WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| unbending adj | figurative (inflexible, rigid) (figuurlijk) | onbuigzaam bn |
| | | onverzettelijk bn |
| | | star bn |
| | The government's unbending insistence on introducing the new tax is making it very unpopular. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| unbend [sth]⇒ vtr | (straighten) | rechtzetten, rechttrekken overg. ww |
| | | recht buigen bn+overg. ww |
| | Harry used a vice to unbend the key which had become twisted in the lock. |
| unbend⇒ vi | (straighten) | recht worden bn + onoverg. ww |
| | The energy released when a bow unbends is transferred to the arrow. |
| unbend vi | figurative (relax, be less strict) | zich ontspannen wk.ww |
| | Alone with her family, the queen can finally unbend and make jokes. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| ontspannen overg. ww | (slap maken) | relax vtr |
| | | slacken vtr |
| | | unbend vtr |
| ontspannen onoverg. ww | (slap worden) | relax vi |
| | | unbend vi |