Слово англійською: bend
Іменник
Переклад bend українською: вигин, дуга, заворотень, кривизна, нахил, поворот, схильність, заколінок, згин
Детальний опис
- [countable] a curve or turn, especially in a road or river
- a sharp bend in the road
- You took that bend very fast!
- He lost control on a bend and crashed into a tree.
- As the driver came round the bend, she saw the lorry.
Wordfinder- bend
- course
- current
- dam
- downstream
- estuary
- river
- source
- tributary
- waterfall
see also hairpin bend
the bends
[plural] severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by a diver who comes back to the surface of the water too quickly synonym decompression sickness
Word OriginOld English bendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band ‘strip of material’.
Idioms round the bend/twist (North American English around the bend)
- (informal) crazy
- I would go round the bend if I had your job.
- The kids have been driving me round the bend today (= annoying me very much).