Usage examples of "bent" in English with translation to French

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She bent over the child. Elle se pencha sur l'enfant.
John has a natural bent for tennis. John a un penchant naturel pour le tennis.
He has a natural bent for music. Il a un penchant naturel pour la musique.
The doctor bent over the sick boy. Le docteur se pencha au-dessus du garçon malade.
Tom, alone, bent over the left edge of the sentence, was hesitating to jump, to put an end to all this story. Tom, seul, penché au bord gauche de la phrase, hésitait à sauter, pour en finir avec toute cette histoire.
Don't bend over the table. Ne te penche pas sur la table.
The road bends sharply at this point to the right. La route tourne à ce point en épingle vers la droite.
Bamboo bends before the wind. Le bambou se courbe sous le vent.
He bent his head low. Il inclina profondément la tête.
She bent her head in shame. Elle baissa la tête honteusement.
He bent his steps toward the village. Il dirigea ses pas vers le village.
He is bent on becoming a doctor. Il s'efforce de devenir docteur.
He is bent on buying the seaside villa. Il est décidé à faire l'acquisition de la villa marine.
He bent over backward to please his wife. Il s'est coupé en quatre pour faire plaisir à sa femme.
The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land. La pelouse tondue de près séduit un peuple qui a tendance, par ses origines, à trouver du plaisir dans la contemplation d'un pâturage bien entretenu.
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