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    Encorvado (en. Curved)

    [en-kor-'va-ðo]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    Refers to something or someone that has a pronounced curve.
    The tree was bent by the wind.
    El árbol estaba encorvado por el viento.
    Applies to the posture of a person who walks with a bent back.
    His bent figure reflected the passage of years.
    Su figura encorvada reflejaba el paso de los años.
    Indicates something that is not straight or upright.
    The fence was bent by the pressure of the soil.
    La verja estaba encorvada por la presión del suelo.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'to bend', which comes from the Latin 'inconvare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be bent
    Referring to having a bent posture.
    estar encorvado
    to grow bent
    Describing something that grows in a twisted manner.
    crecer encorvado

    Related Words

    curved
    That presents a curvature.
    incurvado
    bend
    Curvature or bending of an object.
    doblez

    Slang Meanings

    In some regions, it is used to refer to someone who is tired or exhausted.
    After working all day, I feel bent.
    Después de trabajar todo el día, me siento encorvado.
    It can be used humorously to describe a person carrying a heavy load.
    Look at how that man walks, he looks so bent that he seems like a bow.
    Mira cómo va ese hombre, se ve tan encorvado que parece un arco.