bend

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bend
[bend]
sustantivo
1curva (f) (of road, river); codo (m) (of pipe, arm)
  • to be round the bend (familiar) -> estar majara or (español de España) zafado(a) or (Am) piantado(a) (RP)
  • to drive somebody round the bend (familiar) -> sacar a alguien de sus casillas, poner a alguien a cien
también:
  • the bends -> enfermedad (f) de los buzos; (decompression sickness) aeroembolismo (m) (medicina)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp bent [bent])
2doblar
  • to bend one's arm/back -> doblar el brazo/la espalda
  • do not bend -> no doblar (on envelope)
  • on bended knee -> de rodillas
  • to bend the rules -> ser flexible en la interpretación de las reglas
  • he bent my ear (familiar) -> me contó sus penas (told me his problems) (británico)
verbo intransitivo
3hacer una curva, girar (road, river)
  • to bend under the strain of something -> ceder bajo la presión de algo

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bend [bend]
participio pasivo
1BENT).
2Encorvar, doblar, plegar o torcer alguna cosa poniéndola corva.
  • Do not bend -> no doblar
  • He was bent double with pain -> se retorcía de dolor
3Dirigir, inclinar o encaminar a cierto o determinado paraje.
4Sujetar, vencer.
5Tender, estirar.
6Dirigir, aplicar; concentrar (energies, attention). (Figurado)
7Entalingar, amarrar (cable), envergar (sail). (Marina)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
8Encorvarse, doblarse. (n)
9Inclinarse, bajar o encorvar el cuerpo para significar rendimiento, sumisión o cortesía. (n)
10Ceder, doblarse. (n)
  • The beam bent under the weight -> la viga cedió bajo el peso
  • Bent on mischief -> determinado a hacer mal
  • To bend back -> encorvar o doblar hacia atrás
  • To bend one’s brows -> fruncir o arrugar las cejas
  • To bend the head -> inclinar o bajar la cabeza
  • To bend the knee -> doblar la rodilla
  • To bend one’s effort -> o endeavors, dirigir o encaminar sus esfuerzos
  • To bend down -> inclinarse, torcerse, pandearse, ladearse
  • To bend to something -> ceder a algo (submit)
  • Bend down -> agacharse
  • Bend over -> inclinarse
va. (pret. y
sustantivo
1Comba, encorvadura.
2Venda.
3Mar.) Las ligazones de cada una de las cuadernas de una embarcación, desde la quilla hasta el remate del costado.
sustantivo
  • Bend sinister -> (Her.) Barm, figura ordinaria del escudo que coge desde el ángulo izquierdo superior al derecho inferior
Bends, (Her.) Banda

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bend [bend] bent (past)
noun
1 (gen) curva; (f) (in pipe etc) ángulo; (m) (corner) recodo; (m) (Náut) gaza; (f)
dangerous bend curva peligrosa
he's round the bend! (Britain) (informal) ¡está chiflado!; (informal)
to go round the bend volverse loco; to drive sb round the bend volver loco a algn; (informal)
Your fidgeting is driving me round the bend
2
the bends (Med) la enfermedad de descompresión
3 (Heraldry) banda; (f)
verb:transitive
1 (make curved) [+wire] curvar; doblar; (cause to sag) combar; [+arm, knee] doblar; [+sail] envergar
on bended knee de rodillas
I almost begged him on bended knee to let the two accused men be tried in Scotland
to bend the rules for sb adaptar las normas a beneficio de algn
they were prepared to bend the rules for her
to bend sb to one's will doblar a algn a su voluntad
to bend sb's ear (informal) marear a algn; (informal)
He might try to bend your ear with his plan for bringing harmony to Ireland Would you really want to be bothered by all those discarnate entities on the astral plane trying to bend your ear and get a word in edgeways?
2 (incline) [+body, head] inclinar
3 (direct) [+efforts, steps etc] dirigir;to a
to bend one's mind to a problem aplicarse a un problema
bent
verb:intransitive
1 [+branch] doblarse; [+wire] torcerse; [+arm, knee] doblarse; [+road, river] torcer;to the left a la izquierda;
2 [+person] (stoop) inclinarse; doblarse

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Verb Conjugation for "bend"

Imperative
  • bend
  • you bend
  • he/she bends
  • we bend
  • you bend
  • they bend
Preterite
  • I bent
  • you bent
  • he/she bent
  • we bent
  • you bent
  • they bent
Present Continuous
  • I am bending
  • you are bending
  • he/she is bending
  • we are bending
  • you are bending
  • they are bending
Present Perfect
  • I have bent
  • you have bent
  • he/she has bent
  • we have bent
  • you have bent
  • they have bent
Past Continuous
  • I was bending
  • you were bending
  • he/she was bending
  • we were bending
  • you were bending
  • they were bending
Past Perfect
  • I had bent
  • you had bent
  • he/she had bent
  • we had bent
  • you had bent
  • they had bent
Future
  • I will bend
  • you will bend
  • he/she will bend
  • we will bend
  • you will bend
  • they will bend
Future Perfect
  • I will have bent
  • you will have bent
  • he/she will have bent
  • we will have bent
  • you will have bent
  • they will have bent
Future Continuous
  • I will be bending
  • you will be bending
  • he/she will be bending
  • we will be bending
  • you will be bending
  • they will be bending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been bending
  • you have been bending
  • he/she has been bending
  • we have been bending
  • you have been bending
  • they have been bending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been bending
  • you will have been bending
  • he/she will have been bending
  • we will have been bending
  • you will have been bending
  • they will have been bending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been bending
  • you had been bending
  • he/she had been bending
  • we had been bending
  • you had been bending
  • they had been bending
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