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to bend
01
plier
to make something straight become curved or folded
Transitive: to bend a flexible object
Exemples
She carefully bent the wire into a circle to make a decorative wreath.
Elle a soigneusement courbé le fil en un cercle pour faire une couronne décorative.
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 pencher, se baisser
to move the upper part of the body downward
Intransitive
Exemples
He bent over to tie his shoelaces.
Il se pencha pour attacher ses lacets.
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.
03
se plier
to become curved or no longer straight
Intransitive
Exemples
As she tried to straighten her back, she felt a sharp pain in her lower spine where it had bent.
Alors qu'elle essayait de redresser son dos, elle ressentit une douleur aiguë dans le bas de sa colonne vertébrale là où il s'était courbé.
The gymnast's body contorted and bent in astonishing ways during her performance.
Le corps de la gymnaste s'est tordu et courbé de manière étonnante pendant sa performance.
04
courber, plier
to change direction from an originally linear path
Intransitive: to bend | to bend to a direction
Exemples
The road bends sharply to the left just after the bridge.
La route tourne brusquement à gauche juste après le pont.
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
She bent her knees to pick up the fallen book from the floor.
Elle plia les genoux pour ramasser le livre tombé par terre.
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
Be cautious when cycling around the blind bend ahead.
Soyez prudent lorsque vous faites du vélo autour du virage aveugle devant.
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, bernache
black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
Exemples
The bend foraged along the rocky shore.
Photographers captured a bend probing the sand.
03
courbure, flexion
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Exemples
The bend of the metal beam required heat.
Yoga exercises include a forward bend.
04
courbe, virage
a circular segment of a curve
Exemples
The bend in the pipe was reinforced.
Engineers calculated the bend radius.
05
bande, barre
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Exemples
The coat of arms features a gold bend on a blue field.
Heralds noted a bend across the family shield.
06
Bend, la ville de Bend
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
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