WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| bending adj | (road: curving) | zigzagueante adj mf |
| | | con curva loc adj |
| | | que dobla loc adj |
| | Sam drove carefully along the bending roads of the island. |
| | Sam condujo con cuidado por las carreteras zigzagueantes de la isla. |
| bending adj | (river: curving) | zigzagueante adj mf |
| | | que dobla loc adj |
| | There is a good view of the bending river from the top of the hill. |
| | Hay una buena vista del río zigzagueante desde la cima de la montaña. |
| bending adj | (leaning down) | inclinado/a adj |
| | I saw the bending figure of an old man in front of the house. |
| | Vi la silueta inclinada de un hombre frente a la casa. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
| Additional Translations |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Additional Translations |
| 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 | bending | curve |
| 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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