bend

Bend

 (bĕnd)

A city of central Oregon on the Deschutes River in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range.

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bend ¹

(bĕnd)

v. bent (bĕnt), bend·ing, bends

v. tr.

1.

a. To cause to assume a curved or angular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horseshoe.

b. To bring (a bow, for example) into a state of tension by drawing on a string or line.

c. To force to assume a different direction or shape, according to one's own purpose: "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events" (Robert F. Kennedy).

d. To misrepresent; distort: bend the truth.

e. To relax or make an exception to: bend a rule to allow more members into the club.

2. To cause to swerve from a straight line; deflect: Light is bent as it passes through water.

3. To render submissive; subdue: "[His] words so often bewitched crowds and bent them to his will" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

4. To apply (the mind) closely: "The weary naval officer goes to bed at night having bent his brain all day to a scheme of victory" (Jack Beatty).

5. Nautical To fasten: bend a mainsail onto the boom.

v. intr.

1.

a. To deviate from a straight line or position: The lane bends to the right at the bridge.

b. To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or direction: The saplings bent in the wind.

2. To incline the body; stoop.

3. To make a concession; yield.

4. To apply oneself closely; concentrate: She bent to her task.

n.

1.

a. The act or fact of bending.

b. The state of being bent.

2. Something bent: a bend in the road.

3. Nautical

a. A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object.

b. bends The thick planks in a ship's side; wales.

4. bends (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Decompression sickness. Used with the.

Idioms:

around the bend Slang

Mentally deranged; crazy.

bend (one's) elbow Slang

To drink alcoholic beverages.

bend out of shape Slang

To annoy or anger.

bend (or lean) over backward

To make an effort greater than is required.

bend (someone's) ear Slang

To talk to at length, usually excessively.

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[Middle English benden, from Old English bendan; see bhendh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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bend²

bend ²

(bĕnd)

n. Heraldry

A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner.

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[Middle English, from Old English bend, band, and from Old French bende, bande, band (of Germanic origin; see bhendh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]

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bend

(bɛnd)

vb, bends, bending or bent

1. to form or cause to form a curve, as by pushing or pulling

2. to turn or cause to turn from a particular direction: the road bends left past the church.

3. (intr; often foll by down, etc) to incline the body; stoop; bow

4. to submit or cause to submit: to bend before superior force.

5. (tr) to turn or direct (one's eyes, steps, attention, etc)

6. (tr) to concentrate (the mind); apply oneself closely

7. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to attach or fasten, as a sail to a boom or a line to a cleat

8. bend over backwards informal to make a special effort, esp in order to please: he bends over backwards to accommodate his customers.

9. bend someone's ear informal to speak at length to an unwilling listener, esp to voice one's troubles

10. bend the rules informal to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience

n

11. a curved part, as in a road or river

12. (Nautical Terms) nautical a knot or eye in a line for joining it to another or to an object

13. the act or state of bending

14. round the bend slang Brit mad; crazy; eccentric

[Old English bendan; related to Old Norse benda, Middle High German benden; see bind, band³]

ˈbendable adj

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bend

(bɛnd)

n

(Heraldry) heraldry an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield

[Old English bend band²; see bend¹]

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bend¹

(bɛnd)

v. bent, bend•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to force from a straight form into a curved or angular one or from a curved or angular form into a different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.

2. to guide in a particular direction: to bend one's energies to the task.

3. to cause to submit: to bend someone to one's will.

4. to modify or relax (restrictions): to bend the rules.

5. to pull back the string of (a bow) in preparation for shooting.

6. to fasten: to bend ropes together.

v.i.

7. to become curved or bent: a bow that bends easily.

8. to assume a bent posture; stoop.

9. to bow in submission or reverence.

10. to turn or incline in a particular direction: The road bent south.

11. to yield; submit.

12. to direct one's energies.

n.

13. the act of bending.

14. something that bends: a bend in the road.

15. a knot for joining two rope ends or a rope to an object.

16. the bends, decompression sickness.

Idioms:

1. around or round the bend, Informal. insane; crazy.

