bend in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bend in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd] N

1. bend:

bend (in road, racetrack)

curva f

bend (in pipe)

piegatura f

bend (in river)

ansa f

bend (of elbow, knee)

piega f

at the bend of the road

sulla curva

on the bend

nella curva

there's a bend in the road

la strada fa una curva

to come around a bend

uscire da una curva

2. bend NAUT (knot):

bend

nodo m

bend

gassa f

II.bends N MED

bends npl + verbo sing o pl

malattia f dei cassoni

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

1. bend part of body, body, pipe, bar, wire, mudguard:

bend

piegare

to bend one's arm

piegare il braccio

to bend sb to one's will fig

piegare qn alla propria volontà

2. bend light, ray:

bend

rifrangere

3. bend (distort):

bend truth, facts

distorcere

bend principle

infrangere

to bend the rules

fare uno strappo alla regola

4. bend (direct):

to bend one's mind, attention to

rivolgere la mente, l'attenzione a

to bend one's steps towards liter

volgere i propri passi verso

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

1. bend:

bend (become curved) road, path:

girare, fare una curva

bend river: (once)

piegarsi

bend river: (several times)

serpeggiare

bend frame, bar, mudguard:

piegarsi

bend branch:

flettersi, piegarsi

my arm won't bend

non riesco a piegare il braccio

2. bend (stoop):

bend person:

piegarsi

to bend forward, backwards

piegarsi in avanti, indietro

to bend low

piegarsi fino a terra

to bend double

piegarsi in due

his head was bent over a book

era chino su un libro

3. bend (submit):

to bend to person, will

piegarsi a

V.bend [Brit bɛnd, Am bɛnd]

round the bend Brit inf , around the bend Am inf

fuori di testa

to go (a)round the bend

uscire di testa

to drive sb (a)round the bend

fare uscire di testa qn

to bend over backwards for sb, to do

farsi in quattro per qn, per fare

I.bend down VB [bɛnd -] (bend down)

bend down person:

bend down

chinarsi

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

bend down branch

piegare

bend down flap

abbassare

I.bend back VB [bɛnd -] (bend back)

bend back person:

bend back

piegarsi all'indietro

to bend back on itself road, river:

fare gomito

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

bend back (to original position) book, pin

raddrizzare

bend back (away from natural position) book, pin

ripiegare

to bend one's fingers back

piegare indietro le dita

to bend sth back into shape

raddrizzare qc

bend sinister [Am ˈˌbɛnd ˈsɪnəstər] N HERALD

bend sinister

filetto m di bastardigia

Z-bend [ˈzedbend, ˈziː-] N

Z-bend

zigzag m

cable bend [ˈkeɪblbend] N NAUT

1. cable bend (rope):

cable bend

merlino m

2. cable bend (knot):

cable bend

nodo m di grippia

S-bend [Brit ˈɛsbɛnd] N

S-bend (in road)

curva f a S

S-bend (in pipe)

gomito m a S

double bend [ˌdʌblˈbend] N MOTOR

double bend

doppia curva f

double bend

curva f a S

hairpin bend [Brit] N

hairpin bend

curva f a gomito

hairpin bend

tornante m

I.bend over VB [bɛnd -] (bend over)

bend over person:

bend over

chinarsi, piegarsi

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

bend over

ripiegare

bend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bend in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. bend:

bend in a river, road

curva f

bend in a pipe

gomito m

2. bend pl inf (illness):

bend

malattia f da decompressione

Phrases:

to go/be around the bend inf

diventare/essere matto

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

1. bend (move):

bend

piegarsi

2. bend (change direction):

bend road

fare una curva

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

1. bend (move):

bend arms, legs

piegare

bend head

inclinare

2. bend (change):

to bend sb to one's will

piegare qu alla propria volontà

3. bend (not follow strictly):

to bend the rules

cambiare le regole a proprio piacimento

Phrases:

to bend sb's ear inf

attaccare un bottone a qu

bend over VB intr

bend over

chinarsi

Phrases:

to bend over backwards (to help sb)

farsi in quattro (per aiutare qu)

bend back VB trans

bend back

piegare all'indietro

bend down VB intr

bend down

piegarsi

Translations for bend in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

curva

bend

doppia curva

double bend

curvare

to bend

curvare

to bend

curvarsi (ramo)

to bend

curvarsi (persona)

to bend down

flessione

bend

flettere

to bend

flettersi

to bend

gomito

bend

piegare (sbarra, fil di ferro, braccia, gambe, testa, corpo)

to bend

piegarsi

to bend schiena

bend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bend over backwards (to help sb)

farsi in quattro (per aiutare qu)

to go/be around the bend inf

diventare/essere matto

to bend sb to one's will

piegare qu alla propria volontà

to bend the rules

cambiare le regole a proprio piacimento

to bend sb's ear inf

attaccare un bottone a qu

to bend over backwards to help sb

farsi in quattro per qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They dared to break, or at least bend, some of the habits that so often make a prison of a society crammed with treasures.

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Aluminum shafts are less expensive than carbon shafts, but they can bend and warp from use.

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Also, the competitors may face each other with their legs interlocked and pull their heads backwards until one of the competitors would bend forward or give up.

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A police car is headed around a bend, unknowing that the criminals are coming at them from the other side.

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Inexpensive stirrups may be made of nickel, which can easily bend or break and should be avoided.

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Handshake is weakened and bend the fingers, sometimes there is a small hand muscles atrophy.

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His reality manipulation powers allow him to transmute matter and bend the laws of physics according to his imagination within a certain range.

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If you leave the beach, clamber up the old hairpin bend road, past the early 20th-century coastguard station, you start to notice strange lumps and bumps in the grass.

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Position the monitor an arm's length away so you can read text easily without having to bend forward.

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Whiskers bend forward as the cat pounces.

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