Bend

bande

(heraldry: one of the ordinaries)

nœud

(knot)

virage

(curve)

courber

(to cause to shape into a curve)

faire plier

(to force to submit)

s'incliner

(to bow in prayer, or in token of submission)

se baisser

(to stoop)

se courber

(to become curved)

se pencher

(to stoop)

se plier

(to submit)

se soumettre

(to submit)

se tordre

(to become curved)

soumettre

(to force to submit)

tordre

(to cause to shape into a curve)

tourner

(to change direction)