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bending

UK
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
bending around
bending back
bending down
bending over

Translations

bendingnoun
bendings
pl
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.
Synonyms
warp
curvature
flexion
deformation
twist
bendingadjective
Used attributively to modify another noun in technical contexts (e.g., “bending moment”, “bending machine”).
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.
bendinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/
Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "bending moment", "bending branch").
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.
bendverb

bending

Gerund

bent
Past Simple
bent
Past Participle
bending
Gerund
UK
/bɛnd/
US
/bɛnd/
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.
Synonyms
curve
flex
twist
warp
contort
angle
deform
bow
Antonyms
straighten

Definitions

bendingnoun
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.
bendingadjective
Relating to or intended for the process of bending.
The workshop bought a new bending machine for shaping pipes.
bendinggerund / present participle
Curving or in the process of being curved; characterised by or producing curvature.
The bending branch swayed gently over the river.
bendverb
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.
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