tend in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tend in the English»Italian Dictionary

tend¹ [Brit tɛnd, Am tɛnd] VB intr (incline)

to tend to do person:

essere incline, propenso a fare

to tend to do event:

tendere a fare

to tend upwards, downwards

tendere a salire, a scendere

to tend towards sth tastes, views:

propendere verso qc

I tend to think that …

sono propenso a credere che …

it tends to be the case

di solito è così

things are tending in that direction

le cose vanno verso quella direzione

to tend the other way ideas:

andare nella direzione opposta

to tend the other way (sexually) person:

essere or pendere dall'altra parte

I.tend² [Brit tɛnd, Am tɛnd] VB trans

tend patient

curare, prendersi cura di

tend animals

badare a

tend garden

coltivare, lavorare

tend fire

sorvegliare

tend stall, store

badare a

II.tend² [Brit tɛnd, Am tɛnd] VB intr

to tend to patient

curare, prendersi cura di

to tend to guests

occuparsi di

to tend to sb's needs

provvedere alle esigenze di qn

Translations for tend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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spesso dopo pranzo mi piglia or viene l'abbiocco

I tend to nod off after lunch

sono propenso a credere che …

I tend to think that …

propendere verso l'opinione che …

to be inclined or tend towards the opinion that …

rigovernare bestiame

to tend

sbandare linea politica:

to tend

provvedere alle esigenze di qn

to tend to sb's needs

essere incline a fare

to be apt or inclined to do, to tend to do

governare bestiame

to tend

tend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tend in the English»Italian Dictionary

tend¹ [tend] VB intr

1. tend (have tendency):

to tend to do sth

tendere a fare qc

I tend to disagree

non sono del tutto d'accordo

2. tend (usually do):

tend

tendere a

tend² [tend] VB trans (look after)

tend

ocuparsi di

tend a person

badare a

tend to VB trans (look after)

tend to

occuparsi di

Translations for tend in the Italian»English Dictionary

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propendere per qu/qc

to tend toward sb/sth

avere tendenza a fare qc

to tend to do sth

pendere verso qc

to tend toward sth

tendere a qc

to tend toward sth

dare sul rosso

to tend toward red

tend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tend to do sth

tendere a fare qc

I tend to disagree

non sono del tutto d'accordo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

People with similar attitudes tend to stick together as interests and hobbies are common.

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On the other hand, some things do tend to niggle at me.

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Normally, gas bubbles formed in a metallic melt tend to quickly rise to its surface due to the high buoyancy forces in the high-density liquid.

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Rapid rises in property taxes tend to cause seniors and empty-nesters to sell their existing homes to families with children, which led to further increases to the school-age population.

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In these instances resistivity or optical sensors tend to be preferred.

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I suspect those who champion reproductive rights tend to look askance at people who reproduce more than once or twice.

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The flowers of scented-leaf pelargoniums tend to be pretty but not showy; the real stars are the leaves, which conceal tiny sacs of oil.

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That may be little more than the fantastical imaginings of city dwellers who tend to humanise all things inanimate.

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People tend to take her side, even through her lies, in large part because of how she conducts herself in confrontational situations.

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Some tendencies tend to equate the two concepts, while others draw sharp distinctions between them.

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