the bend

c'est vraiment à se rouler par terre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is sometimes used for cabinet panelling and in ornamental turnery, and natural bends were once sought after for making boat knees.

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The modern road bypasses the hairpin bends, but the old road still exists and its route can be walked, or carefully cycled.

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Rectangular and angular patterns are characterized by branching of tributaries at nearly right angles and tributaries which themselves exhibit right-angle bends in their channels.

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On the lumbar spine, unilateral contraction bends the trunk laterally, while bilateral contraction raises the trunk from its supine position.

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My pimpled plafond is a rich, textured universe that, like a majestic oak with its dappled shade, bends and twists light into kinetic sculpture.

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Bends and step-overs of adjacent faults become favorable locations for extensional and compressional stress or transtension and transpression stress, if the shear motion is oblique.

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The train straightens itself at the top of the hill but then goes over a bridge, which bends exaggeratedly to accommodate its weight.

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Riders would board one of several cars and would be taken twice around an oval shaped circuit which featured a hill and several s-bends.

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This may also be misleading if taken out of context: the center of gravity may be lowered, e.g., by bends and sways.

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This can often lead to lorries getting stuck on narrow country lanes, tight bends, and hitting low bridges.

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