2. bend or lean or fall over backward, to exert oneself to the utmost.

3. bend someone's ear, to talk to someone at often tiresome length.

[before 1000; Middle English]

bend′a•ble, adj.

bend′y, adj. bend•i•er, bend•i•est.

bend²

(bɛnd)

n.

1. a diagonal band extending from the dexter chief to the sinister base on a heraldic shield.

2. half of a trimmed butt or hide.

[before 1000; Middle English: b. Old English bend band (see band ³) and Middle French bende band ²]

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bend

Past participle: bent
Gerund: bending

Imperative

bend

bend

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bend - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" turn, crook, twist curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
	2.	bend - movement that causes the formation of a curve bending motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something deflexion, refraction, deflection - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
	3.	bend - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) curve blind bend, blind curve - a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving elbow - a sharp bend in a road or river hairpin bend - a U-shaped bend in a road road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
	4.	bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure pleat, plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles twirl, kink, twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight pucker, ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
	5.	Bend - a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range Beaver State, OR, Oregon - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
	6.	bend - diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left bend dexter ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
Verb	1.	bend - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" flex change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form crook, curve - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" arc, arch, curve - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" incurvate - bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back" replicate, retroflex - bend or turn backward lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" crouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" double over, double up, double - bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" fawn, grovel, cower, cringe, crawl, creep - show submission or fear curl up, curl, draw in - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" straighten, unbend - straighten up or out; make straight
	2.	bend - change direction; "The road bends"   turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	3.	bend - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" twist, deform, flex, turn change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form dent, indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" crank - bend into the shape of a crank convolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together unbend - free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
	4.	bend - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" crouch, stoop, bow bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" squinch - crouch down cower, huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
	5.	bend - turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest deflect, turn away turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	6.	bend - bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" flex move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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bend

verb

1. twist, turn, wind, lean, hook, bow, curve, arch, incline, arc, deflect, warp, buckle, coil, flex, stoop, veer, swerve, diverge, contort, inflect, incurvate Bend the bar into a horseshoe.

2. wind, turn, twist, arch, arc, swerve The road bent slightly to the right.

3. submit, yield, bow, surrender, give in, give way, cede, capitulate, resign yourself Congress has to bend to his will.

4. force, direct, influence, shape, persuade, compel, mould, sway He's very decisive. You cannot bend him.

noun

1. curve, turn, corner, hook, twist, angle, bow, loop, arc, zigzag, camber The crash occurred on a sharp bend.

bend over backwards try, endeavour, try hard, toil, make every effort, go all out (informal), do your best, bust a gut (informal), do all you can, give it your best shot (informal), jump through hoops (informal), break your neck (informal), exert yourself, do your utmost, do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal), drive someone round the bend People are bending over backwards to please customers.

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bend

verb

1. To swerve from a straight line:

angle, arc, arch, bow, crook, curve, round, turn.

2. To cause to move, especially at an angle:

angle, deflect, refract, turn.

3. To incline the body:

arch, bow, hump, hunch, scrunch, stoop.

4. To be unable to hold up:

give.

5. To devote (oneself or one's efforts):

address, apply, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn.

noun

Something bent:

bow, crook, curvature, curve, round, turn.

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Translations

اِلْتِوَاءثنىمُنْعَطَفُيَثْنِييَحْني، يَنْحَني

ohnoutohybpodrobitsehnout sezatáčka

bøjekurvesvingsvingetvinge

beugenBiegungbiegenKurveneigen

καμπήκάμπτωσκύβω

curvacurvartorcervueltadoblar

mutkataipuataivuttaapalkkisitoa

plierployerviragecourbecourber

nagnuti sezavoj

hajlítmeghajlítgörbít

beygjabeygja, bugîaknÿja e-n til e-s

piegarecurvacurvarecurvarsicurvatura

曲げる曲がり曲がる

굽은 부분굽히다

lenktilenktisnusistatęspalenktiposūkis

izliekumsliektliektieslīkumslocīt

bochtbuigencorrigerendraaiengaan

bøyebøyningbukte segdreiekurve

zgiąćskręt

curvacurvarbanda

сгибатьгнутьизгибсогнутьсогнуться

zahnúť

ovinekskloniti seupognitiupogniti se

böjböja

โค้งทางโค้ง

kıvrılmakvirajviraj almakzorlamakkıvrım

chỗ conguốn cong

弯曲曲使屈从使弯曲屈

bend

[bend] (bent (vb: pt, pp))

