bend

bend
I 1. [bend]
nome (in road) curva f.; (in pipe) piegatura f.; (in river) ansa f.; (of elbow, knee) piega f.
2.
nome plurale bends med. + verbo sing. o pl. malattia f. dei cassoni
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to go (a)round the bend — uscire di testa

to drive sb. (a)round the bend — fare uscire di testa qcn

II 1. [bend]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bent)
1) piegare [arm, leg, body, pipe, wire]
2) (distort) distorcere [truth, facts]

to bend the rules — fare uno strappo alla regola

3) (direct)

to bend one's attention to — rivolgere l'attenzione a

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bent)
1) (become curved) [road, path] girare, fare una curva; [river] (once) piegarsi; (several times) serpeggiare; [branch] piegarsi
2) (stoop) [person] piegarsi

to bend forward, backwards — piegarsi in avanti, indietro

3) (submit)

to bend to — piegarsi a [person, will]

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to bend over backwards for sb., to do — farsi in quattro per qcn., per fare

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[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb
1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) piegarsi
2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) piegare
2. noun
(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) curva
- bent on
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bend (1) /bɛnd/
n.
1 curva; svolta; ansa (di fiume): The road made a sharp bend to the right, la strada faceva una brusca curva a destra; to round a bend, prendere una curva NOTA D'USO: -curve o bend?-
2 piegamento; flessione: forward bends, flessioni in avanti
3 curvatura; piegatura; gomito: a bend in a pipe, un gomito in un tubo
4 (naut.) nodo (per unire due corde, o per legare una corda a un oggetto)
5 (al pl.) the bends, male (sing.) dei palombari, malattia (sing.) dei cassoni
● (metall.) bend test, prova di piegamento □ (fam.) round (o around) the bend, fuori di testa; matto: to drive sb. round the bend, far impazzire q.; far ammattire q.; to go round the bend, ammattire; uscire di testa.
bend (2) /bɛnd/
n.
(arald.) banda
bend sinister, sbarra.
♦ (to) bend /bɛnd/
(pass. e p. p. bent)
A v. t.
1 piegare; curvare; incurvare: to bend a piece of wire, piegare un pezzo di fil di ferro; He bent the bar into a ring, ha piegato la sbarra fino a ottenere un anello; to bend one's back, curvare la schiena (anche fig.); to bend one's head, chinare il capo (anche fig.); to bend one's knees, piegare i ginocchi; inginocchiarsi; to bend st. double, piegare in due qc.
2 tendere (un arco)
3 (fig.) piegare; manipolare: I bent her to my wishes, la piegai ai miei desideri; to bend the rules, fare uno strappo alle regole; stiracchiare le regole
4 rivolgere; dirigere: to bend one's gaze on st., rivolgere lo sguardo su qc.; to bend one's mind on st., rivolgere la mente a qc.; concentrarsi su qc.; He bent all his efforts to that one goal, rivolse tutti i suoi sforzi a quell'unica meta; He bent his steps homewards, volse i suoi passi (o si diresse) verso casa
5 (naut.) legare, dar volta a (una fune); inferire (una vela)
B v. i.
1 curvarsi; incurvarsi; piegarsi: This wood bends easily, questo legno si piega facilmente
2 (di persona) chinarsi; piegarsi; curvarsi: to bend forward, piegarsi in avanti; protendersi; sporgersi; to bend over a book, chinarsi su un libro
3 (fig.) cedere; piegarsi: to bend to undue pressure, cedere a indebite pressioni; to bend before sb.'s wishes, piegarsi ai desideri di q.; to bend to sb.'s demands, cedere alle richieste di q.
4 (di strada, fiume, ecc.) girare; fare una curva; voltare; svoltare: The road bends to the right, la strada volta (o svolta) a destra
5 rivolgersi (a qc.); concentrarsi (su qc.): to bend to a task, rivolgere la mente a un compito; concentrarsi su un compito
● (fam.) to bend sb.'s ear, assillare q. (di parole); fare una testa di così a q. (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to bend one's elbow, bere; alzare il gomito □ (fig.) to bend one's knee, chinarsi (davanti a q.); rendere omaggio (a q.) □ to bend one's way, volgersi, dirigersi (verso un luogo).
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I 1. [bend]
nome (in road) curva f.; (in pipe) piegatura f.; (in river) ansa f.; (of elbow, knee) piega f.
2.
nome plurale bends med. + verbo sing. o pl. malattia f. dei cassoni
••

to go (a)round the bend — uscire di testa

to drive sb. (a)round the bend — fare uscire di testa qcn

II 1. [bend]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bent)
1) piegare [arm, leg, body, pipe, wire]
2) (distort) distorcere [truth, facts]

to bend the rules — fare uno strappo alla regola

3) (direct)

to bend one's attention to — rivolgere l'attenzione a

2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bent)
1) (become curved) [road, path] girare, fare una curva; [river] (once) piegarsi; (several times) serpeggiare; [branch] piegarsi
2) (stoop) [person] piegarsi

to bend forward, backwards — piegarsi in avanti, indietro

3) (submit)

to bend to — piegarsi a [person, will]

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to bend over backwards for sb., to do — farsi in quattro per qcn., per fare


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