hairpin bend dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de hairpin bend dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

hairpin bend SUBST

hairpin bend

virage m en épingle à cheveux

Traductions de hairpin bend dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

lacet

hairpin bend

virage en épingle à cheveux

hairpin bend

virage en épingle (à cheveux)

hairpin bend

Traductions de hairpin bend dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

hairpin SUBST

hairpin

épingle f à cheveux

I.bend [GB bɛnd, Am bɛnd] SUBST

1. bend (gen):

bend (in road)

tournant m

bend (in road)

virage m

bend (in racetrack)

tournant m

bend (in pipe)

coude m

bend (in river)

courbe f

bend (of elbow, knee)

pli m

at the bend of the road

au tournant or virage de la route

on the bend

dans le tournant

there's a bend in the road

la route fait un virage

to come around a bend

prendre un virage

2. bend MAR (knot):

bend

nœud m de jonction

II.the bends SUBST MÉD

the bends pl. tantum + vb sing ou plur

maladie f des caissons

III.bend <prét, ppas bent> [GB bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VERBE trans

1. bend:

bend (force into a curve) knee, arm, leg

plier

bend head

courber, pencher

bend body

pencher, plier

bend back

courber

bend pipe, bar

faire un coude à

bend wire

plier

bend light

réfracter

bend ray

infléchir

bend (by mistake) pipe, mudguard, nail

tordre

to bend one's arm

plier le bras

to go down on bended knee

se mettre à genoux

to bend sb to one's will fig

plier qn à sa volonté

2. bend (distort):

bend truth, facts

travestir

bend principle

faire une entorse à

to bend the rules

contourner le règlement

3. bend (direct):

to bend one's mind/attention to

concentrer son esprit/attention sur

to bend one's steps towards littér

se diriger vers

IV.bend <prét, ppas bent> [GB bɛnd, Am bɛnd] VERBE intr

1. bend:

bend (become curved) road, path:

tourner

bend river: (once)

s'incurver

bend (several times)

faire des méandres

bend frame, bar:

plier

bend branch:

ployer

bend nail, mudguard:

se tordre

my arm won't bend

je ne peux pas plier le bras

2. bend (stoop):

bend person:

se courber, se pencher

to bend forward/backwards

se pencher en avant/en arrière

to bend low

se courber jusqu'à terre

to bend double

se plier en deux

his head was bent over a book

il était penché sur un livre

3. bend (submit):

to bend to person, will

se plier à

V.bend [GB bɛnd, Am bɛnd]

round GB or around Am the bend fam

fou/folle

to go (a)round the bend fam

devenir fou/folle

to drive sb (a)round the bend fam

rendre qn fou/folle

to bend over backwards for sb/to do

se mettre en quatre pour qn/pour faire fam

hairpin bend dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de hairpin bend dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

hairpin SUBST

hairpin

épingle f à cheveux

I.bend <bent, bent> [bend] SUBST

1. bend (curve):

bend

courbe f

bend in pipe

coude m

to take a bend AUTO

prendre un virage

2. bend plur fam (illness):

bend

mal m des caissons

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be round the bend

avoir pété les plombs

to drive sb round the bend

faire sortir qn de ses gonds

II.bend <bent, bent> [bend] VERBE intr

bend wood

fléchir

bend path

tourner

bend body

courber

bend arm, leg

se replier

bend frame

se tordre

III.bend <bent, bent> [bend] VERBE trans

bend (make sth change direction):

to bend one's arms/knees

plier les bras/genoux

to be bent double

être plié en deux

to bend one's head over a book

pencher la tête sur un livre

Idiomes/Tournures:

to bend sb's ear

glisser un mot à l'oreille de qn

to bend the law

contourner la loi

to bend the truth

déformer la vérité

to bend to sb's will

se plier à la volonté de qn

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

For example, a lengthy drift around a hairpin bend will fill up one blue bar (which is a third) of the meter.

www.telegraph.co.uk

At some hairpin bends adjustments had to be made to meet the railways minimum radius of 40 metres.

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At the next hairpin bend, it stalled and ran backwards.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The stage is famous for its endless series of hairpin bends, and steep inclines throughout the stage.

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Lush pastures, fattened livestock... and speeding up to 180kmh towards a hairpin bend.

www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au

Follow the hairpin bend down the hill.

www.independent.co.uk

The road is narrow with many hairpin bends.

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The streets are narrow and the roads have hairpin bends which makes it difficult for vehicles to turn.

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The pass itself has a series of hairpin bends in which the tarmac has become quite smooth in places.

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We turned a corner, and there, on a hairpin bend atop a 100ft drop, were two smiling teenage boys enjoying a leisurely game of cricket.

www.telegraph.co.uk