A. N

1. (gen) → curva f; (in pipe etc) → ángulo m; (= corner) → recodo m (Naut) → gaza f
"dangerous bend" → curva peligrosa
he's round the bend! (Brit) → ¡está chiflado!
to go round the bend → volverse loco
to drive sb round the bend → volver loco a algn

2. the bends (Med) → la enfermedad de descompresión

3. (Heraldry) → banda f

B. VT

1. (= make curved) [+ wire] → curvar, doblar; (= cause to sag) → combar; [+ arm, knee] → doblar; [+ 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
to bend sb's ear → marear a algn

2. (= incline) [+ body, head] → inclinar

3. (= direct) [+ efforts, steps etc] → dirigir (to a) to bend one's mind to a problem → aplicarse a un problema
see also bent

C. VI

1. [branch] → doblarse; [wire] → torcerse; [arm, knee] → doblarse; [road, river] → torcer (to the left a la izquierda)

2. [person] (= stoop) → inclinarse, doblarse

bend back VT + ADV → doblar hacia atrás

bend down

A. VT + ADV [+ branch] → doblar; [+ head] → inclinar

B. VI + ADV [person] → agacharse

bend over

A. VT + ADV → doblar

B. VI + ADV [person] → inclinarse
to bend over backwards (to do sth) → hacer lo imposible (por hacer algo)

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bend

[ˈbɛnd]

vb [bent] [ˈbɛnt] (pt, pp)

vt

[+ leg, arm, knee, cardboard] → plier
I can't bend my arm → Je n'arrive pas à plier le bras.
"do not bend" → "ne pas plier"

[+ back, tree] → courber

[+ head] → baisser, courber

[+ metal, wire] → tordre
You've bent it → Tu l'as tordu.

to bend the rules → faire une entorse au règlement

vi

[person] → se courber, se pencher; [knee, elbow] → se plier; [tree] → ployer
He finds it difficult to bend → Il a du mal à se pencher.

[wire, metal] → se tordre
It bends easily → Ça se tord facilement.

[road] → tourner

n

(British) (in road) → virage m, tournant m
to drive sb round the bend (British) (= drive mad) → rendre qn cinglé(e)
to be round the bend (British) (= mad) → être cinglé

(in pipe, river) → coude m

bend down

vi → se baisser

bend over

vi

(= stoop) → se pencher

to bend over backwards to do sth (= do one's utmost) → se mettre en quatre pour faire qch

vt fus → se pencher au-dessus de

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bend

vb pret, ptp <bent>

n

(in river, tube, etc) → Krümmung f, → Biegung f; (90°) → Knie nt; (in road also) → Kurve f; there is a bend in the road → die Straße macht (da) eine Kurve; bends for 3 miles → 3 Meilen kurvenreiche Strecke; don’t park on the bend → parken Sie nicht in der Kurve; to go/be round the bend (Brit inf) → durchdrehen (inf), → verrückt werden/sein (inf); to drive somebody round the bend (Brit inf) → jdn verrückt or wahnsinnig machen (inf)

(= knot) → Stek m

vt

(= curve, make angular) → biegen; rod, rail, pipe also → krümmen; bow → spannen; arm, knee also → beugen; leg, arm also → anwinkeln; (forwards) back also → beugen, krümmen; head → beugen, neigen; he can bend an iron bar with his teeth → er kann mit den Zähnen eine Eisenstange verbiegen; to bend something at right angles → etw rechtwinklig abbiegen or abknicken; to bend something out of shape → etw verbiegen; the bumper got bent in the crash → die Stoßstange hat sich bei dem Zusammenstoß verbogen; on bended knees → auf Knien; (fig also) → kniefällig; to go down on bended knees → auf die Knie fallen; (fig also) → einen Kniefall machen

