Translations for „bent“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . bent [bent] VB

bent pt, pp of:

II . bent [bent] N

to have a bent for sth

ter uma queda por a. c.

to follow one's bent

seguir as próprias convicções

III . bent [bent] ADJ

1. bent (not straight):

bent

torto(-a)

2. bent (determined):

to be bent on (doing) sth

estar decidido a fazer a. c.

3. bent inf (corrupt):

bent

corrupto(-a)

See also bend

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

bend (in river, road)

curva f

bend (in a pipe)

ângulo m

to take a bend

fazer uma curva

to go around the bend fig

enlouquecer

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

bend person

curvar-se

bend thing

dobrar

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

1. bend:

bend arms, legs

dobrar

bend head

abaixar

2. bend (change shape of):

bend wire, pipe, spoon

entortar

to bend sth up/down

envergar a. c. para cima/baixo

to bend the rules

abrir uma exceção

to bend sb to one's will

submeter alguém à própria vontade

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

bend (in river, road)

curva f

bend (in a pipe)

ângulo m

to take a bend

fazer uma curva

to go around the bend fig

enlouquecer

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

bend person

curvar-se

bend thing

dobrar

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

1. bend:

bend arms, legs

dobrar

bend head

abaixar

2. bend (change shape of):

bend wire, pipe, spoon

entortar

to bend sth up/down

envergar a. c. para cima/baixo

to bend the rules

abrir uma exceção

to bend sb to one's will

submeter alguém à própria vontade

bend over VB intr

bend over

debruçar-se

to bend over backwards for sb

desdobrar-se por alguém

Usage examples with bent

to follow one's bent

seguir as próprias convicções

to be bent double

estar vergado em dois

to have a bent for sth

ter uma queda por a. c.

to be bent on (doing) sth

estar decidido a fazer a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bent intently over his electric guitar, his angular shoulders swept around the instrument like drooping branches of a willow tree.

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Bent was accused of various forms of corruption, and there had been some difficulty finding a candidate who would stand against him.

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