bend over

chinarsi, piegarsi in avanti

Inclinare la parte superiore del corpo in avanti e verso il basso.

In inglese semplice: To lean your upper body forward and down.

• Bend over and touch your toes.
• He bent over to tie his shoes.
• Does your back hurt when you bend over?

Come si usa: bend over to do something (She bent over to pick up her keys.); bend over something (He bent over the sink to wash his face.)

Sinonimi: stoop, lean forward

Contrari: straighten up

Espressioni comuni: bend over slowly, bend over a sink

sottomettersi, cedere

Accettare le richieste di un’altra persona senza opporre resistenza.

In inglese semplice: To accept another person’s demands without resisting them.

• I refuse to bend over.
• He bends over whenever his boss demands something.
• Why should we bend over for people who treat us badly?

Come si usa: bend over for someone (They expect us to bend over for every powerful client.)

Sinonimi: submit, give in, knuckle under

Contrari: resist

Espressioni comuni: bend over for someone, just bend over