bend

to move your body or a part of it into a curved position, usually by making an effort

doblar, doblarse (a sí mismo)

• bend something over/around/towards something

Collocations bend your arm/knee · bend down to pick up sth

• He bent down and picked up the book.

  Se dobló para recoger el libro.

to make something curved or not straight, especially by using force

doblar, torcer

• bend sth over/around/towards sth

Collocations bend a wire · bend the rules

• She bent the wire into a circle.

  Ella dobló el alambre en un círculo.

to change direction, especially when going somewhere

tomar otro camino, desviarse

• bend round/towards something

Collocations the road bends to the left · a river that bends around a hill

• The road bends sharply to the right.

  La carretera dobla bruscamente hacia la derecha.

a place where a river or road changes direction, especially sharply

desvío, curva

Collocations sharp bend in the road · bend in the river

• There's a sharp bend in the road ahead.

  Hay una curva pronunciada en la carretera adelante.

a part of your body that is bent, especially at the knee or elbow

rodilla, codo

Collocations bend in his leg · knee bend

• He had a painful bend in his knee.

  Tenía una rodilla dolorida.

a part of something that is bent, especially metal or wood

curva, doblez

Collocations bend in a wire · metal bend

• There's a slight bend in the metal.

  Hay un doblez ligeramente pronunciado en el metal.

a part of something that is bent, especially a piece of paper or cloth

doblecita, pliegue

Collocations bend in the paper · cloth bend

• There's a small bend in the paper.

  Hay un pliegue pequeño en el papel.

a part of something that is bent, especially a piece of wire or pipe

curva, doblez

Collocations bend in the pipe · wire bend

• There's a sharp bend in the pipe.

  Hay una curva pronunciada en la tubería.