bent

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From the verb bend: (⇒ conjugate)
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bent adj (road, etc.: curved, not straight)sinuoso/a adj
  con curvas loc adj
 The hikers followed a bent path through the mountains.
 Los excursionistas recorrieron un sendero sinuoso por las montañas.
bent adj (limb, joint position: not straight)doblado adj
  torcido/a adj
 Sleeping with your arm bent can cause RSI.
 Dormir con el brazo doblado puede causar lesión por esfuerzo repetitivo.
bent adj (head: lowered)bajo/a adj
  agachado adj
 The woman's head was bent in prayer.
 La cabeza de la mujer baja, en un gesto de plegaria.
bent adj (metal, etc.: twisted)doblado adj
  torcido/a adj
 The back fender on the bicycle is bent.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
bent adj figurative, informal, UK (corrupt)corrupto/a adj
  (MX, AR, vulgar)transa adj mf
 The bent copper was arrested for blackmailing suspects.
 El policía corrupto fue arrestado por extorsionar sospechosos.
bent adj dated, offensive!!, informal, UK (gay) (ofensivo)maricón/ona adj
  (ofensivo)marica adj
  (MX, ofensivo)joto adj
  (AR, ofensivo)puto/a adj
bent adj figurative, informal, UK (stolen) (coloquial)afanado/a adj
  robado adj
 The market trader was nicked for handling bent goods.
 Arrestaron al comerciante por vender productos afanados.
bent adj figurative, informal (crazy)loco/a adj
  chiflado/a adj
bent n (inclination)inclinación nf
  preferencia nf
  propensión nf
  predilección nf
 It was not Kevin's bent to help people in need.
 Ayudar a los necesitados no era una de las inclinaciones de Kevin.
bent,
bent grass
n
(grass)hierba nf
  pasto nm
 The bent in this lawn requires minimal care.
 La hierba de este césped apenas necesita cuidados.
bent,
bent of grass
n
(grass: one stalk)brizna nf
 The bird fluttered away with a bent of grass in its beak.
 El pajarillo se alejó revoloteando con una brizna de hierba en el pico.
bent n archaic (sedge, grass)hierba nf
  pasto nm
  juncia nf
bent n UK, dated (moorland)páramo nm
 The painting depicts a view across the bent.
 La pintura refleja la vista sobre el páramo.
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bend [sth] vtr (make curved)doblar vtr
  curvar vtr
 The machine bent the metal bar at a sharp angle.
 La máquina dobló la barra de metal en un ángulo agudo.
bend vi (person: lean down)inclinarse v prnl
  doblarse v prnl
 Shawna bent to pick up the pen on the floor.
 Shwana se inclinó para recoger el bolígrafo del piso.
bend vi (be curved)curvarse v prnl
  doblarse v prnl
 The door frame bends, so the door won't close properly.
 El marco de la puerta se curva, así que la puerta no cierra bien.
bend vi (road: curve) (coloquial)curvarse v prnl
  realizar una curva loc verb
  trazar una curva loc verb
 Take the first road to the right after the road bends to the left.
 Toma la primera a la derecha después de que la ruta se curve hacia la izquierda.
bend vi (river: curve)girar vi
  torcer vi
 Travel a mile downstream, until you come to a place where the river bends.
 Viaja una milla río abajo hasta que llegues a un lugar donde el río gira.
bend n (curve in the road)curva nf
 Be careful of the sharp bend ahead.
 Ten cuidado en la curva de más adelante.
bend n (curve in a river)curva nf
 The kayak capsized while going round a sharp bend.
 El kayac se tumbó mientras doblaba en una curva.
the bends npl (decompression sickness)síndrome de descompresión loc nom m
  enfermedad del buzo, enfermedad de los buzos loc nom f
 Arthur suffered from the bends after scuba diving.
 Arthur sufrió el síndrome de descompresión después de bucear.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
bend n (knot)nudo nm
 The Carrick bend allows you to attach two anchor cables to one another.
 El nudo Carrick te permite juntar dos cables de ancla.
bend n informal (act of bending)doblez nm
 The gardener gave the branch a bend to see whether it was still young and flexible.
 El jardín le hizo un doblez a la rama para ver si todavía era joven y flexible.
bend to [sth] vi + prep figurative (submit to)ceder ante vi + prep
 The warriors bent to the superior power of the outlaws that surrounded them.
 Los guerreros cedieron ante la superioridad de los bandidos que los rodeaban.
bend [sth] to [sth],
bend [sth] toward [sth]
vtr + prep
(direct, turn)dirigir algo a loc verb
  llevar algo a loc verb
  concentrar algo en loc verb
 Alfie bent the lamp towards his book.
