English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “bend”

bend (bend Pronunciation for bend

Word forms:   past tense past participle bent Pronunciation for bend

Translations

noun

    1. (gen) curva feminine
    2. (in pipe etc) ángulo masculine
    3. (= corner) recodo masculine
    4. (nautical) gaza feminine

    dangerous bend curva peligrosa

    idiom: he's round the bend! (British, informal) ¡está chiflado! (informal) ⇒ to go round the bend volverse loco ⇒ to drive sb round the bend volver loco a algn (informal)

  1.  ⇒ the bends (medicine) la enfermedad de descompresión
  2. (heraldry) banda feminine

transitive verb

    1. (= make curved)
      1. [+ wire] curvar, doblar
    2. (= cause to sag) combar
      1. [+ arm, knee] doblar
      2. [+ sail] envergar
     ⇒ on bended knee de rodillas ⇒ to bend the rules for sb adaptar las normas a beneficio de algn ⇒ to bend sb to one's will doblar a algn a su voluntad

    idiom: to bend sb's ear (informal) marear a algn (informal)

  1. (= incline)
    1. [+ body, head] inclinar
  2. (= direct)
    1. [+ efforts, steps etc] dirigir (to a)
     ⇒ to bend one's mind to a problem aplicarse a un problema
see also bent

intransitive verb

    1. [branch] doblarse
    2. [wire] torcerse
    3. [arm, knee] doblarse
    4. [road, river] torcer (to the left a la izquierda)
  1. [person]
    1. (= stoop) inclinarse, doblarse

'bend' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: اِلْتِوَاءPronunciation for اِلْتِوَاء
  • Brazilian Portuguese: curvaPronunciation for curva
  • Chinese: 弯曲Pronunciation for 弯曲
  • Croatian: zavojPronunciation for zavoj
  • Czech: ohybPronunciation for ohyb
  • Danish: kurvePronunciation for kurve
  • Dutch: bochtPronunciation for bochtkromming
  • European Spanish: curvaPronunciation for curva
  • Finnish: mutkaPronunciation for mutka
  • French: viragePronunciation for virage
  • German: BiegungPronunciation for Biegung
  • Greek: καμπήPronunciation for καμπή
  • Italian: curvaPronunciation for curva
  • Japanese: 曲がりPronunciation for 曲がり
  • Korean: 굽은 부분Pronunciation for 굽은 부분
  • Norwegian: bøyningPronunciation for bøyning
  • Polish: skrętPronunciation for skręt
  • Portuguese: curvaPronunciation for curva
  • Romanian: cot coturi
  • Russian: изгибPronunciation for изгиб
  • Spanish: curvaPronunciation for curva
  • Swedish: böjPronunciation for böj
  • Thai: ทางโค้งPronunciation for ทางโค้ง
  • Turkish: virajPronunciation for viraj
  • Ukrainian: вигин
  • Vietnamese: chỗ congPronunciation for chỗ cong
  • Arabic: يَثْنِيPronunciation for يَثْنِي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: curvarPronunciation for curvar
  • Chinese: 弯折Pronunciation for 弯折
  • Croatian: nagnuti sePronunciation for nagnuti se
  • Czech: ohnout (se)Pronunciation for ohnout (se) ohýbat (se)
  • Danish: bøjePronunciation for bøjebukke
  • Dutch: buigenPronunciation for buigenkromtrekken
  • European Spanish: inclinarsePronunciation for inclinarseflexionar
  • Finnish: taipuaPronunciation for taipua
  • French: plierPronunciation for plier
  • German: beugenPronunciation for beugen
  • Greek: κάμπτωPronunciation for κάμπτω
  • Italian: chinarsiPronunciation for chinarsireflexive verb
  • Japanese: 曲げるPronunciation for 曲げる
  • Korean: 굽히다Pronunciation for 굽히다
  • Norwegian: bøyePronunciation for bøye
  • Polish: zgiąćPronunciation for zgiąć zginać
  • Portuguese: curvarPronunciation for curvar
  • Romanian: a se apleca
  • Russian: сгибать(ся)Pronunciation for сгибать(ся)
  • Spanish: inclinarsePronunciation for inclinarseplegar
  • Swedish: böjaPronunciation for böja
  • Thai: โค้งPronunciation for โค้ง
  • Turkish: kıvrılmakPronunciation for kıvrılmak
  • Ukrainian: згинати(ся) зігнутися
  • Vietnamese: uốn congPronunciation for uốn cong

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