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bends N pl MED inf

zigzag bends INFRASTR

series of hairpin bends INFRASTR

I. bend [bend] N

1. bend (in a road):

Kurve f <-, -n>

2. bend (in a pipe):

Krümmung f <-, -en>

3. bend (in a river):

Biegung f <-, -en>

Phrases:

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

1. bend (lean):

bend person

2. bend fig (yield):

to bend to sth/sb fig
sich acc etw/jdm beugen
to bend to sth/sb fig
etw/jdm nachgeben
to bend to sb's will person
sich acc jdm fügen

3. bend (curve):

bend road
biegen <biegt, bog, gebogen>
bend branch, tree

4. bend (be flexible):

bend wire, metal

III. bend [bend] VB trans

1 1. bend (lean, angle):

2. bend (change shape of) metal, pipe, wire:

to bend sth
etw biegen
to bend sth (deform)
“do not bend” envelope

3. bend (interpret freely):

4. bend (cause to yield):

to bend sb's will
sich dat jdn gefügig machen form
to bend sb's will
sich acc jds Willen beugen form

Phrases:

to bend sb's ear fig
jdm in den Ohren liegen fig
to bend sb's ear fig

I. bend back VB trans

to bend back ⇆ sth a branch

II. bend back VB intr

bend down VB intr

bend over, bend forward VB intr

Phrases:

hair·pin ˈbend N

horse·shoe ˈbend N

ˈknee bend N

Kniebeuge f <-, -n>

S-bend [ˈesˌbend] N

S-bend MECH

U-bend [ˈju:bend] N

1. U-bend (of a pipe):

U-Rohr nt <-(e)s, -e>
Knie nt <-s, ->

2. U-bend (of a street):

Haarnadelkurve f <-, -n>

hairpin bend INFRASTR

right hand bend INFRASTR

Present
Ibend
youbend
he/she/itbends
webend
youbend
theybend
Past
Ibent
youbent
he/she/itbent
webent
youbent
theybent
Present Perfect
Ihavebent
youhavebent
he/she/ithasbent
wehavebent
youhavebent
theyhavebent
Past Perfect
Ihadbent
youhadbent
he/she/ithadbent
wehadbent
youhadbent
theyhadbent