bend

bend
bend [bend]
(verb: preterite, past participle bent)
1. noun
coude m ; (in road) virage m
• there is a bend in the road la route fait un coude
• to take a bend [car] prendre un virage
• round the bend (inf) (British) cinglé (inf)
• to drive sb round the bend (inf) (British) rendre qn fou
2. transitive verb
[+ back, body] courber ; [+ leg, arm, knee] plier ; [+ head] pencher ; [+ branch] faire ployer ; [+ pipe, rod] tordre
• to bend the rules (inf) faire une entorse au règlement
• to bend at right angles couder
• with her head bent over a book la tête penchée sur un livre
3. intransitive verb
[person] se courber ; [river, road] faire un coude ; ( = submit) se soumettre (to à)
• to bend forward se pencher en avant
► bend down intransitive verb
[person] se baisser
► bend over intransitive verb
[person] se pencher
• to bend over backwards to help sb (inf) se mettre en quatre pour aider qn
* * *
[bend] 1.
noun gen (in road) tournant m, virage m; (in pipe) coude m; (in river) courbe f; (of elbow, knee) pli m

there's a bend in the road — la route fait un virage

2.
bends plural noun Medicine (+ v sg ou pl) maladie f des caissons
3.
transitive verb (prét, pp bent) plier [knee, arm, leg]; courber, pencher [head]; courber [back]; faire un coude à [pipe, bar]; plier [wire]; (by mistake) tordre [pipe, nail]

to bend the rules — gen contourner la loi (or le règlement); (make exception) faire une exception

4.
intransitive verb (prét, pp bent)
1) [road, path] tourner; [river] (once) s'incurver; (several times) faire des méandres; [branch] ployer; [nail, mudguard] se tordre
2) [person] se courber, se pencher

to bend forward/backwards — se pencher en avant/en arrière

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Phrasal Verbs:
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to drive somebody (a)round the bend — (colloq) rendre quelqu'un fou/folle

to bend over backwards for somebody/to do — se mettre en quatre pour quelqu'un/pour faire


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