bend Significado & definición

Significado de bend en español

• 0 to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight -- doblar, inclinar

  • Bend your knees when lifting heavy objects.

• 1 to become curved, or to make something become curved -- doblar(se), torcer(se)

  • The road bent to the left.

• 2 a curved part of something -- curva

  • a bend in the road/river

• 3 to curve downward toward the ground -- inclinarse

  • Joe was bending down to tie his shoe. Joe estaba agachándose para atarse el zapato.

  • to bend over to pick it up agacharse para recogerlo

  • She bent her head to look down. Ella inclinó la cabeza para mirar hacia abajo.

• 4 to move an arm or leg so that it is not straight -- doblar

  • Try to bend your arm. Intenta doblar el brazo.

  • My leg wouldn’t bend. Mi pierna no se doblaba.

• 5 damaged or forced into a shape that is not straight or flat -- doblar

  • It bent the tire rim. Dobló la llanta.

  • trees bending in the wind árboles doblándose por el viento

  • You can bend the wire into any shape. Puedes torcer el alambre en cualquier forma.

• 6 (of road or path) to form a curve -- curvar

  • The road bends to the right. El camino se tuerce a la derecha.

• 7 to work extremely hard to help sb -- partirse el lomo

  • I’ve been bending over backward to give you everything you want! ¡Me he estado partiendo el lomo para darte todo lo que quieres!

• 8 a curve to one side -- curva [ feminine ]

  • a bend in the road una curva en el camino