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edit	ADJ	tendre \| tendre \| tendres \| tendres
edit	VERB1	tendre \| tends \| avoir tendu \| tendant
edit	VERB2	se tendre \| me tends \| s'être tendu \| se tendant

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tendre {adj} [humour, tempérament]

gentle

tendre {adj}

soft [of a colour]

tendre {adj} [peau, viande]

tender

tendre {adj} [pousse, herbe, bourgeon]

new [e.g. shoots]

Verbs

tendre qc. [corde, fil, câble]

to tighten sth. [by stretching out]

tendre qc. [corde, fil, câble]

to tauten sth.

tendre qc. [disposer - hamac, tapisserie]

to hang sth.

tendre qc. [élastique, peau]

to stretch sth.

armes tendre qc. [étirer - arbalète]

to arm sth.

tendre qc. [étirer - arc]

to bend sth.

sport tendre qc. [étirer - corde d'arc]

to draw sth. back

naut. tendre qc. [étirer - voile]

to brace sth.

tendre qc. [ressort]

to extend sth. [e.g. a spring]

Nouns

tendre {f}

soft-hearted person [female]

tendre {m}

soft-hearted person

2 Words: Others

vert tendre {adj}

pale green

2 Words: Verbs

se tendre [p.ex. corde]

to tauten

se tendre [p.ex. corde]

to become taut

se tendre [p.ex. corde]

to tighten (up) [e.g. rope]

se tendre [relations, rapports]

to become strained

math. sous-tendre qc. [arc, courbe]

to subtend sth.

sous-tendre qc. [fig.] [constituer les fondements de]

to underlie sth.

sous-tendre qc. [fig.] [constituer les fondements de]

to be behind sth.

tendre l'oreille [loc.]

to prick up one's ears [idiom]

tendre qc. à qn.

to hold sth. out to sb.

tendre qc. de qc.

to cover sth. with sth. [by stretching it over]

tendre qc. sur qc. [toile, bâche, drap]

to spread sth. over sth.

tendre vers qc.

to strive for sth.

math. tendre vers qc. [valeur]

to approach sth. [e.g. a value]

math. tendre vers qc. [zéro, infini]

to tend to sth. [zero, infinity]

2 Words: Nouns

bot. constr. sylv. bois {m} tendre

softwood

3 Words: Verbs

être tendre avec qn. [affectueux]

to be loving toward(s) sb.

être tendre avec qn. [indulgent]

to show leniency toward(s) sb.

s'aimer d'amour tendre

to love each other tenderly

tendre à faire qc.

to tend to do sth.

bible tendre l'autre joue

to turn the other cheek

tendre la main [pour recevoir quelque chose]

to hold out one's hand

sociol. tendre la sébile

to beg

tendre le cou

to crane one's neck

anat. tendre le cou

to stretch one's neck

tendre le dos [fig.]

to brace oneself

anat. tendre les bras [allonger]

to hold out one's arms

tendre les bras [étirer]

to stretch one's arms out

ichtyo. tendre ses filets

to set one's nets

tendre ses filets [fig.]

to set a trap

armes hist. sport tendre un arc

to bend a bow back

chasse tendre un lacet

to set a snare

tendre une corde

to take up the slack in a rope

math. tendre vers l'infini

to tend to infinity

math. tendre vers zéro

to tend to zero

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