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to bend
01
plier
to make something straight become curved or folded
Transitive: to bend a flexible object
Exemples
The gymnast effortlessly bent her body into a graceful arch during her routine.
La gymnaste a plié son corps en une arche gracieuse sans effort pendant sa routine.
02
se plier
to become curved or no longer straight
Intransitive
Exemples
The gymnast's body contorted and bent in astonishing ways during her performance.
Le corps de la gymnaste se courbait et se tordait de manière étonnante pendant sa performance.
03
se pencher, se baisser
to move the upper part of the body downward
Intransitive
Exemples
I had to bend at the knees to reach the low shelf.
J'ai dû me plier au niveau des genoux pour atteindre l'étagère basse.
04
courber, plier
to change direction from an originally linear path
Intransitive: to bend | to bend to a direction
Exemples
The river bends gently as it winds its way through the valley.
La rivière se courbe doucement alors qu'elle serpente à travers la vallée.
05
plier, fléchir
to flex a joint to change its angle
Transitive: to bend a joint
Exemples
He bent his elbows to perform push-ups during his workout routine.
Il a plié ses coudes pour faire des pompes pendant sa routine d'entraînement.
Bend
01
coude, virage, tournant
a curve in a road, river, etc.
Exemples
The car approached a sharp bend in the road and slowed down.
La voiture a approché un virage serré dans la route et a ralenti.
02
huîtrier, huîtrier pie
a black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and a strong bill, feeding on oysters and similar shellfish
Exemples
Photographers captured a bend probing the sand.
Les photographes ont capturé un bécasseau sondant le sable.
03
courbure, cintrage
the act or movement producing a curve
Exemples
Yoga exercises include a forward bend.
Les exercices de yoga incluent une flexion vers l'avant.
04
courbure, virage
a segment forming part of a curve, typically circular
Exemples
Engineers calculated the bend radius.
Les ingénieurs ont calculé le rayon de courbure.
05
bend, bende
a diagonal band on a shield running from the upper right corner to the lower left
Exemples
Heralds noted a bend across the family shield.
Les hérauts ont noté une bende à travers l'écu familial.
Arbre Lexical
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