bent

bent
bent
past tense, past participle; = bend
bent1 adj torcido / doblado
the wire is bent el alambre está torcido
bent2 vb
Es el pasado y participio pasado de bend
bent
tr[bent]
past & past participle
1→ link=bendbend{
adjective
1 torcido,-a, doblado,-a
2 slang (corrupt) corrupto,-a
3 slang (homosexual) de la acera de enfrente
noun
1 (innate ability) facilidad nombre femenino, don nombre masculino
■ she's got a bent for maths tiene facilidad para las matemáticas
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be bent on «+ -ing» estar empeñado,-a en +inf
■ he's bent on getting what he wants está empeñado en conseguir lo que quiere
bent ['bɛnt] n
: aptitud f, inclinación f
bent
adj.
• abocinado, -a adj.
• cacho, -a adj.
• combo, -a adj.
• corvo, -a adj.
• derrengado, -a adj.
• torcido, -a adj.
n.
• inclinación (propensión) s.f.
• propensión s.f.
pret., p.p.
(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to bend")

I bent
past & past p of bend II

II
adjective
1) <pipe> curvado, torcido
2) (determined)

to be bent on doing something — estar* empeñado en hacer algo

3) (BrE sl)
a) (corrupt) corrupto, chueco (AmL fam)
b) (homosexual)

to be bent — ser* del otro bando (fam)


III
noun (no pl)
a) (inclination) inclinaciones fpl

people of (an) artistic bent — personas con inclinaciones artísticas

b) (aptitude) aptitud f
[bent]
1.
PT
PP of bend
2. ADJ
1) [wire, pipe] doblado; (=twisted) torcido
2) (esp Brit) ** pej (=dishonest) pringado (Sp) *, chueco (LAm) *, corrupto
3) (Brit) ** pej (=homosexual) del otro bando *, invertido
4)

to be bent on doing sth — (fig) (=determined) estar resuelto a or empeñado en hacer algo

to be bent on a quarrel — estar resuelto a or empeñado en provocar una riña

to be bent on pleasure — estar resuelto a or empeñado en divertirse

3.
N (=inclination) inclinación f ; (=aptitude) facilidad f

of an artistic bent — con una inclinación artística, con inclinaciones artísticas

to follow one's bent — seguir su inclinación

he has a bent for annoying people — tiene una facilidad para molestar a la gente

* * *

I [bent]
past & past p of bend II

II
adjective
1) <pipe> curvado, torcido
2) (determined)

to be bent on doing something — estar* empeñado en hacer algo

3) (BrE sl)
a) (corrupt) corrupto, chueco (AmL fam)
b) (homosexual)

to be bent — ser* del otro bando (fam)


III
noun (no pl)
a) (inclination) inclinaciones fpl

people of (an) artistic bent — personas con inclinaciones artísticas

b) (aptitude) aptitud f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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