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bending

UK
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
bending around
bending back
bending down
bending over
bendingnoun
bendings
pl
Translations
The bending of the metal rod required significant force.
Le pliage de la tige métallique a պահանջé une force importante.
flexionEn mécanique et en ingénierie.
Engineers calculated the beam’s resistance to bending before construction.
Les ingénieurs ont calculé la résistance de la poutre à la flexion avant la construction.
Additional translations
cintrageSurtout pour le travail des métaux, des tuyaux et des profilés.
Definitions
The action of shaping or forcing something straight into a curve or angle.
The bending of the metal rod required significant force.
The deformation or internal stress produced in a structural member when an external load causes it to curve.
Engineers calculated the beam’s resistance to bending before construction.
Synonyms
warp
curvature
flexion
deformation
twist
bendingadjective
Used attributively to modify another noun in technical contexts (e.g., “bending moment”, “bending machine”).
Translations
de pliage
The workshop bought a new bending machine for shaping pipes.
L’atelier a acheté une nouvelle machine de pliage pour façonner des tuyaux.
Additional translations
de cintrageTechniques de mise en forme, surtout pour les tubes et les métaux.
Definitions
Relating to or intended for the process of bending.
The workshop bought a new bending machine for shaping pipes.
bendinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "bending moment", "bending branch").
Translations
The bending branch swayed gently over the river.
La branche courbante oscillait doucement au-dessus de la rivière.
courbéPour l’idée de courbure ou de forme déjà infléchie.
The bending branch swayed gently over the river.
La branche courbée oscillait doucement au-dessus de la rivière.
Definitions
Curving or in the process of being curved; characterised by or producing curvature.
The bending branch swayed gently over the river.
bendverb

bending

ing-form

bent
Past Simple
bent
Past Participle
bending
ing-form
UK
/bɛnd/
US
/bɛnd/
Translations
tournerPour un chemin, une route ou une rivière qui change de direction.
The road bends sharply to the left.
La route tourne brusquement à gauche.
céderAu sens figuré, dans un contexte de pression, d’influence ou d’exigence.
He refused to bend to their demands.
Il a refusé de céder à leurs exigences.
She bent the wire into a circle.
Elle a plié le fil en cercle.
se pencher
He bent down to pick up the coin.
Il s'est penché pour ramasser la pièce.
Definitions
To shape or force something straight into a curve or angle.
She bent the wire into a circle.
To incline the body downward from the vertical.
He bent down to pick up the coin.
To change direction or angle.
The road bends sharply to the left.
To yield or submit to pressure or influence.
He refused to bend to their demands.
Synonyms
curve
flex
twist
warp
contort
angle
deform
bow
Antonyms
straighten
bendnoun
Definitions
A curve or angle in a road, path, or river.
The car slowed down as it approached the sharp bend in the road.
A curved or angled part of something, especially a pipe or tube.
The plumber fixed the leak at the bend of the pipe.
A change in direction or position.
The river takes a bend to the east before flowing into the sea.
A type of knot used in tying two ropes together.
The sailor used a sheet bend to join the two ropes securely.
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