bend

doblar, doblarse

Hacer que algo recto se vuelva curvo, o volverse curvo.

En inglés sencillo: To make something curved instead of straight, or to become curved.

• Bend your knees slowly.
• The branches bent in the wind.
• Can you bend this wire into a circle?

Cómo se usa: bend something into something (She bent the wire into a hook.)

Sinónimos: curve, flex

Antónimos: straighten

Expresiones frecuentes: bend something, bend your knees, bend in half

curvarse, girar

Cambiar de dirección siguiendo una trayectoria curva.

En inglés sencillo: To change direction along a curved path.

• The road bends left here.
• The river bent around the village.
• Follow the path as it bends towards the sea.

Cómo se usa: bend around something (The road bends around the hill.)

Sinónimos: curve, turn

Expresiones frecuentes: bend to the right, bend to the left, bend around something

someter, doblegar

Obligar a alguien a aceptar tus deseos o a obedecerte.

En inglés sencillo: To force someone to accept your wishes or obey you.

• They tried to bend him to their will.
• The ruler bent the council to his wishes.
• She refused to be bent to anyone’s demands.

Cómo se usa: bend someone to something (He used threats to bend them to his will.)

Sinónimos: subdue, subject

Expresiones frecuentes: bend someone to something, bend to someone’s will

curva, recodo

Parte curva de una carretera, un río u otra cosa alargada.

En inglés sencillo: A curved part of a road, river, or other long thing.

• There is a sharp bend ahead.
• We stopped at a bend in the river.
• Slow down before you reach the bends.

Cómo se usa: bend in something (The house stands beside a bend in the road.)

Sinónimos: curve, turn

Expresiones frecuentes: a sharp bend, bend in something, round the bend

enfermedad por descompresión

Enfermedad grave causada por subir demasiado rápido después de estar a gran profundidad bajo el agua.

En inglés sencillo: A serious illness caused by rising too quickly after being deep underwater.

• The diver developed the bends.
• Rising too quickly can cause the bends.
• He was treated for the bends in a pressure chamber.

Cómo se usa: the bends (She showed signs of the bends after the dive.)

Sinónimos: decompression sickness

Expresiones frecuentes: the bends, get the bends

cuaderna

Soportes curvos de madera o metal que dan forma al casco de un barco.

En inglés sencillo: The curved wooden or metal supports that form the shape of a ship’s body.

• The carpenter inspected a damaged bend.
• These bends support the ship’s sides.
• Each bend rises from the keel towards the deck.

Sinónimos: frame, rib

Expresiones frecuentes: midship bend, ship’s bend