bend

plier, se courber

Donner une forme courbe à quelque chose de droit, ou devenir courbe.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : bend something into something (She bent the wire into a hook.)

Synonymes : curve, flex

Contraires : straighten

Expressions courantes : bend something, bend your knees, bend in half

tourner, s’incurver

Changer de direction en suivant une courbe.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : bend around something (The road bends around the hill.)

Synonymes : curve, turn

Expressions courantes : bend to the right, bend to the left, bend around something

soumettre, assujettir

Forcer quelqu’un à accepter ce qu’on veut ou à obéir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : bend someone to something (He used threats to bend them to his will.)

Synonymes : subdue, subject

Expressions courantes : bend someone to something, bend to someone’s will

virage, coude

Partie courbe d’une route, d’un cours d’eau ou d’un autre élément allongé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : bend in something (The house stands beside a bend in the road.)

Synonymes : curve, turn

Expressions courantes : a sharp bend, bend in something, round the bend

maladie de décompression

Maladie grave causée par une remontée trop rapide après un séjour en eau profonde.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the bends (She showed signs of the bends after the dive.)

Synonymes : decompression sickness

Expressions courantes : the bends, get the bends

couple

Supports courbes en bois ou en métal qui donnent sa forme à la coque d’un navire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : frame, rib

Expressions courantes : midship bend, ship’s bend