bend Pronunciation: /bend/Translate bend | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of bendA. n (in road) tournant (m), virage (m); (in river) courbe (f)B. vtr plier [arm, leg]; pencher [head]; tordre [pipe, nail, wire]C. vi 1 [road, path] tourner; [branch] ployer 2 [person] se pencher to bend forward = se pencher en avantPhrasal verbs bend down bend over se pencherbend in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bend in the British & World English dictionary Definition of bend in the US English dictionary