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gender-bending [ˈʤendəbendɪŋ] ADJ attr inf

gender-bending chemicals:

gender-bending

hormonsko delujoč

gender-bending hormones

hormoni, ki vplivajo na značilnosti spola

ˈmind-bend·ing ADJ inf

mind-bending puzzle:

mind-bending

I . bend [bend] N

1. bend:

bend (in a road, in a river)

ovinek m

bend (in a road, in a river)

zavoj m

bend (in a road, in a river)

okljuk m

bend (in a pipe)

koleno n

to take a bend

2. bend pl MED:

potapljaška bolezen f

to go round the bend inf

to drive sb round the bend inf

spraviti ob živce koga

bend [bend]

3. bend bent, bent:

bend (turn) road

zavijati [perf zaviti]

to bend forwards

nagniti se naprej

to be bent double

skloniti se do tal

to be bent double (be flexible)

kriviti se [perf ukriviti se]

to be bent double (be flexible)

zvijati se [perf zviti se]

to be bent double tree

upogibati se [perf upogniti se]

be careful, that wire bends easily

pazi, ta žica se zlahka ukrivi

to bend to sb's will fig

ukloniti se želji koga

III . bend [bend] VB trans (deform)

bend

upogibati [perf upogniti]

bend

kriviti [perf ukriviti]

bend

krčiti [perf pokrčiti]

to bend one's knees

pokrčiti kolena

to bend the rules fig

prikrojiti pravila

I . bend back VB trans

bend

zviti

bend

to bend sth back into shape

II . bend back VB intr

bend

nagniti se nazaj

I . bend down VB intr

bend

sklanjati se [perf skloniti se]

II . bend down VB trans

bend

upogibati [perf upogniti]

bend over, bend forward VB intr

bend

sklanjati se [perf skloniti se]

to bend over backwards

zelo si prizadevati ustreči komu

hair·pin ˈbend N Brit Aus, hair·pin ˈcurve N, hair·pin ˈturn N Am

hairpin bend

bend N

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on the bend

na/v ovinku

Usage examples with bending

gender-bending hormones

hormoni, ki vplivajo na značilnosti spola

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As a lead player he has favoured long, melodic tones, bending the notes into plaintive, almost vocal lines. en.wikipedia.org

Even if it means bending to the will of a violent and domineering gang leader. en.wikipedia.org

The test specimen is loaded in three-point bending in the edgewise direction. en.wikipedia.org

These seizures arise from the frontal lobes and consist of complex motor movements, such as hand clenching, arm raising/lowering, and knee bending. en.wikipedia.org

Burns escaped from the chain gang with the help of another inmate who struck his restraints with a sledgehammer, bending and weakening them. en.wikipedia.org

This makes the shear force and bending moment a function of the position of cross-section (in this example "x"). en.wikipedia.org

In the classical dressage tradition, the bradoon is used to regulate horizontal flexion (bending the horse left and right) and impulsion (faster and slower). en.wikipedia.org

In humans, excessive forces caused by sudden bending upwards of the big toe, high heels, or a stumble can contribute to sesamoiditis. en.wikipedia.org

Tensile strength tests are conducted either by three-point bending of a prismatic beam specimen or by compression along the sides of a standard cylindrical specimen. en.wikipedia.org

When it comes to relationships, most partners will admit to bending the truth slightly or telling the odd white lie. www.nzherald.co.nz

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