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bend

verb

1 verb incline, crouch

INTRANSITIVEcrom verb c m ulúb verb c m uI can't bend to pick it up níl mé in ann cromadh chun é a thógáilcan you bend down? an féidir leat cromadh síos?he bent over the fire chrom sé anuas os cionn na tine

TRANSITIVEcrom verb c m ulúb verb c m ubend your back crom do dhroimshe bent her head chrom sí a ceann

2 verb flex arm, leg

INTRANSITIVElúb verb c m ulet your arms bend a bit lig do do ghéaga lúbadh beagán

TRANSITIVElúb verb c m ubend your knees lúb do ghlúine

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 verb turn INTRANSITIVEcas verb c m ucor verb c m uthe road bends to the left casann an bóthar ar chlé 4 verb twist, fold

INTRANSITIVElúb verb c m ucam verb c m uthe frame bent lúb an fráma

TRANSITIVElúb verb c m ucam verb c m ushe bent it into a U-shape lúb sí ina chruth U é

5 verb yield INTRANSITIVEgéill verb c m utabhair isteach c m uI wouldn't bend to them ní ghéillfinn dóibhto bend under pressure géilleadh do bhrú 6 verb PHYS redirect light, wave, etc

TRANSITIVElúb verb c m uthe lens bends the rays lúbann an lionsa na gathanna

INTRANSITIVElúb verb c m ulight can't bend around a corner ní féidir le solas lúbadh timpeall cúinne

noun

7 noun curve in road etccasadh masc1 c m ucor masc1 c m ucoradh masc c m uthere's a sharp bend in the road there tá cor géar sa bhóthar ansinas we came around the bend agus muid ag teacht timpeall an chúinnehe fell at the final bend thit sé ag an gcasadh deiridhthey overtook me on a bend chuaigh siad tharam ar chasadh, scoith siad mé ar choradh 8 noun bent positionlúb fem2 c m ucor masc1 c m ua slight bend in the knees cor beag sna glúine 9 noun SPOR forward or backward movementcromadh masc c m ulúbadh masc c m ua back bend cromadh droma

phrases

round the bend

informalas do mheabhair c m ucraiceáilte c m uar mire c m uI was going round the bend bhí mé ag dul as mo mheabhair, bhí mé ag imeacht craiceáiltehe's round the bend tá sé as a mheabhair, tá sé ar shiúl sa chloigeann

to drive sb round the bend

(also

to drive sb round the twist

) informal duine a chur as a mheabhairduine a chur soirduine a chur ar mireit's driving me round the bend tá sé do mo chur as mo mheabhair, tá sé do mo chur soir, tá mé cráite aige

to bend the truth

an fhírinne a chur as a riocht

to bend sb's ear

(also

to bend sb's ears

) informal duine a bhodhrú

to bend sb's mind

dul i bhfeidhm ar dhuineintinn duine a athrú

to bend your mind to sth

d'intinn a dhíriú ar ruddianmhachnamh a dhéanamh ar rud

to bend over backwards

informaldo mhíle dícheall a dhéanamhthey bend over backwards for him déanann siad a míle dícheall dó, níl rud ar bith nach ndéanfaidís dó

bend

round the bend

to drive sb round the bend

to drive sb round the twist

to bend the truth

to bend sb's ear

to bend sb's ears

to bend sb's mind

to bend your mind to sth

to bend over backwards

to bend sb/sth to your will

to bend sb/sth to your purposes

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