(fig) rules, truth → es nicht so genau nehmen mit; to bend the law → das Gesetz beugen; to bend somebody to one’s will → sich (dat) → jdn gefügig machen

(= direct) one’s steps, efforts → lenken, richten

(Naut) sail → befestigen

vi

→ sich biegen; (pipe, rail also) → sich krümmen; (forwards also, tree, corn etc) → sich neigen; (person) → sich beugen; this metal bends easily (a bad thing) → dieses Metall verbiegt sich leicht; (a good thing) → dieses Metall lässt sich leicht biegen; my arm won’t bend → ich kann den Arm nicht biegen; bending strain → Biegespannung f

(river) → eine Biegung machen; (at right angles) → ein Knie machen; (road also) → eine Kurve machen; the road/river bends to the left → die Straße/der Fluss macht eine Linkskurve/-biegung

(fig: = submit) → sich beugen, sich fügen (→ to +dat)

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bend

[bɛnd] (bent (vb: pt, pp))

1. n (in road) → curva; (in river) → ansa, gomito; (in arm, knee) → piega; (in pipe) → gomito
he drives me round the bend! (fam) → mi fa diventare matto!

2. vt (wire) → curvare, piegare; (knee) → flettere, piegare; (arm) → piegare; (head) → piegare, chinare

3. vi → piegarsi, curvarsi; (road) → fare una curva; (river) → fare un gomito; (person) → chinarsi

bend down vi + adv → chinarsi

bend over vi + adv → chinarsi, piegarsi
to bend over backwards (fig) → farsi in quattro

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bend

(bend) – past tense, past participle bent (bent) – verb

1. to make, become, or be, angled or curved. Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar. buig, buk, draai يَحْني، يَنْحَني извивам (се) dobrar ohnout (se); sehnout se beugen, biegen bøje; bugte; svinge λυγίζω, σκύβω, στρίβωdoblar, curvar painutama, painduma, käänduma خم کردن یا شدن؛ پیچ خوردن taivuttaa plier, courber, tourner, tordre לְהִתכּוֹפֵף मोड़ना saviti (meg)hajlít, (meg)hajlik menekuk, membelok beygja (sig) piegarsi 曲げる 구부리다 (su)lenkti, lenktis, suktis []liekt; []locīt; []liekties; []locīties; pieliekties membengkok buigenbøye, bukte seg, svingezginać کږ، کږول، تاویدل dobrar a (se) îndoi; a (se) apleca сгибать; наклонять; поворачивать ohnúť (sa); zohnúť sa; zahnúť; skloniť upogniti (se), zaviti saviti böja [sig], svänga [av] ก้ม; โค้ง bükmek, kıvrılmak, eğmek, viraj almak 使彎曲 згинати(ся), гнути(ся) جھکنا ، جھکانا cúi xuống; làm cong 使弯曲

2. to force (someone) to do what one wants. He bent me to his will. buig, dwing يُخضع، يُجبر подчинявам dobrar podrobit gefügig machen tvinge υποτάσσω στη θέλησή μου doblegar, compeler, obligar painutama مطیع کردن pakottaa plier לְכוֹפֵף बाध्य करना prikloniti irányít memaksa knÿja e-n til e-s piegare 屈従させる 굴복시키다 palenkti pakļaut paksa ikut kehendak buigendreie, tvinge naginać هڅول dobrar a supune подчинять podrobiť (sa) prisiliti pokoriti kuva, beveka บังคับ zorlamak 使屈從 підкоряти(ся) اپنی بات زور سے منوانا bắt phải theo 使屈从

