bend sinister in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bend sinister in the English»French Dictionary

bend sinister N HERALD

bend sinister

barre f de bâtardise

Translations for bend sinister in the English»French Dictionary

sinister [Brit ˈsɪnɪstə, Am ˈsɪnɪstər] ADJ

1. sinister person, place, plot, look, sign, silence:

sinister

sinistre

2. sinister HERALD:

sinister

sénestre

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

bend sinister in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bend sinister in the English»French Dictionary

sinister [ˈsɪnɪstəʳ, Am -stɚ] ADJ

1. sinister (scary):

sinister

épouvantable

2. sinister inf (ominous):

sinister

sinistre

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When a bend or bend sinister, or one of their diminutives, is chequy, the chequers follow the direction of the bend unless otherwise specified.

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The arms are silver and blue and are divided "party per bend sinister" to look like steps.

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