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to bend
01
piegare
to make something straight become curved or folded
Transitive: to bend a flexible object
Esempi
She carefully bent the wire into a circle to make a decorative wreath.
Ha piegato con cura il filo in un cerchio per fare una ghirlanda decorativa.
The gymnast effortlessly bent her body into a graceful arch during her routine.
La ginnasta ha piegato il suo corpo in un arco grazioso senza sforzo durante la sua routine.
02
curvare
to move the upper part of the body downward
Intransitive
Esempi
He bent over to tie his shoelaces.
Si chinò per allacciarsi le scarpe.
I had to bend at the knees to reach the low shelf.
Ho dovuto piegare le ginocchia per raggiungere lo scaffale basso.
03
piegarsi
to become curved or no longer straight
Intransitive
Esempi
As she tried to straighten her back, she felt a sharp pain in her lower spine where it had bent.
Mentre cercava di raddrizzare la schiena, sentì un dolore acuto nella parte bassa della colonna vertebrale dove si era piegata.
The gymnast's body contorted and bent in astonishing ways during her performance.
Il corpo della ginnasta si contorceva e piegava in modi sorprendenti durante la sua esibizione.
04
piegare, curvare
to change direction from an originally linear path
Intransitive: to bend | to bend to a direction
Esempi
The road bends sharply to the left just after the bridge.
La strada gira bruscamente a sinistra subito dopo il ponte.
The river bends gently as it winds its way through the valley.
Il fiume si piega dolcemente mentre si snoda attraverso la valle.
05
piegare, flettere
to flex a joint to change its angle
Transitive: to bend a joint
Esempi
She bent her knees to pick up the fallen book from the floor.
Lei piegò le ginocchia per raccogliere il libro caduto a terra.
He bent his elbows to perform push-ups during his workout routine.
Ha piegato i gomiti per fare flessioni durante la sua routine di allenamento.
Bend
01
curva
a curve in a road, river, etc.
Esempi
Be cautious when cycling around the blind bend ahead.
Sii cauto quando vai in bicicletta intorno alla curva cieca davanti.
The car approached a sharp bend in the road and slowed down.
L'auto si avvicinò a una curva stretta nella strada e rallentò.
02
ostricaio, beccaccia di mare
black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
Esempi
The bend foraged along the rocky shore.
Photographers captured a bend probing the sand.
03
curvatura, flessione
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Esempi
The bend of the metal beam required heat.
Yoga exercises include a forward bend.
04
curva, gira
a circular segment of a curve
Esempi
The bend in the pipe was reinforced.
Engineers calculated the bend radius.
05
banda, sbarra
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Esempi
The coat of arms features a gold bend on a blue field.
Heralds noted a bend across the family shield.
06
Bend, la città di Bend
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
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