noun

a curve or angle. a bend in the road. draai مُنْعَطَفُ (الطَّريق) извивка curva zatáčka, ohyb die Biegung kurve; sving στροφή, καμπύληcurva käänak, kurv پیچ؛ انحناء mutka courbeעיקול घुमाव zavoj kanyar tikungan, belokan beygja, bugða curva 曲がり 굽은 것 posūkis līkums; izliekums bengkok bochtkurve, svingzakręt د لیندی کیدو او انحنا طاقت curva curbă, cotitură изгиб; поворот ohyb ovinek krivina kurva, krök, böj โค้ง kıvrım, köşe, dirsek, viraj 彎曲，彎角 вигин موڑ ، chỗ uốn 弯曲，弯处

the bends

agonizing pains, especially in the joints, affecting divers when they surface too quickly. waaie التحنّـي (مَرَضٌ يَنْشَأُ عن اخْتِلافِ الضَّغْط الجَوّي) болки mal dos mergulhadores kesonová nemoc die Taucherkrankheit uudholdelige smerter νόσος των δυτών apoplejía kessoontõbi درد شدید مفاصل و دست و پا در اثر کاهش فشار اتمسفر nopeasta pintaannoususta aiheutuva kipu mal des caissons עֲווִית אָמוֹדָאִים दर्द grčevi keszonbetegség nyeri persendian, kejang urat kafaraveiki embolia gassosa ケーソン病 무릎 관절의 통증 sąnarių laužymas (dekompresijos simptomas) dekompresijas sāpes sakit yang menyeksa caissonziekte uutholdelige smerter objawy choroby kesonowej د بند یا مفصل خوږ (درد) dores dos mergulhadores durere a articulaţiilor кессонная болезнь kesónová choroba bolečine ob dekompresiji bolovi dykarsjuka อาการปวดอย่างรุนแรงโดยเฉพาะตามข้อต่อเมื่อนักดำน้ำขึ้นสู่ผิวน้ำเร็วเกินไป vurgun 潛函病，潛水夫病(深海潛水員因浮出水面太快而感到關節劇痛的症狀) кесонна хвороба شدید درد ، تکلیف bệnh thợ lặn 潜函病（深海潜水员因浮出水面太快而感到关节剧痛、呼吸困难的症状），减压病，沉箱病

bent on

determined on. bent on winning. tuk op عاكِفٌ عَلى، مُنْكَبٌّ عَلى решен да decidido odhodlaný, předurčený bestimmt zu opsat på αποφασισμένος estar decidido/resuelto a kindel tahtmine مصمم؛ مشتاق päättää tehdä jtk déterminé à לִהיוֹת נָחוּש בְּדַעֲתוֹ कृतसंकल्प, दृढ़प्रतिज्ञ odlučan azon van bertekad staðráðinn í determinato a 決意して 전념하다 nusistatęs, užsispyręs tiekties pēc kaut kā berazam uit opoppsatt på zdecydowany/nastawiony na مصمم decidido a ho­tă­rât să нацеленный на rozhodnutý odločen rešen fast besluten มุ่งมั่นในเรื่อง kararlı 決心 той, що має твердий намір توجہ مرتکز کرنا quyết tâm 决心

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bend

→ اِلْتِوَاء, يَثْنِي ohnout (se), ohyb bøje, kurve beugen, Biegung καμπή, κάμπτω curva, inclinarse mutka, taipua plier, virage nagnuti se, zavoj chinarsi, curva 曲がり, 曲げる 굽은 부분, 굽히다 bocht, buigen bøye, bøyning skręt, zgiąć curva, curvar изгиб, сгибать(ся) böj, böja โค้ง, ทางโค้ง kıvrılmak, viraj chỗ cong, uốn cong 弯折, 弯曲

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bend

vt. doblar, inclinar, doblarse, inclinarse;

___ back → ___ hacia atrás;

___ forward → ___ hacia adelante;

___ down → doblarse, inclinarse.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bend

n curva, ángulo; deep knee — sentadilla; vt (pret & pp bent) doblar; Bend your knee.. Doble la rodilla; to — one’s head down bajar or agachar la cabeza; vi doblarse; to — over o down inclinarse hacia adelante, doblarse, agacharse; Bend over..Inclínese hacia adelante.

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