 Alfie dirigió la lámpara hacia el libro.
bend [sb/sth] to [sth] vtr + prep figurative (cause to submit, manipulate)subyugar algo a loc verb
  rendir algo a loc verb
 The king vowed to bend the rebel army to his will.
 El rey juró subyugar el ejército rebelde a su poder.
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Principal Translations
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curve n (line or form that bends)curva nf
 We practiced drawing curves at the beginning of art class.
 Practicamos el trazado de curvas al comienzo de la clase de arte.
curve,
also UK: bend
n
(bend in a road)curva nf
 The car came around the curve much too fast.
 El auto vino por la curva muy rápido.
curve n (bend in a river, stream, etc.)curva nf
 The little boat rounded the curve and disappeared.
 El pequeño bote rodeó la curva y desapareció.
curve n (line on a graph)curva nf
 Graph these equations and then compare the curves.
 Haz el gráfico de estas ecuaciones y luego compara las curvas.
curve,
the curve
n
(epidemic curve)curva nf
 A lockdown was enforced in order to try to slow the curve of the virus.
curves npl (body shape)curvas nfpl
 The actress Marilyn Monroe was famous for her curves.
 La actriz Marilyn Monroe era famosa por sus curvas.
curve vi (line, form: not be straight)curvarse v prnl
  (PR)curvear vi
 The lines on the map curve to indicate the contours of the land.
 Las líneas del mapa se curvan para indicar los contornos del terreno.
curve vi (road: bend)curvarse v prnl
 Turn left after the road curves.
 Una vez que la carrera se curve, gira a la izquierda.
curve vi (river, stream: bend)curvarse v prnl
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Additional Translations
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curve n US, figurative (deceptive trick)sorpresa nf
  truco nm
 That test had some nasty curves.
 Ese examen tenía algunas sorpresas complicadas.
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Locuciones verbales
bend | bent | curve
InglésEspañol
bend [sth] back vtr phrasal sep (curve [sth] backward)doblar hacia atrás loc verb
bend down vi phrasal (lean over)agacharse v prnl
 The mother bent down to tie the child's shoe laces.
 La madre se agachó para atarle los cordones al hijo.
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Compound Forms:
bent | bend | curve
InglésEspañol
bent in half adj (person: doubled over)estar doblado loc verb
  retorcerse v prnl
 When she came in, she was bent in half because of the pain.
 Cuando entró estaba doblada de dolor.
  doblado adj
bent in half adj (thing: folded in two)doblado adj
  doblado al medio loc adj
 After a freak spring snowstorm, the daffodils were bent in half under the weight of the snow.
 Luego de una extraña tormenta de nieve de primavera los narcisos estaban doblados por el peso de la nieve.
bent on [sth] adj + prep (determined)decidido a adj + prep
  empeñado en adj + prep
  empecinado en adj + prep
 The victim's father is bent on revenge.
 The reigning champion, bent on keeping his title, has been training non-stop for the match.
 El padre de la víctima está decidido a vengarse.
bent on doing [sth] adj (determined to do [sth])estar empeñado en loc verb
 That cousin of yours is bent on doing as much damage as he can.
 La madre está empeñada en que vendan la casa.
be bent on [sth] vtr (be determined about [sth](AR, coloquial)estar emperrado con loc verb
bent over,
bent double
adj
(person: doubled over)doblarse v prnl
 He was bent over in agony.
 Se doblaba del dolor cuando llegó al médico.
bent over with laughter,
bent over laughing
adj
figurative, informal (laughing uncontrollably)desternillarse de risa loc verb
  doblarse de risa loc verb
  morirse de risa loc verb
 Eric was bent over with laughter after Julia had told him the joke.
brown bent,
velvet bent
n
(lawn grass: North America)gamelote nm
get bent out of shape,
be bent out of shape
v expr
US, figurative, slang (be resentful, angry)estar resentido loc verb
  estar enojado loc verb
get bent out of shape,
be bent out of shape
v expr
US, figurative, slang (be agitated, upset)estar molesto loc verb
  estar inquieto loc verb
hellbent on [sth],
hell-bent on [sth]
adj + prep
informal (determined)totalmente resuelto loc adj
  empecinado/a adj
  (ES, coloquial)encabezonado adj
 David's parents tried to dissuade him from joining the army but he was hellbent on it.
hellbent on doing [sth],
hell-bent on [sth]
expr
informal (determined)empecinado en adj + prep
  resuelto a, determinado a adj + prep
 She's hell-bent on coming tonight, in spite of this awful weather.
natural bent n (inherent tendency or inclination)tendencia nf
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  propensión nf
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Collocations: has a bent for [pottery, writing], has a [natural, special] bent for [writing], has a bent for [married men, tall women], more...

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